IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/109145.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Egyptian Intra Agriculture Trade with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Trading Partners: A Gravity Model

Author

Listed:
  • Mahmood, Haider
  • Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef
  • Maalel, Nabil

Abstract

The regional trade provides better environment for any country to achieve the trade objective instead of a total free trade in this modern age. This study investigates the determinants of Egyptian agriculture trade with her 20 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) trading partners by using data of 1990-2015 and by applying pooled mean group estimators on gravity model. Our results are confirming the panel cointegration in our model. Egyptian gross domestic product (GDP) and population are negatively influencing to the agriculture balance of trade (BOT). COMESA trading partners’ GDP and population have positive impact on the BOT. The exchange rate depreciation has unfavorable impact on agriculture BOT in the short run and has a favorable impact in long run. This is an evidence for presence of J-curve hypothesis in Egyptian trade in COMESA region and also showing an elastic behavior of exchange rate on BOT in the long run. Hence, this study recommends to Egyptian policy makers to adopt depreciation policy to correct agriculture BOT with COMESA trading partners.

Suggested Citation

  • Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Maalel, Nabil, 2017. "Egyptian Intra Agriculture Trade with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Trading Partners: A Gravity Model," MPRA Paper 109145, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:109145
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/109145/1/MPRA_paper_109145.pdf
    File Function: original version
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Im, Kyung So & Pesaran, M. Hashem & Shin, Yongcheol, 2003. "Testing for unit roots in heterogeneous panels," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 115(1), pages 53-74, July.
    2. Haider Mehmood & Amjad Ali & Muhammad Irfan Chani, 2013. "Determination of Aggregate Imports Function: Time Series Evidence for Tunisia," International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER), The Economics and Social Development Organization (TESDO), vol. 1(6), pages 74-82, June.
    3. Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb & Zafar Ahmad Sultan & Haider Mahmood, 2017. "Oil Revenue, Public Spending, Gross Domestic Product and Employment in Saudi Arabia," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 7(6), pages 27-31.
    4. Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb & Haider Mahmood & Zafar Ahmad Sultan, 2016. "The Relationship between Exports and Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia," Asian Social Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(4), pages 117-117, April.
    5. Natalia Victorovna Kuznetsova & Ekaterina Victorovna Kocheva & Nikolay Anatolievich Matev, 2016. "The Analysis of Foreign Trade Activities of Russia and Asia-pacific Region," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(2), pages 736-744.
    6. Evgenie P. Zharikov & Alla A. Kravchenko & Olesya O. Sergeeva & Victor V. Stetsyuk, 2016. "Econometric Estimation of Bilateral Transboundary Trade between Russia and China," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(3), pages 1068-1071.
    7. Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Mahmood, Haider & Sultan, Zafar Ahmad, 2016. "The Relationship between Exports and Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109459, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Rao Muhammad Atif & Liu Haiyun & Haider Mahmood, 2017. "Pakistan's agricultural exports, determinants and its potential: an application of stochastic frontier gravity model," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 257-276, April.
    9. Haider Mahmood & Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb & Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb, 2017. "Testing Asymmetrical Effect of Exchange Rate on Saudi Service Sector Trade: A Non-linear Auto-regressive Distributive Lag Approach," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(1), pages 73-77.
    10. Irwan Shah Zainal Abidin & Muhammad Haseeb & Rabiul Islam, 2016. "Regional Integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community: An Analysis of Malaysia - Association of Southeast Asian Nations Exports," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(2), pages 646-652.
    11. Haider Mahmood & Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb, 2017. "Trade and Environment Nexus in Saudi Arabia: An Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 7(5), pages 291-295.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Mahmood, Haider, 2018. "An Investigation of Macroeconomic Determinants of FDI Inflows in Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 109448, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Alkahtani, Nasser Saad & Mahmood, Haider, 2017. "Assessing the Role of Foreign Labour on Saudi Labour Unemployment in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109449, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Mahmood, Haider & Chaudhary, A. R., 2013. "Impact of FDI on Income Inequality in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 109460, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Al-Qahtani, Maleeha Mohammed Zaaf & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Mahmood, Haider & Abdalla, Manal Abdalla Zahed & Mawad, Ghada Shihata Ebrahim & Alkhatib, Maha Ahmed Hussein, 2020. "Exploring the Level of Managerial, Political, Academic, Economic and Social Women Empowerment in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109447, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Ahmed, Nawaz, 2017. "Impact of devaluation on Saudi oil exports: The J-Curve analysis," MPRA Paper 109454, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Muhammad Tanveer & Harsandaldeep Kaur & George Thomas & Haider Mahmood & Mandakini Paruthi & Zhang Yu, 2021. "Mobile Phone Buying Decisions among Young Adults: An Empirical Study of Influencing Factors," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-18, September.
    7. Tanveer, Muhammad & Mahmood, Haider & Haq, Ikram Ul & Rather, Raouf Ahmad & Ali, Haider, 2021. "Higher Education Quality Assurance Framework Pathway for Transformation in Pakistan: Managerial and Economic Perspectives," MPRA Paper 109253, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Mahmood, Haider, 2016. "Revisiting Money Demand Function for GCC Countries and Testing its Stability," MPRA Paper 109457, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Mahmood, Haider, 2020. "Impact of financial market development on the CO2 Emissions in GCC countries," MPRA Paper 109134, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Mahmood, Haider & Tanveer, Muhamamd & Ahmad, Abdul-Rahim & Furqan, Maham, 2021. "Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Managing CO2 Emissions Issue in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 109250, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    11. Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Mahmood, Haider & Sultan, Zafar Ahmad & Ahmad, Nawaz, 2017. "Trade Openness and Employment Nexus in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109451, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    12. Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Al-Qahtani, Maleeha Mohammed Zaaf & Allam, Zafrul Allam & Ahmad, Nawaz & Furqan, Maham, 2019. "Energy consumption, economic growth and pollution in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109143, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    13. Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik, 2017. "An Estimation of Service Quality in King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109453, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    14. Ahmad, Abdul-Rahim & Tasadduq, Imran A. & Imam, Muhammad Hasan & Al-Ahmadi, Mohammad Saad & Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal & Tanveer, Muhammad & Mahmood, Haider, 2021. "Intelligent Decision Support in Automating ABET Accreditation Processes: A Conceptual Framework," MPRA Paper 109151, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    15. Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Ahmad, Nawaz, 2017. "Impact of Devaluation on Foreign Trade in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109452, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. Mahmood, Haider & Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Ahmed, Nawaz, 2017. "Impact of Devaluation on Industrial Exports in Saudi Arabia: J-Curve Hypothesis," MPRA Paper 109455, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    17. Tanveer, Muhammad & Hassan, Shafiqul & Mahmood, Haider & Khan, Syed Abdul Rehman, 2021. "The Use of Social Media by Managers During the Pandemic to Accomplish the Tasks," MPRA Paper 109249, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    18. Alkhateeb, Tarek Tawfik Yousef & Mahmood, Haider & Sultan, Zafar Ahmad & Ahmad, Nawaz, 2017. "Financial Market Development and Employment Nexus in Saudi Arabia," MPRA Paper 109450, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    19. Nabil Ahmed Mareai Senan & Haider Mahmood & Sehrish Liaquat, 2018. "Financial Markets and Electricity Consumption Nexus in Saudi Arabia," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(1), pages 12-16.
    20. Haider Mahmood & Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb, 2018. "Foreign Direct Investment, Domestic Investment and Oil Price Nexus in Saudi Arabia," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(4), pages 147-151.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Agriculture Balance of Trade; Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; Gross Domestic Product; Panel Cointegration;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:109145. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Joachim Winter (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/vfmunde.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.