The validity of the ELG hypothesis in the MENA region: Cointegration and error correction model analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1685-1695

  Abu Qarn, Aamer S ^a   Abu Bader, Suleiman ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 4043150621     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000266865     Document Type: Article

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