Trade Determinants and Potential of Syria : Using a Gravity Model ‘With an Estimation of the Syrian Crisis’ Impact on Exports’

This paper diagnoses export determinants for Syria between 1995 and 2010 using a gravity model applying Heckman's two-step approach with Least Squares Dummy Variables. The model analyzes total and manufacturing exports separately. In addition to the standard explanatory variables, the gravity m...

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Main Authors: Mehchy, Zaki, Nasser, Rabie, Schiffbauer, Marc
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22701