Policy Briefs
Aid for Trade and Exports in the MENA Region: When Institutions Matter
No.
PB 129
Publisher
ERF
Date
June, 2024
In a nutshell
- Aid for Trade (AfT) is found to increase the probability to export and the volume of bilateral exports of aid-recipients.
- The difference in the quality of institutions (institutional distance) between recipient and donor countries dampens the positive effect of AfT on both margins of recipient's exports.
- AfT for trade policy is the most important aid type for promoting both margins of exports of recipients.
- Strengthening the quality of institutions in recipients would enhance the positive impact of AfT on their exports.
Research Associates
Nora Aboushady
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political...
Research Fellows
Georges Harb
Associate Professor of Economics, Adnan Kassar School...
Research Fellows
Chahir Zaki
Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans