Policy Briefs
Trade and SDGs in the MENA Region: Towards a More Inclusive Trade Policy
No.
PB 56
Publisher
ERF
Date
April, 2021
Topic
F1. Trade
The MENA region liberalized its trade over the last two decades. Meanwhile, non-tariff measures and services restrictions proliferated leading to a distorted trade policy. Consequently, social outcomes did not improve with such a liberalization. Indeed, wages in protected sectors were generally lower than those in unprotected ones. Against this backdrop, a more inclusive trade policy can be used as a tool to improve its socio-economic impact and thus help attain some SDGs.
Research Associates
Nora Aboushady
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political...
Research Fellows
Chahir Zaki
Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans