02084nam a2200337 a 4500 20181210070810.0 cr ||||||||||| 060207s2006 dcu sb i000 0 eng 2005399842 DLC DLC BD-DhBPA HG3881.5.W57 338.060967 ARS 2006 Arnold, Jens Matthias. 108251 Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Firm-Level Data / Jens Matthias Arnold, Aaditya Mattoo and Gaia Narciso Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006. 15 p. ; 23 cm. Policy research working paper ; 4048 Title from PDF file as viewed on 2/7/2006. Includes bibliographical references. "The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's trade performance over the past two decades has been disappointing. Efforts to boost trade through a plethora of regional trade agreements (RTAs) are underway. This study examines the potential contribution of regional trade agreements, as well as trade facilitation improvements, in enhancing the development prospects of the region. Using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and database, both intra-regional integration and integration with the European Union are observed to have a favorable impact on welfare in the MENA region. The welfare gains from integrating with the European Union are observed to be at least twice as much as intra-regional integration. Furthermore, these welfare gains are observed to at least triple when the implementation of the RTAs is complemented with trade facilitation improvements. "--World Bank web site. Also available in print. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Zahid Power resources. 108252 Telecommunication. 108253 Mattoo, Aaditya 31818 Narciso, Gaia 108254 World Bank. 108255 ddc BK 37647 37647 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 2018-05-13 0 338.060967 ARS 2006 WB5576 2018-05-13 00:00:00 2018-05-13 BK Zahid