01960nam a2200301 a 4500 20181210070812.0 cr ||||||||||| 060207s2006 dcu sb i000 0 eng 2005399842 DLC DLC BD-DhBPA HG3881.5.W57 304.82096 FAD 2006 Fargues, Philippe 108279 The Demographic Benefit of International Migration : Hypothesis and Application to Middle Eastern and North African Contexts / Philippe Fargues Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006. 37 p. ; 23 cm. Policy research working paper ; 4050 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 Demographic transition 108280 World Bank. 108281 ddc BK 37657 37657 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 2018-05-13 0 304.82096 FAD 2006 WB5580 2018-05-13 00:00:00 2018-05-13 BK Zahid