01899nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000700150001700800410003201000170007304000230009005000170011308200260013010000290015624501220018526000430030730000200035049000430037050000470041350400410046052009150050153000290141653800470144553800360149265000230152870000220155170000200157371000160159320181210070816.0cr |||||||||||060207s2006    dcu     sb   i000 0 eng    a  2005399842  aDLCcDLCdBD-DhBPA00aHG3881.5.W57  a331.1180972bLOM 20051 a López-Acevedo, Gladys14aMexico : bhuman capital effects on wages and productivity /cGladys López-Acevedo; Monica Tinajero; Marcela Rubio   aWashington, D.C. :bWorld Bank,c2005.  a29 p. ;c23 cm.1 aPolicy research working paper ;v 3791  aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 2/7/2006.  aIncludes bibliographical references.3 a"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.  aAlso available in print.  aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.  aMode of access: World Wide Web.  aLabor productivity  aTinajero, Monica   a Rubio, Marcela2 aWorld Bank.