An empirical assessment of intra-regional trade relationships : the GCC contex
Other Title(s)
دراسة تطبيقية حول العلاقات التجارة البينية بين دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Muhammad Salim
Fantazi, Salim Kamil
al-Sharif, Suad Muhammad
Source
University of Sharjah Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.1-23, 23 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this paper is to examine the bilateral trade relationships across three Gulf Cooperation Council countries -the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar-over the last 30 years (1981-2010).
The study focuses on the relationships between Bahrain and Qatar, combined as one group, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has a relatively larger economic mass and population.
Data related to bilateral trade was collected from the International Monetary Fund.
The proposed model was tested using the path analysis technique.
Our results indicated that distance related negatively to the level of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia export level, while the gross domestic product, population growth, and gross domestic product per capita have a positive relationship with the level of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia export level.
The four factors included in this research study are crucial to the success of mutual trade flow between both Bahrain and Qatar with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia because they provide the facts that policy makers need to make the appropriate decisions.
The results provide evidence that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s exports trade significantly depends on the economic sizes of the other countries and the distance.
It is suggested that future research needs to be undertaken in other countries to examine the association between bilateral trade factors and export levels.
Research implications, limitations and directions for future research, and conclusions are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sharif, Suad Muhammad& Muhammad, Muhammad Salim& Fantazi, Salim Kamil. 2015. An empirical assessment of intra-regional trade relationships : the GCC contex. University of Sharjah Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences،Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-704402
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sharif, Suad Muhammad…[et al.]. An empirical assessment of intra-regional trade relationships : the GCC contex. University of Sharjah Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 12, no. 1 (Jun. 2015), pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-704402
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sharif, Suad Muhammad& Muhammad, Muhammad Salim& Fantazi, Salim Kamil. An empirical assessment of intra-regional trade relationships : the GCC contex. University of Sharjah Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences. 2015. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-704402
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 22
Record ID
BIM-704402