L’impact des Exportations Agricoles sur la Croissance Économique en Tunisie Durant la Période 1988 – 2014

Bakari, Sayef (2016): L’impact des Exportations Agricoles sur la Croissance Économique en Tunisie Durant la Période 1988 – 2014.

Abstract

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of agricultural exports on economic growth in Tunisia. Econometrical specifications are based on a neoclassical production function to explain this goal and the data cover the period 1988-2014. Empirical results show that agricultural exports have a positive effect on economic growth. The causality test proves the existence of a causal relationship from economic growth to agricultural exports. These results favor in particular a police economy promoting investment in the Tunisian agricultural sector.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: The Impact of Agricultural Exports on Economic Growth in Tunisia During the Period 1988 - 2014
• Language: French
• Keywords: agricultural exports, economic growth, the causality test, Tunisia.
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F11 - Neoclassical Models of Trade; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade

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