الأبعاد الثقافية للتجارة الدولية: حالة دول إتفاقية أغادير

Shaker, Saber Adly (2017): الأبعاد الثقافية للتجارة الدولية: حالة دول إتفاقية أغادير. Forthcoming in: Journal Of Business Studies, Helwan university, Egypt , Vol. 1, No. 31 (2017)

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to discuss the cultural dimensions of international trade in case of AGADIR agreement countries. The main finding is that although there is a weak correlation between genetic distance as an indicator of cultural distance and both of total visible exports and cultural goods exports. But Egypt is in the first rank in the degree of correlation. Thus, the paper analyzed the impact of cultural distance on the Egyptian exports of both total visible exports and cultural goods exports with the major trade partners which categorized into income criterion. The main results are: first, genetic distance as an indicator of cultural distance has a negative significant impact in the case of low-income partners. Second, the Egyptian exports increase with Islamic countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: The Cultural Dimensions of International Trade: The Case of AGADIR Agreement countries
• Language: Arabic
• Keywords: Cultural goods – Ginatic distance – AGADIR agreement
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F10 - General; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F19 - Other; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology

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