@article{Hndi:245882,
      recid = {245882},
      author = {Hndi, B. M. and Maitah, M. and Mustofa, J.},
      title = {Trade Impacts of Selected Free Trade Agreements on  Agriculture: The Case of Selected North African Countries},
      journal = {AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics},
      address = {2016-09-30},
      number = {665-2016-45103},
      series = {08},
      pages = {12},
      month = {Sep},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {The objective of the study is to examine the impact of  free trade agreements (FTA) with agricultural trade 
flow  in general and dairy, vegetable, live animals, meat and  sugar in particular. To achieve the objective 
the paper  employs gravity model through compiling panel data. The  study focuses on selected North African 
countries  (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia) as reporting  countries and the rest of the world as partner 
countries.  Accordingly, the study finds that being a member of trade  agreement (FTA) is positively associated 
with  aggregate   agricultural  trade  flow.  In  fact,  trade  agreement   could  increase  agricultural  trade  flow 
by around 39  percent in trade volume (USD). Further, the study finds the  potential of trade creation. In fact, 
the trade agreement  with EU created a market for former Soviet countries  (Latvia and Lithuania). Notably, due 
to the trade accord,  the countries start exporting commodities such dairy and  vegetable products. However, 
despite  the  results,  the   disaggregate  agriculture  fails  to  have  a  similar   association.  For  instance,  vegetable  
trade flow is  positively influenced by FTA while live animals trade is  affected negatively by FTA. Therefore, 
it requires  vigilance when making a conclusion regarding the effect of  FTA on disaggregates agriculture trade 
flow.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/245882},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.245882},
}