01629cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003546 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451861099 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Soderling, Ludvig. Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Achieving Its Trade Potential? / Ludvig Soderling. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (23 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes export performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using a gravity model applied to panel data. It addresses two questions: (i) are there significant unexploited export markets for the MENA region?; and (ii) have integration efforts with the EU since the mid-1990s yielded positive results? The results suggest that several MENA countries are substantially underexploiting the United States as an export market. Moreover, the impact of integration efforts with the European Union has been moderate overall but significant in individual cases. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/090 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/090/001.2005.issue-090-en.xml IMF e-Library