Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the impact of trade openness (among other variables) on gender pay gap in twenty selected Arab and non-Arab countries. A panel data covering the period 2010-2019 is utilized..
Method: A two panel…
Objectives: This study aims to assess the impact of international trade measurements, trade liberalization, and other related variables on the Female Labor Force Participation (FLFP) and Female Employment (FE) in the agricultural, industrial, and…
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the potential economic impact of fisheries subsidies removal in case of applying the World Trade Organization’s (hereinafter “WTO”) agreement on fisheries subsidies. The existence of substantial annual…
This paper investigates the impact of trade liberalization measured by trade openness (OPN) and tariffs on women empowerment measured by the gender gap index and gender development index, for two groups of Arab countries divided based on their…
Trade facilitation by way of simplifying trade procedures has long been worked by various international organizations. After the World Trade Organization reached its Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), enforcing the agreed-upon trade facilitation…
THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON POVERTY: ECONOMIC GROWTH –UNEMPLOYMENT LINKAGE
By:
Taleb Awad-Warrad
WTO-Chair Holder
Prof. of Economics
University of Jordan
WTO/WORLD BANK TRADE & POVERTY FORUM Geneva, Switzerland, 26 May 2016
This study uses Constant-Market-Shares (CMS) analysis technique to examine Jordan’s export performance. The recently developed UNIDO method has been applied to Jordan’s merchandise exports during the 1998-2010 period. WITS database has been utilized…
This study analyzes the changes in the levels of competitiveness of four major service sectors –Transport, Communications, Travel, and Other Business Services- by using the market share position of a number of MENA countries. The approach we use…