For over three decades Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have had an interest in regional integration initiatives to accelerate their industrialization and growth. The projects proposed to foster integration encompass a broad range of initiatives such as: (i) the development of regional ports to help African countries effectively utilize modern shipping technologies, and realize economies of ...

In 2019, Malaysia's export scale was USD 237.8 billion, of which E&E products accounted for the largest share, 38%. This paper utilizes Gravity Model to analyse determinants industry exports. The results show that GDP and distance are in line with theory gravity model. Besides, exports based on H-O theory; can be increased by trading countries different factor endowments. appreciation ringg...

iran is one f the biggest oil producer and exporter of the world. due to the special administrative and constitutional structure of the country, i.e. economic, social and political reasons, the government budget and revenues depend heavily on oil exports. the aim of this article is to suggest a theoretical proposal on the optimum level of non-oil exports such that it will clear up the idea of e...

After Timor-Leste restored independence in 2002, the new nation established a rigorous system to manage oil and gas revenues activities, based on international best practice. Policymakers hoped that it would protect small from ‘resource curse’ which afflicts countries depend exporting non-renewable wealth. Within five years, petroleum exports were financing 85% of state budget comprised 75% GDP...

In this study we investigate the economic effects of carbon taxes on the Russian economy. The main findings of this study are the following: an introduction of carbon taxes compensated by an increase in lump-sum subsidies may weak the Russian economy through higher energy costs. Moreover, such an environmental tax reform could induce Dutch disease in Russia because of increases in the domestic ...

This paper estimates the effects of increase in Iran’s non-oil exports on its economic growth as well as sectoral outputs, using a single country, comparative static, exogenous policy Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. The paper also investigates the share of tradable sectors in reaching to the targeted growth rate (8%) in 5th socio-economic development plan. For this purpose, the para...