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- Title
Determinants of Economic Complexity in MENA Countries.
- Authors
Yalta, Ayşe Yasemin; Yalta, Talha
- Abstract
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries lag behind most of the emerging economies in terms of economic complexity. This study contributes to the literature by exploring the determinants of economic complexity in the MENA region for the period between 1970-2015 by employing a system GMM approach. The findings reveal that human capital is positively associated with economic complexity. However, natural resource rent has a negative influence on economic complexity, supporting the existence of Dutch disease for this country group. The results also indicate that the effect of natural resource rents on economic complexity depends on the accumulation of human capital.
- Publication
Journal of Emerging Economies & Policy, 2021, Vol 6, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
2651-5318
- Publication type
Article