Macroeconomic and Institutional Determinants of the Irrigation System and their Impact on Development and Economic Sustainability of the Agricultural Sector in MSEC: A New Result by Using Panel Data

Khaled Rachida and Lamine Hammas
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Lamine Hammas: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM), 2014, vol. 3, issue 3, 54-66

Abstract: This paper provides new evidence in order to explain the role of irrigation in improving the productivity and sustainability agricultural sector, using data from eight countries of the South-East region Mediterranean during the period 2000-2011. By using panel data, the authors find that irrigation affects agricultural productivity and improve the economic sustainability of the sector through its macroeconomic factors such as surface irrigation, labor in the agricultural sector and the amount of water used in the agricultural sector, and through these institutional factors such as spending on research and development, bilateral assistance and education level. Improving productivity causes the achievement of the economic sustainability of the agricultural sector.

Date: 2014
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