International Trade in Outermost Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Mayotte Island and French Overseas Departments

Fabien Candau () and Serge Rey

European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, vol. 11, issue 1, 123-146

Abstract: This article analyzes determinants of exports and imports by French overseas departments and reveals insights into the market access of these ultra-peripheral regions. Special attention focuses on Mayotte Island, which will take on the status of the "Outermost Region of Europe" in 2014. The estimates, based on gravity models, show that (a) economic crises in a partner country hinders imports from French overseas departments; (b) immigration, a serious concern in Mayotte, has a significant, negative impact on the trade deficit, by both raising imports and reducing exports; (c) historical colonial links can still explain trade; and (d) a common language with the partner country boosts exports from Mayotte more than exports from other overseas departments.

Keywords: Ultra-peripheral European regions; Mayotte; Gravity model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C5 F14 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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