Impact of trade factors on economic growth: seemingly unrelated regression model

Samar Nawaz, Arshad Aziz and Khalid Zaman (khalidzaman@ciit.net.pk)
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Samar Nawaz: Department of Economics, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Arshad Aziz: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Khalid Zaman: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan

European Economic Letters, 2014, vol. 3, issue 2, 46-50

Abstract: This study explores the impact of trade on the economic growth, using seemingly unrelated regression model for SAARC countries namely Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Srilanka for the period of 1980-2012. Trade factors include total exports, total imports, terms of trade, trade openness and investment. The results indicate the strong correlation between trade factors and economic growth, however, the magnitude of influencing economic growth varies factors to factors of international trade.

Keywords: Exports; Imports; Terms of Trade; Trade Openness; Investment; SAARC countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 F14 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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