The impact of trade facilitation inequality on bilateral trade: the case of India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor (IMEC)

Saber Adly Shaker ()
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Saber Adly Shaker: Helwan University

Journal of Shipping and Trade, 2025, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Abstract The research aims to examine the extent to which trade facilitation impacts bilateral trade in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor. By utilizing cross-sectional data from the year 2022 and applying the ordinary least squares method, the study establishes a significant positive relationship between the bilateral trade in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor and the following independent variables: common borders, resource endowment in the exporting country, and market size in the importing country. Conversely, there is a significant inverse relationship between bilateral trade in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor and the variability in trade facilitation between the two participating parties. Accordingly, the intensity of bilateral trade increases as there is a greater degree of convergence and similarity in trade facilitation performance among the countries involved in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor.

Keywords: Trade facilitation; Trade corridors; Economic corridors; IMEC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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