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Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia

by Emna Trabelsi a, b,* orcid  and  Nesrine Kachout a
a
Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Social and Economic Policy Analysis Laboratory, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
b
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
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JEA  2024, 72; 3(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03030010
Received: 13 June 2023 / Accepted: 11 July 2023 / Published Online: 15 September 2024
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This paper aims to study and quantify the impact of agricultural exports on economic growth along with other variables in Tunisia. For that purpose, we estimate the relationship between GDP, agricultural exports, other exports, and imports by applying the ARDL approach under the period 1990-2020. The results show a negative and insignificant impact of agricultural exports on economic growth in the long and short run. Other exports negatively and significantly impact economic growth, while imports are found to have a positive impact on long-term economic growth. The findings have economic implications for sectors and activities that should be promoted to accelerate economic growth.

Keywords: Agricultural exports; other exports; imports; economic growth; ARDL; Tunisia;
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Trabelsi, E.; Kachout, N. Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia. Journal of Economic Analysis, 2024, 3, 72. https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03030010
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Trabelsi E, Kachout N. Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia. Journal of Economic Analysis; 2024, 3(3):72. https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03030010
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