Currency union and bilateral trade: evidence from OIC Countries

A Fegheh Majidi - Journal of Money and Economy, 2014 - ideas.repec.org
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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in currency unions internationally. The
formation of currency union in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has drawn much
attention of Islamic countries. This paper aims to investigate the effect of currency union
formation for trade among 49 Islamic countries over the period 1990-2012 by OCA and
Augmented Gravity Model (AGM). The results show that common language, borders, and
trade unions had positive and significant effect on trade in OIC countries; and being …
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in currency unions internationally. The formation of currency union in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has drawn much attention of Islamic countries. This paper aims to investigate the effect of currency union formation for trade among 49 Islamic countries over the period 1990-2012 by OCA and Augmented Gravity Model (AGM). The results show that common language, borders, and trade unions had positive and significant effect on trade in OIC countries; and being landlocked and distance between source and host countries had negative and significant effect on bilateral trade. Also, the currency union had positive and significant effects on trade in OIC countries. The evidence thus suggests that regional currency union arrangements stimulate bilateral trade in OIC rigorously.
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