Estimating The Economic Benefits of Levant Integration, A Look at the Numbers

Abstract

Economic integration in the Levantin the form of a comprehensive free trade agreement that eliminates tariffs, lowers investment and nontariff barriers, and waives visa requirementscould increase the average gross domestic product of the Levant nations by 37 percent. This economic expansion would likely create at least 0.7 million to 1.7 million additional new jobs, reducing regional unemployment rates by 818 percentand total job creation might be substantially larger. These estimates are for a potential free trade agreement among Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkeysix of the core Levant countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1095530

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Agreements
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  • Domestic
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investments
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  • Public Policy
  • Trademarks
  • Unemployment

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  • Economics

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
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