Are non-primary exports the source for further economic growth in the UAE?

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Kalaitzi, A.S., Kherfi, S., Alrousan, S. and Katsaiti, M.-S. 2022. Are non-primary exports the source for further economic growth in the UAE? Review of Middle East Economics and Finance . 18 (1), pp. 29-51. https://doi.org/10.1515/rmeef-2021-0015
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TitleAre non-primary exports the source for further economic growth in the UAE?
AuthorsKalaitzi, A.S., Kherfi, S., Alrousan, S. and Katsaiti, M.-S.
Abstract

This paper investigates whether non-primary exports directly or indirectly cause economic growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study performs the Johansen test to examine the presence of co-integration between the variables in an augmented production function. The Granger causality test is performed to investigate the short-run causality between non-primary exports and economic growth, while the long-run causality is investigated by employing the Toda and Yamamoto procedure. The empirical analysis indicates that the variables are co-integrated, and that short-run causality runs from non-primary exports to economic growth; results exhibit no evidence of direct causality from non-primary exports to economic growth in the long-run.

KeywordsEconomic growth; non-primary exports; Granger causality; UAE
Sustainable Development Goals9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
8 Decent work and economic growth
17 Partnerships for the goals
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
PublisherDe Gruyter
JournalReview of Middle East Economics and Finance
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Electronic1475-3693
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Online18 May 2022
Print27 May 2022
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Submitted30 May 2021
Accepted05 Apr 2022
Deposited10 Jun 2025
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