Economic Research and Perspectives

Economic Research and Perspectives

Intra-industry Trade between Iran and Regional Blocs

Authors
amirreza soori 1
Ahmad Tashkini 2
1 Ph.D. Student of Economics and Faculty member of Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR),
2 Associate Professor of Economics, Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR
Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the determinants of Intra-Industry trade (IIT) between Iran and her trading partners, i.e. European :union:, ECO, GCC and ASEAN countries using dynamic panel data and GMM during 1997-2009. This study uses country-specific characteristics such as economic size, per capita income, foreign direct investment, geographical distance, and trade imbalance as explanatory variables. The results indicate that economic size, per capita income, and geographical distance explain most of IIT between Iran and her trading partners. According to econometric findings, the economic size has high and positive correlation with IIT, however per capita income affects negatively IIT. Thus, differences in aggregate demand and supply should be considered in selecting trade partners. The similarity in income structure leads to same demand structure and expansion of trade volume. In addition, geographical distance and trade imbalance has negative effect on IIT flow in Iran.
Keywords
Intra-industry Trade
Regional blocs
Industry sector
Dynamic panel data
Economic scale
GMM
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Economic Research and Perspectives
Volume 14, Issue 1
Spring 2014
Pages 193-216