Growing Olive Oil Export and Intra-Industry Trade in Mediterranean Countries: Application of Gravity Model
Growing Olive Oil Export and Intra-Industry Trade in Mediterranean Countries: Application of Gravity Model
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10.3390/su12177027
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发表时间：
2020-08
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3.9
通讯作者：
K. Kashiwagi;Erraach Yamna;Lamia Arfa;L. Zaibet
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作者：
K. Kashiwagi;Erraach Yamna;Lamia Arfa;L. Zaibet
虽然橄榄油生产正在向非传统生产国扩散，包括美国，澳大利亚和新西兰，但地中海国家仍然是主要的生产国和出口国。然而，人们对这些国家的橄榄油出口与大量进口同时增长的情况知之甚少。本文探讨了影响地中海国家橄榄油出口和进口的因素。利用1998年至2016年地中海国家橄榄油贸易的平衡面板数据，我们估计了商品比重模型。结果表明，贸易伙伴双边总体规模的增加对橄榄油贸易流量产生积极影响。要素禀赋的差异对出口有负面影响，而对进口有正面影响。欧盟成员国橄榄油出口具有竞争力，在人均收入和需求性质相近的欧盟国家中，进口量较大。这些结果支持林德的假设，而不是从传统的赫克歇尔-俄林贸易理论的预测。地中海国家同时出口和进口橄榄油意味着产业内贸易不断增长，而不是一个国家根据其比较优势进行专业化。
While olive oil production is spreading to the non-traditional producer countries, including the US, Australia, and New Zealand, Mediterranean countries are still major producers and exporters. However, little is known about their olive oil exports simultaneously growing in tandem with their large volume of imports. This paper examines the factors that affect olive oil exports and imports in Mediterranean countries. Using balanced panel data of olive oil trade in Mediterranean countries from 1998 to 2016, we estimated the commodity-specific gravity model. Results suggest that an increase in the overall bilateral size of trading partners positively affects the flow of olive oil trade. The difference in factor endowments has a negative impact on exports, whereas its effect is positive on their imports. The members of the European Union (EU) are competitive in olive oil export, and the volume of its import is large among the EU countries whose per capita income and demand properties are similar. These results support Linder’s hypothesis rather than the predictions from the traditional Heckscher–Ohlin trade theory. The simultaneous export and import of olive oil in Mediterranean countries implies the relevance of a growing intra-industry trade rather than a country’s specialization following its comparative advantage.