Does regional integration affect efficiency and productivity growth? Empirical evidence from south asia

This article examines the impact of intra-regional trade creation initiatives through the South Asian free trade agreement on various aspects of efficiency and productivity growth in South Asia. Applying both stochastic frontier and data envelopment analyses on panel data, this study finds that most...

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Main Authors: Islam, A., Salim, Ruhul, Bloch, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4245