Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia

Abstract

<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">This paper aims to study and quantify the impact of agricultural exports on economic growth along with other variables in Tunisia. For that purpose, we estimate the relationship between GDP, agricultural exports, other exports, and imports by applying the ARDL approach under the period 1990-2020. The results show a negative and insignificant impact of agricultural exports on economic growth in the long and short run. Other exports negatively and significantly impact economic growth, while imports are found to have a positive impact on long-term economic growth. The findings have economic implications for sectors and activities that should be promoted to accelerate economic growth.</span></p>