The impact of intra-industry trade between China and the Arab countries on economic growth

The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of intra-industry trade between 14 Arab countries and China on economic growth, over the period from 2000-2012, using panel data and the method of generalized moments estimation developed by Blundell and Bond (1995). The econometric analysis reveals that intra-industry trade affect positively and significantly economic growth of the sampled countries; the results also indicate the positive and significant effect of trade openness between Arab countries and China on economic growth of sample 14 Arab countries.