The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade
The devastating civil war in Syria is arguably one of the major civil conflicts in recent times. The conflict started with protests in March 2011 and soon after escalated to a violent internal war with no end in sight to this date. The conflict has...
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LIVING STANDARDS TRADE VOLUMES TRANSPORT SECTOR PUBLIC PERCEPTION MULTILATERAL TRADE PRODUCTION TRADE EFFECTS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT LAGS EXPORT SECTORS REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES VEHICLES TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXPORTS DOMESTIC MARKET TREND ELASTICITY TRADE FLOWS EXPORTERS WELFARE INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES DOMESTIC PRICE TRAFFIC INPUTS TAX TRADE PERFORMANCE ROUTES PAYMENTS WEALTH TOURISM INDUSTRY AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT FREE TRADE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DRIVERS SAFETY NETS TRADE AGREEMENTS CENTRAL BANK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT TRADE IN GOODS INFLUENCE ROAD COSTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT EXOGENOUS VARIABLES TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES CUSTOMS BASE YEAR EXTERNALITIES GLOBALIZATION MARKETS WTO TRUE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS IMPORTS SUBURBS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRADE AGREEMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ROUTE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT VALUE UNEMPLOYMENT LEADING INDICATORS CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL DRIVING VALUE ADDED TRAVEL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRADE COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FINANCIAL CRISIS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS LAND TRANSPORT CREDIT IMPORT VALUES FORMAL ANALYSIS TRADE DEFICIT EXPORT PRODUCTS DEMAND MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM ECONOMY AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS TOURISM FOREIGN EXCHANGE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES CAR CROSSING TRADE DATA EXPORT SECTOR TRADE AIR TRANSPORT GDP GOODS THEORY EMBARGO GROWTH RATE BILATERAL TRADE HOTELS FATALITIES FUEL TRANSPORT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS GDP DEFLATOR TRANSPORT COSTS FINANCIAL SECTOR DIESEL AGGREGATE EXPORTS SAFETY ADVERSE EFFECTS DEMAND FOR GOODS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES |
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LIVING STANDARDS TRADE VOLUMES TRANSPORT SECTOR PUBLIC PERCEPTION MULTILATERAL TRADE PRODUCTION TRADE EFFECTS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT LAGS EXPORT SECTORS REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES VEHICLES TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXPORTS DOMESTIC MARKET TREND ELASTICITY TRADE FLOWS EXPORTERS WELFARE INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES DOMESTIC PRICE TRAFFIC INPUTS TAX TRADE PERFORMANCE ROUTES PAYMENTS WEALTH TOURISM INDUSTRY AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT FREE TRADE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DRIVERS SAFETY NETS TRADE AGREEMENTS CENTRAL BANK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT TRADE IN GOODS INFLUENCE ROAD COSTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT EXOGENOUS VARIABLES TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES CUSTOMS BASE YEAR EXTERNALITIES GLOBALIZATION MARKETS WTO TRUE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS IMPORTS SUBURBS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRADE AGREEMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ROUTE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT VALUE UNEMPLOYMENT LEADING INDICATORS CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL DRIVING VALUE ADDED TRAVEL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRADE COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FINANCIAL CRISIS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS LAND TRANSPORT CREDIT IMPORT VALUES FORMAL ANALYSIS TRADE DEFICIT EXPORT PRODUCTS DEMAND MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM ECONOMY AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS TOURISM FOREIGN EXCHANGE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES CAR CROSSING TRADE DATA EXPORT SECTOR TRADE AIR TRANSPORT GDP GOODS THEORY EMBARGO GROWTH RATE BILATERAL TRADE HOTELS FATALITIES FUEL TRANSPORT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS GDP DEFLATOR TRANSPORT COSTS FINANCIAL SECTOR DIESEL AGGREGATE EXPORTS SAFETY ADVERSE EFFECTS DEMAND FOR GOODS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES Calì, Massimiliano Harake, Wissam Hassan, Fadi Struck, Clemens The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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The devastating civil war in Syria is
arguably one of the major civil conflicts in recent times.
The conflict started with protests in March 2011 and soon
after escalated to a violent internal war with no end in
sight to this date. The conflict has by the end of 2014
caused well in excess of 150,000 fatalities, and 6 million
internally displaced people (UN), and led 3 million refugees
to move out of the country (UNHCR). Beyond the human
tragedy, the conflict has disrupted the functioning of the
economy in many ways. It has destroyed infrastructure,
prevented children from going to school, closed factories
and deterred investments and trade. The economic effects of
the war extend beyond the country’s borders affecting also
the neighboring countries. In particular trade is one of the
main channels through which the effects of the crisis are
transmitted to neighboring countries. For example, the
demand for goods and services in Syria is likely to have
fallen thus affecting the many exporters to Syria in
neighboring countries. Moreover, to the extent that Syria
has become harder to cross, the war may have made trade
through Syria more difficult. At the same time producers in
neighboring countries may have replaced Syrian producers in
Syria and in other markets as their productive assets in
Syria were destroyed. This report examines the effects of
the Syrian war on the Lebanese economy via one of the most
important channels through which the economic impact of the
war occurs, i.e. the trade channel. In doing so, it partly
updates and extends the previous economic assessment of
World Bank (2013b) carried out last year. Focusing
specifically on trade allows us to examine in more depth the
trade effects than that report was able to do. Indeed, we go
beyond the effects on aggregate and sectoral imports and
exports to also examine the effects on exports at firms’
level, comparing the effects in Lebanon with those in other
neighboring countries, including Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. |
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Calì, Massimiliano Harake, Wissam Hassan, Fadi Struck, Clemens |
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Calì, Massimiliano Harake, Wissam Hassan, Fadi Struck, Clemens |
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Calì, Massimiliano |
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The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade |
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impact of the syrian conflict on lebanese trade |
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okr-10986-219142021-04-23T14:04:05Z The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade Calì, Massimiliano Harake, Wissam Hassan, Fadi Struck, Clemens LIVING STANDARDS TRADE VOLUMES TRANSPORT SECTOR PUBLIC PERCEPTION MULTILATERAL TRADE PRODUCTION TRADE EFFECTS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT LAGS EXPORT SECTORS REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES VEHICLES TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXPORTS DOMESTIC MARKET TREND ELASTICITY TRADE FLOWS EXPORTERS WELFARE INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES DOMESTIC PRICE TRAFFIC INPUTS TAX TRADE PERFORMANCE ROUTES PAYMENTS WEALTH TOURISM INDUSTRY AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT FREE TRADE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DRIVERS SAFETY NETS TRADE AGREEMENTS CENTRAL BANK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT TRADE IN GOODS INFLUENCE ROAD COSTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT EXOGENOUS VARIABLES TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES CUSTOMS BASE YEAR EXTERNALITIES GLOBALIZATION MARKETS WTO TRUE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS IMPORTS SUBURBS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRADE AGREEMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ROUTE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT VALUE UNEMPLOYMENT LEADING INDICATORS CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL DRIVING VALUE ADDED TRAVEL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRADE COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FINANCIAL CRISIS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS LAND TRANSPORT CREDIT IMPORT VALUES FORMAL ANALYSIS TRADE DEFICIT EXPORT PRODUCTS DEMAND MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM ECONOMY AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS TOURISM FOREIGN EXCHANGE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES CAR CROSSING TRADE DATA EXPORT SECTOR TRADE AIR TRANSPORT GDP GOODS THEORY EMBARGO GROWTH RATE BILATERAL TRADE HOTELS FATALITIES FUEL TRANSPORT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS GDP DEFLATOR TRANSPORT COSTS FINANCIAL SECTOR DIESEL AGGREGATE EXPORTS SAFETY ADVERSE EFFECTS DEMAND FOR GOODS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES The devastating civil war in Syria is arguably one of the major civil conflicts in recent times. The conflict started with protests in March 2011 and soon after escalated to a violent internal war with no end in sight to this date. The conflict has by the end of 2014 caused well in excess of 150,000 fatalities, and 6 million internally displaced people (UN), and led 3 million refugees to move out of the country (UNHCR). Beyond the human tragedy, the conflict has disrupted the functioning of the economy in many ways. It has destroyed infrastructure, prevented children from going to school, closed factories and deterred investments and trade. The economic effects of the war extend beyond the country’s borders affecting also the neighboring countries. In particular trade is one of the main channels through which the effects of the crisis are transmitted to neighboring countries. For example, the demand for goods and services in Syria is likely to have fallen thus affecting the many exporters to Syria in neighboring countries. Moreover, to the extent that Syria has become harder to cross, the war may have made trade through Syria more difficult. At the same time producers in neighboring countries may have replaced Syrian producers in Syria and in other markets as their productive assets in Syria were destroyed. This report examines the effects of the Syrian war on the Lebanese economy via one of the most important channels through which the economic impact of the war occurs, i.e. the trade channel. In doing so, it partly updates and extends the previous economic assessment of World Bank (2013b) carried out last year. Focusing specifically on trade allows us to examine in more depth the trade effects than that report was able to do. Indeed, we go beyond the effects on aggregate and sectoral imports and exports to also examine the effects on exports at firms’ level, comparing the effects in Lebanon with those in other neighboring countries, including Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. 2015-05-19T20:08:05Z 2015-05-19T20:08:05Z 2015-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24424427/impact-syrian-conflict-lebanese-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21914 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Middle East and North Africa Syrian Arab Republic |