Impact of DR-CAFTA in exports of the agricultural sector and its contribution to economic growth in Honduras, 2000-2011 period

Authors

  • José S Menjivar Beneficiario de una beca básica de la DICYP. Estudiante de la Maestría en Metodologías de la Investigación Económica y Social, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, UNAH
  • José Luis Martínez Asesor, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la UNAH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v7i0.2135

Keywords:

DR-CAFTA, economic growth, exports agricultural sector

Abstract

The development of trade policy on small and emerging economies
development plays an important role in the dynamism of the economic activity. As a result of this, the present investigation focuses in analyzing the impact generated with the come into force of the DR-CAFTA in the exportations of the agricultural sector and its contribution in the economic growth of Honduras. In this sense, given the uncertainties about the impact of DRCAFTA in the Honduran economy, this research was conducted based on the quantitative approach and retrospective explanatory under gains or losses thereof. Also, it was based on secondary sources, using as main analysis technique the inferential statistics, through the application of multiple linear regression of Ordinary Least Squares model (OLS) in the statistical software STATA called by its acronym in English.

According to the different scenarios, econometrically speaking, it was found that the entry into force of DR-CAFTA has had a positive impact on exports of the agricultural sector, the greatest impact of the agreement lies in agricultural exports was to the Dominican Republic where it has contributed 80.8% annual growth in exports, compared to a scenario without opening the agreement, in A second place is found Guatemala with a contribution of 78.4%, in third place with 62.9% Costa Rica, Nicaragua fourth with 51.1 % El Salvador in the fifth place with 44.3% and in the last place USA with 43.5%.

Revista Portal de la Ciencia, No. 7, diciembre 2014; 89-106

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Published

2015-09-04

How to Cite

Menjivar, J. S., & Luis Martínez, J. (2015). Impact of DR-CAFTA in exports of the agricultural sector and its contribution to economic growth in Honduras, 2000-2011 period. Portal De La Ciencia, 7, 89–106. https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v7i0.2135

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Área Económico Administrativas