Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Structural Transformation in the MENA Region
Journal: Economic Alternatives
Year: 2025

The purpose of this article is to establish an empirical link between the determinants of structural change and a set of economic variables proposed in theoretical and empirical literature. Our prediction was for structural change due to the diversification and sophistication of exportation. To do this, we use a generalized method of the moments dynamic panel regression technique to identify the key fundamentals of export sophistication and diversification in certain *economies in the Middle Eas