مجلة العلوم الاقتصادية والتسيير والعلوم التجارية
Volume 19, Numéro 1, Pages 364-378
2026-06-30

The Impact Of Economic Openness On Export Diversification: A Case Study Of Algeria For The Period 1995–2025

Authors : Himeur Zineb .

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study is analyze the relationship of economic openness with the modifications of Algeria’s export structure. Therefore, using econometric methods of time-series data, the effect of trade openness, investment freedom, business freedom, tax burden, and government integrity on the diversification of export structure will be reviewed. The time span of this analysis is from 1995 to 2025 and uses the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The analysis showed that investment freedom negatively impacts export diversification in Algeria in the long run. In the short run, government integrity and trade openness negatively influence export structure diversification, while investment freedom, business freedom, and tax burden positively influence the diversification of Algeria’s export structure.

Keywords

Economic openness, governance, export diversification, ARDL model.