The impact of trade facilitation inequality on bilateral trade: the case of India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor (IMEC)

Abstract The research aims to examine the extent to which trade facilitation impacts bilateral trade in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor. By utilizing cross-sectional data from the year 2022 and applying the ordinary least squares method, the study establishes a significant positive relationship between the bilateral trade in the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor and the following independent variables: common borders, resource endowment in the exporting country, and marke