Othman, JamalAcar, MustafaJafari, Yaghoob2020-06-252020-06-252013closedAccess0217-5908https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590813500094https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5520Acar, Mustafa/0000-0002-7426-6747The Developing 8 (D-8) comprises of eight developing countries (Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and Nigeria), all of which are OIC members with large Muslim populations. The D-8 has formed a freer trade alliance with the objectives to create new opportunities and enhance intra-trade relations while providing better standards of living for its citizens. This paper examines the trade impact of possible trade liberalization among the D-8 countries using a multi-country computable general equilibrium model, i.e., GTAP. Results indicate that while the D-8 intra-trade is expected to increase very substantially, not all member countries will experience a welfare gain under a free trade arrangement. Likewise, the impact on economic sectors differs substantially across countries.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDeveloping 8organization of Islamic countriestrade liberalizationpreferential trade arrangementeconomic integrationGTAPArticle58210.1142/S02175908135000942-s2.0-84877829451Q2WOS:000320457500002Q4