Report NEP-ARA-2017-03-12

This is the archive for NEP-ARA, a report on new working papers in the area of MENA - Middle East and North Africa. Paul Makdissi issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Ragui Assaad & Caroline Krafft, 2016. "Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Processes in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia: An Examination of Pedagogy, Accountability and Perceptions of Quality," Working Papers 1069, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jun 2016.
• Racha Ramadan & Vladimir Hlasny & Vito Intini, 2016. "Inequality Decomposition in the Arab Region: Application to Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia," Working Papers 1016, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Driouchi, Ahmed & Harkat, Tahar, 2017. "Granger Causality and the Factors underlying the Role of Younger Generations in Economic, Social and Political Changes in Arab Countries," MPRA Paper 77218, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Caroline Krafft & Halimat Alawode, 2016. "Inequality of Opportunity in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa," Working Papers 1056, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Ahmed Shoukry Rashad & Mesbah Fathy Sharaf, 2016. "Socio-Economic Inequalities in Maternity Care Under Political Instability: Evidence from Egypt, Jordan and Yemen," Working Papers 1011, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Yosr Abid & Cathal O'Donoghue & Denisa Sologon, 2016. "Exploring the Determinants of Welfare Distribution in Tunisia and Egypt Using a Welfare Generation Model," Working Papers 1009, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Mongi Boughzala & Samir Ghazouani & Abdelwahab Ben Hafaiedh, 2016. "Aligning Incentives for Reforming Higher Education in Tunisa," Working Papers 1031, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Izak Atiyas & Ozan Bakis & Esra Ceviker Gurakar, 2016. "Anatolian Tigers and the Emergence of the Devout Bourgeoisie in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Analysis," Working Papers 1064, Economic Research Forum, revised 11 2016.
• Driouchi, Ahmed & Harkat, Tahar, 2017. "An Empirical Descriptive Analysis of the Factors underlying the Role of Younger Generations in Economic, Social & Political Changes in Arab Countries," MPRA Paper 77216, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Cem Baslevent, 2016. "Social Transfers and Income Inequality in Turkey: How Important is the Gender Dimension?," Working Papers 1013, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Mehmet S. Tosun, 2016. "Demographic Changes and Fiscal Policy in MENA Countries," Working Papers 1023, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Rania S. Miniesy & Eman Elish, 2016. "Is MENA Different? An Investigation of the Host Country Determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment," Working Papers 1024, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Fatma El-Hamidi, 2016. "Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt: The Gender – “Energy” Poverty Nexus," Working Papers 1055, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Binnur Balkan & Seyit M|min Cilasun & Belgi Turan, 2016. "The Impact of the Turkish Employment Subsidy Programs on Increasing the Level of Social Protection For Women," Working Papers 1022, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Kahia, Montassar, 2017. "The key factors of export intensity in Tunisia: A Logistic regression with random effect model," MPRA Paper 77278, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Esra Çeviker Gürakar & Tuba Bircan Ildiri, 2016. "Political Connections and Public Procurement in Turkey: Evidence from Construction Work Contracts," Working Papers 1053, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Doaa El-Diftar & Eleri Jones & Mohamed Moustafa Soliman, 2016. "The Impact of Institutional Blockholders on Voluntary Disclosure and Transparency: The Case of Egypt," Working Papers 1039, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.
• Souhaïb Chamseddine Zardi, 2017. "Forecasting Inflation in a Macroeconomic Framework: An Application to Tunisia," IHEID Working Papers 07-2017, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies.
• Burcay Erus, 2016. "Out of Pocket Health Expenditures in Turkey in the Aftermath of the Reforms: Impact of Co-payments on Expenditures and Use of Health Services," Working Papers 1070, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jun 2016.
• Ebaidalla Mahjoub Ebaidalla, 2016. "Trade between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia: Prospects and Challenges for Trilateral Trade Integration," Working Papers 1057, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Aysit Tansel & Deniz Karaoglan, 2016. "The Causal Effect of Education on Health Behaviors: Evidence From Turkey," Working Papers 1030, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Jenik Radon & Sarah Logan, 2016. "National Oil Companies in the Middle East and North Africa: Remaining Relevant in a Changing World," Working Papers 1072, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 2016.
• Mohamed Zaky & Sarah El khishin, 2016. "Fiscal Governance in Egypt: Strengthening Budgetary Institutions to Counteract Political Fragmentation," Working Papers 1027, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Jamal Ibrahim Haider, 2017. "Sanctions and Export Deflection: Evidence from Iran," CID Working Papers 80, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
• Item repec:ocp:ppaper:pb1704 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Ishac Diwan & Jamal Ibrahim Haidar, 2016. "Do Political Connections Reduce Job Creation? Evidence from Lebanon," Working Papers 1054, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Eleftherios Giovanis & Oznur Ozdamar, 2016. "Who Pays More: Public, Private, Both or None? The Effects of Health Insurance Schemes and Health Reforms on Out-of-Pocket and Catastrophic Health Expenditures in Turkey," Working Papers 1058, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Abdessalem Abassi & Lota Dabio Tamini, 2016. "Trade performance and potential of North African countries: An application of a stochastic frontier gravity model," Cahiers de recherche CREATE 2016-4, CREATE.
• Oznur Ozdamar & Eleftherios Giovanis, 2016. "The Effect of Survivors’ Benefits on Poverty and Health Indicators of Women and Children in Widowed-Mother Households: A Turkish Case Study," Working Papers 1018, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Ali Enami & Nora Lustig & Alireza Taqdiri, 2016. "The Role of Fiscal Policy in Fighting Poverty and Reducing Inequality in Iran: An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Framework," Working Papers 1020, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Adeel Malik, 2016. "The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy in Arab Resource-Rich Economies," Working Papers 1034, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.
• Nora Aboushady & Chahir Zaki, 2016. "Investment Climate and Firms’ Exports in Egypt: When Politics Matter," Working Papers 1071, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 2016.
• Inma Martínez-Zarzoso & Leila Baghdadi & Hendrik Wiard Kruse, 2016. "Is Tunisian Trade Policy Pro-Poor?," Working Papers 1033, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.
• Ishac Diwan & Marc Schiffbauer, 2016. "Private Banking and Crony Capitalism in Egypt," Working Papers 1073, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 2016.
• Sahar Tohamy Hassanin, 2016. "Judicial Review in Public-Private Business Contracts in Egypt Evidence from Administrative Court Rulings in Government Tenders and Bids Law Disputes," Working Papers 1062, Economic Research Forum, revised 11 2016.
• Ozlem Albayrak & Thomas Masterson, 2017. "Quality of Statistical Match of Household Budget Survey and SILC for Turkey," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_885, Levy Economics Institute.
• Hany Abdel-Latif & Tapas Mishra, 2016. "Asymmetric Growth Impact of Social Policy: A Post-Shock Policy Scenario for Egypt," Working Papers 1035, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.
• Jad Chaaban, 2016. "I’ve Got the Power: Mapping Connections between Lebanon’s Banking Sector and the Ruling Class," Working Papers 1059, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 2016.
• Steffen Hertog, 2016. "Is There an Arab Variety of Capitalism?," Working Papers 1068, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jun 2016.
• Mohammed Said Saadi, 2016. "Moroccan Cronyism: Facts, Mechanisms and Impact," Working Papers 1063, Economic Research Forum, revised 11 2016.
• Amirah El-Haddad, 2016. "Government Intervention with No Structural Transformation: The Challenges of Egyptian Industrial Policy in Comparative Perspective (ARABIC)," Working Papers 1038, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.
• Razin, Assaf, 2017. "Israel Globalized: High Tech, Productivity and FDI," CEPR Discussion Papers 11882, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Item repec:ocp:rpaper:pp-1702 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Razin, Assaf, 2017. "Israel’s Immigration Story: Globalization lessons," CEPR Discussion Papers 11877, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Besma Jellali, 2016. "Caracteristiques des Chomeurs et Inefficience d’Appariement sur les Marches Regionaux: SFA, CAS de la Tunisie," Working Papers 1036, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2016.