Report NEP-ARA-2017-03-19

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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• Reham Rizk, 2016. "Returns to Education: An Updated Comparison from Arab Countries," Working Papers 986, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Caroline Krafft & John Roemer & Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, 2016. "Inequality of Opportunity in Income and Consumption: the Middle East and North Africa Region in Comparative Perspective," Working Papers 1003, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Caroline Krafft, 2016. "Labor Market Dynamics and Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia," Working Papers 993, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Mohamed Oubenal, 2016. "Crony Interlockers and The Centrality of Banks: The Network of Moroccan Listed Companies," Working Papers 1066, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jan 2016.
• Rania Salem & Sarah Shah, 2016. "Correlates of Kin Marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia," Working Papers 1067, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jan 2016.
• Mahmoud Haddad & Sam Hakim, 2015. "Can Banks Lead the Economic Recovery of the Arab Spring?," Working Papers 965, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Reham Rizk & Hala Abou-Ali, 2016. "Out of Pocket Education Expenditure and Household Budget: Evidence from Arab Countries," Working Papers 996, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Tamer Taha, 2016. "Is Corruption "Greasing" or "Sanding" the Wheels of Innovation of Firms in MENA?," Working Papers 982, Economic Research Forum, revised Mar 2016.
• Ibrahim Elbadawi & Chahir Zaki, 2016. "Does Exchange Rate Undervaluation Matter for Exports and Trade Margins? Evidence from Firm-Level Data," Working Papers 1004, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Tammuz Alraheb & Amine Tarazi, 2016. "Local Versus International Crises, Foreign Subsidiaries and Bank Stability: Evidence from the MENA Region," Working Papers 1045, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Nelly El-Mallakh & Mathilde Maurel & Biagio Speciale, 2015. "Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution," Working Papers 957, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Reham Rizk & Hala Abou-Ali, 2016. "Out of Pocket Health Expenditure and Household Budget: Evidence from Arab Countries," Working Papers 1065, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jan 2016.
• Zafiris Tzannatos & Ishac Diwan & Joanna Abdel Ahad, 2016. "Rates of Return to Education in Twenty Two Arab Countries: an Update and Comparison Between MENA and the Rest of the World," Working Papers 1007, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Bob Rijkers & Leila Baghdadi & Gael Raballand, 2015. "Political Connections and Tariff Evasion: Evidence from Tunisia," Working Papers 961, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Aurora Angeli, 2015. "Late-Life Living Arrangments and Intergenerational Ties in Egypt: Elderly Socio-Economic Conditions from Labor Market Surveys," Working Papers 971, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Yosr Abid & Cathal O'Donoghue & Denisa Sologon, 2016. "Decomposing Welfare Inequality in Egypt and Tunisia: an Oaxaca-Blinder Based Approach," Working Papers 1015, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Abdurrahman Aydemir & Meltem Dayioglu & Guray Kirdar, 2016. "Returns to Schooling in Egypt," Working Papers 1000, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Riham Ahmed Ezzat & Nora Aboushady, 2015. "Do Telecom Restrictive Policies Matter for Telecom Performance? Evidence from MENA Countries," Working Papers 949, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Hossam ELdin Mohammed Abdelkader, 2015. "Political Instability, Uncertainty, Democracy, and Economic Growth in Egypt," Working Papers 953, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Hany Abdel-Latif & Tapas Mishra & Anita Staneva, 2015. "Arab Countries Between Winter and Spring: Where Democracy Shock Goes Next!," Working Papers 954, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Walid Jebili & Lotfi Belkacem, 2015. "Sectoral Shifts, Diversification, Regional Unemployment on the Eve of Revolution in Tunisia: a Sequential Spatial Panel Approach," Working Papers 952, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Bob Rijkers & Hassen Arouri & Caroline Freund & Antonio Nucifora, 2015. "Which Firms Create the Most Jobs in Developing Countries? Evidence from Tunisia," Working Papers 956, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Ahmed Elsayed & Jackline Wahba, 2016. "Informalization Dynamics and Gains: Why Want a Job Contract?," Working Papers 1001, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Ali Hashemi, 2016. "Measuring Pro-Poor Growth in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine," Working Papers 1008, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Samir Ghazouani & Caroline Krafft & Dominique J. Rolando, 2016. "Introducing the Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey 2014," Working Papers 1040, Economic Research Forum, revised 08 Jan 2016.
• Jeffrey B. Nugent & Malgorzata Switek & Fengyu Wu, 2015. "Socio-Political Attitudes Across the World: to What Extent are they Affected by One's Religion, it's Importance, Majority Status and Relative Income," Working Papers 972, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/33, International Monetary Fund.
• Elif Öznur Acar & Seyit Mümin Cilasun & Burak Günalp, 2016. "An Analysis of Education Expenditures in Turkey by Income Groups," Working Papers 991, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Anda David & Joachim Jarreau, 2016. "Determinants of Emigration: Evidence from Egypt," Working Papers 987, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Leila Baghdadi & Hendrik Kruse & Inma Martínez-Zarzoso, 2015. "An Estimation of Traiff Pass-Through in Tunisia," Working Papers 963, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Anda David & Rana Hendy, 2016. "Does International Migration Help Them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt," Working Papers 1051, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Hanan Nazier & Racha Ramadan, 2016. "Women's Participation in Labor Market in Egypt: Constraints and Opportunities," Working Papers 999, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Mouna Ben Othman & Mohamed Ali Marouani, 2016. "Labor Market Effects of Pension Reform: An Overlapping Generations General Equilibrium Model Applied to Tunisia," Working Papers 1019, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; Financial System Stability Assessment," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/35, International Monetary Fund.
• Hoda El Enbaby & Rami Galal, 2015. "Inequality of Opportunity in Individuals' Wages and Households' Assets in Egypt," Working Papers 942, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Rana Hendy, 2015. "A Quarter Century of Changes in Labor Force Participation," Working Papers 973, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Houda Haffoudhi & Racem Mehdi & Gam Abdelkader, 2015. "Understanding Democratic Transition Using Self-Organizing Maps: a Special Focus on Arab Spring Countries," Working Papers 958, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Mohamad Al-Ississ & Ishac Diwan, 2016. "Individual Preferences for Democracy In the Arab World Explaining the Gap," Working Papers 981, Economic Research Forum, revised Mar 2016.
• Maia Sieverding, 2015. "Intergenerational Mobility in Women's Employment Outcomes in Egypt," Working Papers 978, Economic Research Forum, revised Dec 2015.
• Mohamed Amara & Hatem Jemmali, 2016. "Deciphering the Relationship between Internal Migration and Regional Disparities in Tunisia," Working Papers 1043, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Hadi Salehi Esfahani & Roksana Bahramitash, 2015. "Gender, Enterprise Ownership, and Labor Allocation in MENA: the Roles of Islam, Oil, and Government Policies," Working Papers 951, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Sidi Mohammed Chekouri & Abderrahim Chibi, 2016. "Algeria and the Natural Resource Curse: Oil Abundance and Economic Growth," Working Papers 990, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Shaimaa Yassin, 2016. "Constructing Labor Market Transitions Recall Weights in Retrospective Data: An Application to Egypt and Jordan," Working Papers 1061, Economic Research Forum, revised 11 Jan 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Caroline Krafft & John Roemer & Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, 2016. "Inequality of Opportunity in Income and Consumption in Egypt," Working Papers 1002, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Mohamed Amara & Hatem Jemmali, 2015. "Household and Contextual Indicators of Poverty in Tunisia: a Multilevel Analysis," Working Papers 968, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Mehdi Ben Braham & Mohamed Ali Marouani, 2016. "Determinants of Contribution Density of the Tunisian Pension System: a Cross Sectional Analysis," Working Papers 1005, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Aysit Tansel & Halil Ibrahim Keskin & Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir, 2015. "Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?," Working Papers 976, Economic Research Forum, revised Dec 2015.
• Ebaidalla Mahjoub Ebaidalla, 2015. "Do ICTs Reduce Youth Unemployment in MENA Countries?," Working Papers 964, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Ali T. Akarca & Aysit Tansel, 2016. "Southwest As the New Internal Migration Destination in Turkey," Working Papers 997, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Oznur Ozdamar & Eleftherios Giovanis, 2016. "The Link between Health Condition Costs and Standard of Living: A Structural Equation Modelling," Working Papers 1060, Economic Research Forum, revised 11 Jan 2016.
• Zouheir Bouchaddakh & Mohamed Mekki Ben Jemaa, 2016. "Risk Sharing Vs Risk Bearing and Shifting: Evidence from Conventional and Islamic Banks of MENA Region Using Metafrontier Directional Distance Functions," Working Papers 1042, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Morocco; Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/65, International Monetary Fund.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Turkey," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/32, International Monetary Fund.
• Dina N. Elshahawany & Eduardo A. Haddad & Michael L. Lahr, 2016. "Accessibility, Transportation Cost and Regional Growth: A Case Study for Egypt," Working Papers 1049, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Imen Mouaddeb & Mohamed Kriaa, 2016. "Access to the Labor Market and the Impact of Passage Through an Introductory Traineeship in Professional Life (SIVP1): the Example of the Graduates of Higher Education in Tunisia From 2004 to 2008," Working Papers 984, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Hatem Salah & Marwa Souissi, 2016. "Financial Stability and Macro Prudential Regulation: Policy Implication of Systemic Expected Shortfall Measure," Working Papers 985, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Hanan Nazier & Rasha Ramadan, 2015. "Empowerment is a Community Affair: Community Level Determinants of Married Women's Empowerment in Egypt," Working Papers 959, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Caroline Krafft, 2016. "Understanding the Dynamics of Household Enterprises in Egypt: Birth, Death, Growth and Transformation," Working Papers 983, Economic Research Forum, revised Mar 2016.
• Ali Chebil & Aymen Frija & Rached Alyani, 2015. "Measurement of Total Factor Productivity and its Determinants: Case of Wheat Sector in Tunisia," Working Papers 943, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Mohamed Arouri & Cuong Viet Nguyen, 2016. "Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt," Working Papers 1021, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• David Cobham & Abdallah Zouache, 2015. "Economic Features of the Arab Spring," Working Papers 975, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Ahmed Rashad & Mesbah Sharaf, 2015. "Catastrophic and Impoverishing Effects of Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure: New Evidence from Egypt," Working Papers 974, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Ken Miyajima, 2017. "What Influences Bank Lending in Saudi Arabia?," IMF Working Papers 17/31, International Monetary Fund.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Observance of the IAIS Insurance Core Principles," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/47, International Monetary Fund.
• Hala Abou-Ali & Yasmine M. Abdelfattah & John Adams, 2016. "Population Dynamics and Carbon Emissions in the Arab Region: An Extended Stirpat II Model," Working Papers 988, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Aissaoui, Najeh & Ben Hassen, Lobna, 2015. "Skill-biased Technological Change, E-skills and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Tunisia," MPRA Paper 76551, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 29 Jun 2015.
• Irène Selwaness & Chahir Zaki, 2015. "On the Interaction Between Trade Reforms and Labor Market Regulation: Evidence from the MENA Countries' Labor Markets," Working Papers 970, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/46, International Monetary Fund.
• Melani Cammett & Nisreen Salti, 2016. "Popular Grievances and Perceptions of Socioeconomic Conditions in the Arab Region Prior to the Uprisings," Working Papers 1006, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2016.
• Küçükaltan, Ebru Günlü & Pirnar, Ige, 2016. "Competitiveness factors of a tourism destination and impact on residents’ quality of life: The case of Cittaslow-Seferihisar," MPRA Paper 77464, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 22 Apr 2016.
• Elem Eyrice, Tepeciklioğlu & M. Evren, Tok & Syed Abul, Basher, 2017. "Turkish and BRICS Engagement in Africa: Between humanitarian and economic interests," MPRA Paper 77549, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Nelly El-Mallakh & Jackline Wahba, 2016. "Upward or Downward: Occupational Mobility and Return Migration," Working Papers 1010, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Islamic Republic of Iran; Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/63, International Monetary Fund.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Turkey; Financial Sector Assessment Program: detailed assessment of Observance-Assessment of Observance of the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/45, International Monetary Fund.
• Anda David & Joachim Jarreau, 2015. "Short and Long-Term Impacts of Emigration on Origin Households: The Case of Egypt," Working Papers 977, Economic Research Forum, revised Dec 2015.
• Mohamed Chaffai, 2015. "Technical Efficiency and Stability to Shocks: a Comparison Between Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks in MENA Region," Working Papers 969, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Morocco; 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/36, International Monetary Fund.
• Mahdi Majbouri, 2016. "Twins, Family Size, and Female Labor Force Participation in Iran," Working Papers 1046, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Abderrahim Chibi & Sidi Mohamed Chekouri & Mohamed Benbouziane, 2015. "Assessing Fiscal Sustainability in Algeria: a Nonlinear Approach," Working Papers 962, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Hatem Jemmali, 2016. "Inequality of Opportunities among Tunisian Children over Time and Space," Working Papers 1048, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Mohamed El Hedi Arouri & Nguyen Viet Cuong, 2016. "Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt," Working Papers 1017, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Ashraf Galal Eid, 2015. "Budgetary Institutions, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Growth: the Case of Saudi Arabia," Working Papers 967, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
• Haim Bleikh, 2016. "Poverty and Inequality in Israel: An International Perspective," LIS Working papers 661, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Islamic Republic of Iran; 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Islamic Republic of Iran," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/62, International Monetary Fund.
• Sami Bensassi & Anne Brockmeyer & Mathieu Pellerin & Gaël Raballand, 2015. "Algeria-Mali Trade: the Normality of Informality," Working Papers 960, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.
• Abdel-Rahman, Alaa, 2016. "Linking education to employment:how to establish a successful and uninterrupted connection," MPRA Paper 77297, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Jan 2017.
• Mohamed Amara & Khaled Thabet, 2016. "Firm and Regional Factors of Productivity: A Multilevel Analysis of Tunisian Manufacturing," Working Papers 1041, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Ghazi Ibrahim Al-Assaf, 2016. "Do International Remittances Affect the Performance of Labor Market in Jordan? An Impirical Investigation," Working Papers 1014, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2016.
• Caroline Krafft, 2016. "Why is Fertility on the Rise in Egypt? The Role of Women’s Employment Opportunities," Working Papers 1050, Economic Research Forum, revised 09 Jan 2016.
• Ragui Assaad & Caroline Krafft & Shaimaa Yassin, 2016. "Comparing Retrospective and Panel Data Collection Methods to Assess Labor Market Dynamics," Working Papers 994, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
• Touhami Abdelkhalek & Fouzia Ejjanoui, 2015. "Tests De Séparabilité dans les Decisioins des Menages Agricoles: Cas du Maroc," Working Papers 955, Economic Research Forum, revised Oct 2015.