Report NEP-ARA-2017-03-26

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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The following items were announced in this report:

• Riadh Brini & Hatem Jemmali, 2015. "Public Spending Efficiency, Governance, and Political and Economic Policies: is there a Substantial Casual Relation? Evidence from Selected MENA Countries," Working Papers 947, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Ilham Haouas & Almas Heshmati, 2015. "The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labor Market," Working Papers 921, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Caroline Krafft & Ragui Assaad, 2015. "Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market for Higher Education Graduates in Egypt and Jordan," Working Papers 932, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2015.
• Rania Salem, 2015. "Gendering the Costs and Benefits of the Arab Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt Using the Gallup Surveys," Working Papers 913, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Eberhard Kienle, 2015. "Changed Regimes, Changed Priorities? Economic and Social Policies after the 2011 Elections in Tunisia and Egypt," Working Papers 928, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2015.
• May Attallah, 2015. "The Economic Determinants of Political Islam: an Empirical Investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt," Working Papers 939, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Ali Fakih & Pascal L. Ghazalian, 2015. "Female Employment in MENA’s Manufacturing Sector: The Implications of Firm-Related and National Factors," Working Papers 917, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Armagan Tuna Aktuna-Gunes & Okay Gunes, 2017. "Time Use Elasticity of Substitution Estimates Conditional on Working Time Available," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 17016, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
• Fida Karam & Chahir Zaki, 2015. "How did Wars Dampen Trade in the MENA Region?," Working Papers 933, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2015.
• Rana Hendy, 2015. "Women's Participation in the Egyptian Labor Market: 1998-2012," Working Papers 907, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Ishac Diwan & Tarik Akin, 2015. "Fifty Years of Fiscal Policy in the Arab Region," Working Papers 914, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Mona Said, 2015. "Wages and Inequality in the Egyptian Labor Market in an Era of Financial Crisis and Revolution," Working Papers 912, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Widede Labidi & Sami Mensi, 2015. "Does Banking Market Power Matter on Financial (In)Stability? Evidence from the Banking Industry MENA Region," Working Papers 908, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Mahdi Majbouri, 2015. "Estimating the Income Counterfactual for Oil Producing Countries of the MENA Region," Working Papers 904, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2015.
• Hanan Morsy & Antoine Levy & Clara Sanchez, 2015. "Growing Without Changing: a Tale of Egypt's Weak Productivity Growth," Working Papers 940, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• François Langot & Shaimaa Yassin, 2015. "Reforming Employment Protection in Egypt: An Evaluation Based on Transition Models with Measurement Errors," Working Papers 918, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Hulisi Ögüt & Asunur Cezar & Merve Güven, 2015. "An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Mobile Services in Turkey," Working Papers 937, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Shireen AlAzzawi, 2015. "Is there Feminization of Poverty in Egypt?," Working Papers 926, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2015.
• Shireen AlAzzawi, 2015. "Endowments or Discrimination? Determinants of Household Poverty in Egypt," Working Papers 931, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2015.
• Mohamed Trabelsi & Ibrahim Elbadawi & Dhuha Fadhel, 2015. "Bank's Capital Buffers and Business Cycle: Evidence from GCC Countries. 2004-2011," Working Papers 925, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2015.
• Bedri Kamil Onur Tas, 2015. "How to Achieve Efficiency in Public Procurement Auctions," Working Papers 919, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Hala El-Said & Mahmoud Al-Said & Chahir Zaki, 2015. "Trade and Access to Finance of SMEs: is There a Nexus?," Working Papers 903, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2015.
• Aysit Tansel, 2015. "Inequality of Opportunities of Educational Achievement in Turkey Over Time," Working Papers 923, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Nadir Altinok & Abdurrahman Aydemir, 2015. "The Unfolding of Gender Gap in Education," Working Papers 934, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2015.
• Reham Rizk & Hala Abou-Ali, 2015. "Informality and Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women in Egypt," Working Papers 910, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Rania Salem, 2015. "Changes in the Institution of Marriage in Egypt from 1998 to 2012," Working Papers 911, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Armagan Tuna Aktuna-Gunes & Okay Gunes, 2017. "Measuring the Relative Domestic Production Scarcity of Time Spent in Domestic Activities for Turkey," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 17018, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
• Hala Abou-Ali & Reham Rizk, 2015. "MSEs Informality and Productivity: Evidence from Egypt," Working Papers 916, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• Rania Salem & Yuk Fai Cheong & Kristin VanderEnde & Kathryn M. Yount, 2015. "Is Women's Work a Pathway to their Agency in Rural Egypt?," Working Papers 922, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Mahmoud Al Iriani & Yahsob Al Eriani, 2015. "Fiscal Institutions and Macroeconomic Managment in Resource Rich Economies: the Case of Yemen," Working Papers 935, Economic Research Forum, revised Aug 2015.
• Jackline Wahba & Ragui Assaad, 2015. "Flexible Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt," Working Papers 915, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2015.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Lebanon; 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/19, International Monetary Fund.
• Abbas Al-Mejren, 2015. "Impacts of Fiscal Legal Setting and Institutions on Budget Outcomes in the Rentire State of Kuwait," Working Papers 920, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2015.
• Nesma Ali & Boris Najman, 2016. "Informal Competition, Firms Productivity and Policy Reforms in Egypt," Working Papers 1025, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2016.
• Hertog, Steffen, 2017. "A quest for significance: Gulf oil monarchies' international 'soft power' strategies and their local urban dimensions," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 69883, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Ahmed Elsayed & Olivier Marie, 2015. "How Does Reducing Years of Compulsory Schooling Affect Education and Labor Market Outcomes in a Developing Country?," Working Papers 944, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Lebanon; Financial System Stability Assessment," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/21, International Monetary Fund.
• International Monetary Fund, 2017. "Lebanon; Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 17/20, International Monetary Fund.
• Okay Gunes, 2017. "Analysis of Households' Decision Using Full Demand Elasticity Estimates: an Estimation on Turkish Data," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 17017, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
• Caroline Krafft, 2015. "The Determinants of Child Health Disparities in Jordan," Working Papers 950, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Nicholas Spaull, 2017. "Who Makes It Into PISA?: Understanding the Impact of PISA Sample Eligibility Using Turkey as a Case Study (PISA 2003 - PISA 2012)," OECD Education Working Papers 154, OECD Publishing.
• Canan Yildirim & Adnan Kasman, 2015. "Bank Market Power and Non-Interest Income in Emerging Markets," Working Papers 930, Economic Research Forum, revised Jul 2015.
• Amr Hosny, 2015. "Are we Sure About the Effects of the Egyptian Uprisings? A SURE Approach," Working Papers 945, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Assaf Razin, 2017. "Globalization Policies and Israel’s Brain Drain," NBER Working Papers 23251, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Hanedar, Avni Önder & Hanedar, Elmas Yaldız, 2017. "Ottoman stock returns during the Turco-Italian and Balkan Wars of 1910-1914," eabh Papers 17-02, The European Association for Banking and Financial History (EABH).
• Hind Hourmat Allah & Brahim Elmorchid, 2015. "Comprendre l'Utilisation de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales par les Organisations de la Societe Civile: la Leçon Marocaine," Working Papers 946, Economic Research Forum, revised Sep 2015.
• Park , Bokyeong & Kim , Yong Bok & Park , Chul Hyung & Hussien , Shaimaa, 2015. "이집트 산업정책 및 산업구조 분석과 한·이집트 산업협력 전략 (Industrial Development Strategy in Egypt and its Implications for Cooperation with Korea)," Policy Analyses 15-33, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.