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Does Foreign Aid Promote Economic Growth in Sudan? Evidence from ARDL Bounds Testing Analysis
This study examines the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth in Sudan using autoregressive... Read More
Firms’ Lifecycle under Conflict-Related Mobility Restrictions in Palestine: Evidence from Establishment Censuses
The Israeli occupation of Palestine has been accompanied by a repressive security and regulatory regime... Read More
The Economics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Neighboring Countries. The Case of Lebanon
In this article, we investigate the effects of a massive displacement of workers from a... Read More
Trade Openness: An Effective tool for Poverty Alleviation or an Instrument for Increasing Poverty Severity?
Several studies focus on the effects of trade openness on poverty alleviation through studying the... Read More
Assessing the Intra-Arab Trade Integration and Potential: Evidence from Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model
Following the theoretical background on production theory, this study employs a stochastic frontier gravity model... Read More
On the Trade-off Between Size, Sustainability and Social Outcome of the Microfinance Institutions: A Two Stages Bootstrapped DEA Approach
The paper aims at measuring the performance of MFIs in MENA region with reference to... Read More
Mixed Market Structure, Competition and Market Size: How Does Product Mix Respond?
Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity, this paper... Read More
Sir! I’d Rather Go to School, Sir!
Conscription is a popular method of army recruitment for governments of developing countries that are... Read More
Time-varying Response of Treasury Yields to Monetary Policy Shocks: Evidence from the Tunisian Bond Market
This paper examines the Treasury bond yields response to monetary policy shocks in Tunisia under... Read More