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Profit Sharing, Income Inequality and Capital Accumulation
The relationship between economic development and income inequality isn’t neutral vis-à-vis the role of the ... read more
Private Tutoring and the Question of Equitable Opportunities in Turkey
This paper focuses on the implications of private tutoring in Turkey for questions of equity ... read more
Students’ Achievement in the MENA Countries: The Heyneman-Loxley Effect Revisited Using TIMSS 2007 Data
Since the controversial finding of the Coleman Report (1966), which was that school resources had ... read more
Agricultural Water-Use Efficiency in a Global Perspective: The Case of Iran
This study addresses the problem of water-use efficiency in agriculture via the optimization of water ... read more
Does Longer Compulsory Education Equalize Educational Attainment? Evidence From A Major Policy Reform
This study examines the effects of the extension of compulsory schooling from 5 to 8 ... read more
Dual Banking and Financial Contagion
This paper builds a theoretical model based on Allen and Gale (2000) to analyze how ... read more
Resource Rents, Institutions and Violent Civil Conflicts
Natural resources have been blamed for inducing slow growth and sparking civil conflicts and violence. ... read more
International Labor Mobility and Employment Interactions in Tunisia
This paper analyzes the international labor mobility-employment nexus in Tunisia in a dynamic general equilibrium ... read more
Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Turkey
This paper presents evidence on structural change in Turkey and provides an overview of the ... read more
Macroeconomic Shocks and Banking Sector Developments in Egypt
From 2008 to 2011, Egypt was hit by significant shocks, both global and country-specific. This ... read more
Trade and R&D Externalities: Impact on the Cost of Production of the Tunisian Manufacturing Sector
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a suitable methodology for estimating the extent ... read more
Does Infrastructure Mitigate the Effect of Urban Concentration on Poverty in Developing Countries?
The paper focuses on a poorly investigated issue, although highly challenging for developing countries, which ... read more
How Does Urban Concentration Affect Poverty in Developing Countries?
The present paper addresses an important issue for developing countries namely the interaction between urban ... read more
Long Run Versus Short Run Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture
In this paper, we propose an original empirical investigation of the long run versus short ... read more
Trade, Transaction Costs and TFP: Evidence from Tunisia and Egypt
Increases in total factor productivity (TFP) are commonly associated with accumulation of knowledge through technological ... read more
The Evolution of Labor Supply and Unemployment in the Egyptian Economy: 1988-2012
This paper analyzes the evolution of labor supply and unemployment in Egypt in ... read more
