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Debunking Myth: Economic Values in the Arab World Through the Prism of Opinion Polls
Using World Value Survey opinion poll data, we empirically characterize the economic values and norms... Read More
Grievances or Skills? The Effect of Education on Youth Attitudes and Political Participation in Egypt and Tunisia
There are two prominent accounts of the 2011 Arab Uprisings and the role of education... Read More
The Reforms Needed to Attract More FDI in Egypt: Lessons from the CEEC Experience
Strengthening a country's attractiveness toward foreign direct investment (FDI) has become a new imperative of... Read More
Competition Law and Competition Policy: What Does Egypt Really Need?
There is proliferation in the number of developing countries worldwide adopting a competition law. The... Read More
The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This paper investigates the nature of FDI flows into the economy of the Kingdom of... Read More
The Impact of ICT on Economic Development in The Arab World: A Comparative Study of Egypt and The Gulf Countries
This paper compares the ICT market in both Egypt and the Gulf countries. Both are... Read More
Geography, International Trade and Technological Diffusion
International trade has been considered as a mechanism for knowledge diffusion that offers the opportunity... Read More