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Economic performance under different types of Turkish governments
By Ali Akarca Turkey has been ruled by a wide variety of governments over the past two-thirds of a century: single-party governments; coalitions partnered by two or more parties and by ideologically compatible and..more
State-business relations: the impact on firm performance and growth
By Eleftherios Giovanis and Oznur Ozdamar Resource reallocation from low to high productivity firms can generate large aggregate productivity gains with further potential benefits for growth..more
Compulsory schooling in Turkey: a deterrent to teenage marriage and births
By Murat Kirdar, Meltem Dayioglu and İsmet Koç The extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey was motivated by concerns other than the welfare of teenage mothers and their children..more
Sahel faces poverty and conflict traps: a call for international action
By Jaime de Melo Conditions in the so-called G-5 countries of the Sahel – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are grim. This Brookings column from late 2016 summarises a plea for international action..more
Call for Proposals: Non-Monetary Dimensions of Inequality and Poverty Among the Youth in the ERF Region
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is pleased to announce a call for proposals on the non-monetary dimensions of inequality and poverty among the youth in the MENA region. This call for proposals falls under the theme of Equity, Inequality and... Read More
Inflation targeting versus nominal exchange rate targeting in MENA
By Simon Neaime Targeting inflation – a monetary policy strategy that has been successfully used in several developed countries – has become an increasingly attractive alternative to nominal exchange rate targeting in emerging economies..more
Leveraging the demographic transition in North Africa
By Ralph de Haas, Alexander Plekhanov and Valerijs Rezvijs By the standards of middle-income economies, Turkey, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean have very young populations – a demographic opportunity to achieve faster per capita income growth..more
Tunisia’s labour market in an era of transition
By Ragui Assaad and Mongi Boughzala Unemployment in Tunisia has been high for many years – and it is particularly prevalent among youth, women and people with higher levels of education..more