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Risk Sharing Vs Risk Bearing and Shifting: Evidence from Conventional and Islamic Banks of MENA Region Using Metafrontier Directional Distance Functions
A large empirical literature has been developed, in the two last decades, to compare performance... Read More
Firm and Regional Factors of Productivity: A Multilevel Analysis of Tunisian Manufacturing
In this paper, we use multilevel models to simultaneously analyze individual, sectoral and regional characteristics... Read More
Introducing the Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey 2014
This paper introduces the Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey (TLMPS) of 2014, the first round... Read More
The Impact of Institutional Blockholders on Voluntary Disclosure and Transparency: The Case of Egypt
Disclosure and transparency are crucial elements in the improvement of overall corporate governance. Disclosure is... Read More
رؤية لاتجاهات السياسة الصناعية المصرية فى ضوء بعض الدراسات المقارنة (Government Intervention with No Structural Transformation: The Challenges of Egyptian Industrial Policy in Comparative Perspective)
Structural transformation in Egypt has been modest. Industry is growing at a slower rate than... Read More
Renewable and Non-Renewable Electricity Consumption, Carbon Emissions and GDP: Evidence From Mediterranean Countries
The imperative to reduce Co2 emissions is stronger than ever. According to many studies, renewable... Read More
Caracteristiques des Chomeurs et Inefficience d’Appariement sur les Marches Regionaux: SFA, CAS de la Tunisie
L’objectif de ce travail est d’estimer le processus d’appariement mettant en relation le nombre d’embauches... Read More
Asymmetric Growth Impact of Fiscal Policy: A Post-Shock Policy Scenario for Egypt
This paper empirically explores how fiscal policy represented by acceleration in government spending exerts asymmetric... Read More
The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy in Arab Resource-Rich Economies
Revisiting macroeconomic policies and outcomes of Arab resource-rich economies (RREs), this paper synthesizes the political... Read More