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Momentum in Emerging Markets: Investigation of Overconfidence and Cognitive BIAS Factors
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to check if investors in emerging markets, especially... Read More
On the Linkage Between Monetary Policy and MENA Stock Markets
Abstract Using a sample of eight MENA region countries this study tries to understand whether... Read More
Early Retirement in the Government Sector in Egypt: Preferences, Determinants and Policy Implications
Abstract The objective of this study is to look at factors affecting the decision of... Read More
A Comparative Analysis of Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Economic Activity: The Cases of Egypt and Turkey
Abstract The paper examines the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on real output, the price... Read More
Water Demand Management in Arid Area: A DEA Input Distance Function Approach to Analyze Technical and Scale Efficiencies and Irrigation of Farms in Tunisia
Abstract Technical and scale efficiencies have been widely studied in agricultural production literature, but many of... Read More
The Impact of Higher Water Costs on the Export of Tunisian Dates and Citrus
Abstract While the impact of environmental regulations on exports is widely discussed in the MENA region,... Read More
Determinants of Productivity in Morocco: The Role of Trade?
Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of productivity and productivity... Read More
Financial Guarantee as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Project Finance
Abstract This paper proposes a model to study the arrangement of Islamic project finance with... Read More
The Fall and Rise of Earnings and Inequality in Egypt: New Evidence From the ELMPS, 2006
Abstract This paper investigates the distributional and structural developments of real hourly wages and monthly earnings... Read More