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Impacts of World Prices Transmission to Domestic Markets and Welfare of Marginal Households: An Empirical Application to Rice in Iran
Abstract This paper attempts to assess the degree by which Iranian households have responded to... Read More
Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes and the 2001 Economic Crisis on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey
Abstract The two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999, not only caused enormous amounts... Read More
The Role of Government Activities in Explaining the Growth Failure of the Oil Exporting Countries
Abstract In standard growth models such as Barro’s (1990), government size is related to economic growth... Read More
Could the Behavioral Responses Justify the Absence of Direct Transfers to Fight Poverty in MENA Region?
Abstract While cash transfers through proxy means tests have increased over the last decade in... Read More
Monetary Policy Transmission and Targeting Mechanisms in the MENA Region
Abstract Since the early 1990s some industrialized economies have implemented a monetary policy regime shift known... Read More
Analysis of Attrition Patterns in the Turkish Household Labor Force Survey, 2000-2002
Abstract This paper offers an analysis of attrition patterns in the “new” Turkish Household Labor... Read More
The Impact of War and Terrorism on Sovereign Risk in MENA Countries
Abstract The prolonged war in Iraq, the political turmoil in Lebanon, the heightened tension between the... Read More
The Institutional Environment and the Banking – Growth Nexus: Theory and Investigation for MENA
Abstract This paper seeks to provide some theoretical and empirical answers to the following question: Does... Read More
Returns To Education: An Updated Comparison From Arab Countries
Abstract The paper provides a comparative study of private rate of return to education in... Read More