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The Emergence of Highly Sophisticated Lebanese Exports in the Absence of an Industrial Policy
This paper explores the experience of the Lebanese industrial sector in exporting highly sophisticated products.... Read More
The Unfolding of Gender Gap in Education
The gender gap in education against females becomes smaller as the level of development increases... Read More
Threshold Effects in the Capital Account Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment Relationship
This paper examines the effects of capital account liberalization (CAL) on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).... Read More
Real Exchange Rates and Export Performance in Oil-Dependent Arab Economies
Diversifying oil economies, toward manufacturing and more sophisticated products and services, is one of the... Read More
Fiscal Institutions and Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Economies: the Case of Yemen
The link between natural resource outcomes and the quality of institutions has attracted considerable attention... Read More
Determinants of FDI Location in Egypt: Empirical Analysis Using Governorate Panel Data
We empirically analyze the determinants of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt employing a... Read More
Modelling the Density of Egyptian Quarterly CPI Inflation
This paper aims at modelling the density of quarterly inflation based on time-varying conditional variance,... Read More
Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility: Comparative Analysis of Packaging Waste Management
Extended producer responsibility is an important environmental policy expected to increase producer environmental innovation through... Read More
An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Mobile Services in Turkey
We investigate the factors influencing the demand for mobile voice services in Turkey using firm... Read More