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Optimization of Agricultural Water Use and Trade Patterns: The Case of Iran
Abstract This study addresses the problem of agricultural water use efficiency via optimization of cropping... Read More
Inter-party Vote Movements in Turkey: The Role of Economic Evaluations
Abstract Using data drawn from a nationwide voter tendencies survey conducted shortly before the July... Read More
Exchange Rate Undervaluation and Manufactured Exports: A Deliberate Strategy?
Abstract Recent literature suggests that a proactive strategy consisting of deliberate real exchange rate depreciation... Read More
Current Account Determinants for Oil-Exporting Countries
Abstract The paper aims at characterizing the main determinants of the medium-term current account balance... Read More
Gender Poverty in Tunisia: Is there A Feminization Issue?
Abstract This paper investigates the association between gender and poverty in Tunisia based upon an... Read More
Approche Multidimensionnelle de la Pauvreté: Présentation Théorique et Application au cas de la Ville de Marrakech
Abstract L’étude de la pauvreté au Maroc s’est toujours appuyée sur l’approche dite monétaire préconisée... Read More
A Quiz on the Net Benefits of Trade Creation and Trade Diversion in the QIZs of Jordan and Egypt
Abstract The main objectives of this study are: (1) to quantify the amounts of both... Read More
Towards an Explicit Modeling of Trade Facilitation in CGE Models: Evidence from Egypt
Abstract This paper develops a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model incorporating trade facilitation aspects.... Read More
Shocks, Crises, and their Determinants
Abstract The current global financial crisis is the most serious both in terms of magnitude... Read More