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Bank Specific, Business and Institutional Environment Determinants of Banks Nonperforming Loans: Evidence from MENA Countries
Abstract The paper empirically analyzes the determinants of nonperforming loans (NPL) and the potential impact... Read More
Do Islamic Banks Have Greater Market Power?
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate whether Islamic banks have greater market... Read More
Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt
Abstract This paper evaluates the contribution of inequality of opportunity to inequality in earnings in... Read More
The Political Economy of Attracting Public Funds: The Case of Lebanon
Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in 2004, we... Read More
Financing Higher Education in Tunisia
Abstract This paper focuses on Tunisia, which like other developing countries, has allocated increasing levels... Read More
The Determinants and Policy Implications of Off-Balance Sheet Activities in MENA Countries Commercial Banks
Abstract Although there is literature about off-balance sheet (OBS) activities in the banking system, this... Read More
The Unending Search for a New Global Monetary and Financial Architecture
Abstract This paper analyzes some key features of the global monetary and financial crisis and... Read More
Trade Openness, Relative Demand of Skilled Workers and Technological Change in Tunisia, 1998–2002
Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between technological change and the relative demand of skilled... Read More
Assessing The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Wage Inequalities in Egypt: A Microsimulation Analysis
Abstract This paper develops a microsimulation analysis to evaluate the impact of trade liberalization policies... Read More