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Restructuring and Efficiency in the Manufacturing Sector: A Firm Level Approach Applied to Morocco
Abstract The aim of the present paper is to analyze the impacts of the upgrading... Read More
Why Is Fiscal Policy Procyclical in MENA Countries?
Abstract The optimal fiscal policy is countercyclical, aiming to keep the output close to its... Read More
A Unified Framework to Measuring Inequality in The Arab Countries
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to apply a general and unified approach to... Read More
Cherry Picking or Driving Out Bad Management: Foreign Acquisitions in Turkish Banking
Abstract This paper analyzes the determinants of cross-border acquisitions and the impact of foreign acquisitions... Read More
Poverty and Informality: A Restraining or Constructive Relationship?
Abstract In this paper, we will attempt to find answers to some questions on the... Read More
Adoption of Modern Irrigation Technologies in the Presence of Water Theft and Corruption: Evidence from Public Irrigated Areas in Medjez El Bab
Abstract In this paper we investigate the potential advantages and limitations encountered by adoption of... Read More
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Palestinian Vocational Education and Training
Abstract Due to the importance of human resource development in Palestine, the issue of matching... Read More
Economic Restructuring and Total Factor Productivity Growth: Tunisia over the Period 1983-2001
Abstract In this paper we aim to measure and decompose the growth of frontier total... Read More
Poverty Effects from Reforming the Common Agriculture Policy in A Spatially Heterogeneous Agricultural Economy
Abstract This paper analyzes the effects of reforming the Common Agricultural Policy in the European... Read More