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Non-Price Competition in Credit Card Markets Through Bundling and Bank Level Benefits
Abstract Attempts to explain high and sticky credit card rates have given rise to a... Read More
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Regional Growth and Poverty in Tunisia
Abstract The paper focuses on how trade reform affected regional growth during the stage of... Read More
Equity in Health Care in The Occupied Palestinian Territory: A Benefit Incidence Analysis
Abstract This paper employs a Benefit Incidence Analysis (BIA) framework of health care financing in... Read More
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