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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
The Impact of the Palestinian Labor Law of 2000 on Youth Employment
Abstract Unemployment protection legislation is often created in a way that benefits workers who already... Read More
On the Design of Total Water Use-Based Incentive Schemes for Sustainable Groundwater Management
Abstract This paper sheds light on the design of various incentive schemes to face the... Read More