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On the Quantification of Firms Internationalization Strategy
Abstract In this paper we are interested in the phenomenon of internalization and/or globalization of... Read More
L’économie Politique Des Ressources Halieutiques Dans le Monde Arabe: La Leçon Marocaine
Abstract Dans ce papier, nous nous proposons de mener un exercice analytique sur l’économie politique... Read More
Testing for “Contagion” of the Subprime Crisis on the Middle East And North African Stock Markets: A Markov Switching EGARCH Approach
Abstract In this paper, we investigate whether the recent financial turmoil which originated in the... Read More
Agricultural Trade Balance and Exchange Rate Depreciation: The Case of Tunisia
Abstract In spite of the rapid diversification of Tunisia's production bundle, the agricultural sector remains... Read More
The Effects of Convergence in Governance on Capital Accumulation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Countries
Abstract The paper aims to ascertain the effects of governance on investment and vice versa... Read More
Trade Liberalization, Local Air Pollution, and Public Health in Tunisia: Assessing the Ancillary Health Benefits of Pollution Abatement Policy
Abstract Since the middle of the last century, Tunisia is embarked in an ambitious trade... Read More
Resource Windfalls, Macroeconomic Stability and Growth: The Role of Political Institutions
Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance of commodity-exporting... Read More
Measuring the Damage from Financial Integration in the GCC: Lessons from the Global Crisis
Abstract In the wake of the global financial crisis, several leading countries of the Gulf... Read More
How Can Recessions Be Brought to An End? Effects of Macroeconomic Policy Actions on Durations of Recessions
Abstract This paper analyzes how effective macroeconomic policy actions are in ending recessions. We also... Read More