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Multiple Trade Shocks and Partial Liberalization: Dutch Disease and the Egyptian Economy
Abstract The multiple external shocks experienced by the Egyptian economy are analyzed using a series... Read More
Regional Integration Among the Maghreb Countries and Free Trade with the European Union
Abstract This paper explores the potential benefits and losses from integration in the Maghreb region,... Read More
Changing the Role of the State in Subsidized Housing: The Case of a Developing Environment
Abstract The study discusses the changing role of the state in subsidized housing with the... Read More
Public Spending, Political Structure and Growth: Evidence for the Middle East and North Africa from an International Perspective
Abstract Based on an endogenous model in which government spending responds to lobbying, the effects... Read More
Causes, Measures and Impact of State Intervention: The Financial Sector and the Egyptian Example
Abstract This paper discusses the reasons for state intervention in the financial sector in Egypt... Read More
The Role of Public Finance in Economic Development: An Empirical Investigation
Abstract This paper focuses on the role of government finance in economic development. The effects... Read More
The Changing Role of the State from a Turkish Perspective
Abstract The paper discusses from an institutionalist perspective the role of the state, with an... Read More
Ajustement Economique et Liberalisation Politique
Abstract In recent years bilateral and multilateral financial agencies have continuously maintained that the existence... Read More
Etatisme Versus Privatization: The Changing Economic Role of the State in Nine Arab Countries
Abstract In several Arab countries, the expansion or contraction of the public economic sector has... Read More