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The Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements on ESCWA Countries’ Manufactured Exports
Abstract The paper assesses the impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements on ESCWA countries' exports... Read More
Demand for Oil Products in the GCC Countries
Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the short and long-run income and... Read More
Intra-Regional Trade in Industrial Products: Past Trends and Future Prospects
Abstract This paper examines recent developments and future prospects of intra-regional trade in industrial products... Read More
Do Workers Pay for Social Protection? An Analysis of Wage Differentials in the Egyptian Private Sector
Abstract This paper examines whether private employers are able to pass the cost of protective... Read More
Trade Liberalization and Foreign Investment in Jordan
Abstract This paper discusses trade reforms adopted by Jordan since the severe economic crisis it... Read More
Catching Up With Eastern Europe? The European Union’s Mediterranean Free Trade Initiative
Abstract This paper discusses the potential role of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (EMA) in helping Middle... Read More
Earnings and Regional Inequality in Egypt
Abstract This paper presents an empirical investigation of the determinants of labor market earnings inequality... Read More
The Partisan Theory and Macroeconomic Policy Under Unscheduled Regime Transfers, A Case Study of An LDC
Abstract In this paper we investigate the possible occurrence of patterns in macroeconomic policy targeting... Read More
The Decline of the Iranian Rial During the Post Revolutionary Period: A Productivity Approach
Abstract Since the advent of revolution in Iran, the Iranian rial has lost its nominal... Read More