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Financial Repression, Selective Credits and Endogenous Growth: Orthodoxy and Heresy
Abstract In the current orthodoxy it is argued that financial repression is a result of... Read More
Assessing the Effects of the Uruguay Round and of the Customs Union with EU on the Turkish Manufacturing Sector
Abstract This paper studies the possible effects of the Uruguay Round Agreement and of the... Read More
Sudan: Adjustment and Poverty in the 1980s
Abstract This paper provides an assessment of Sudan's structural adjustment efforts during the 1980s and... Read More
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