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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Fiscal-Monetary Policy Mix: Evidence from Morocco, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
The macroeconomic effects of the policy mix have been the subject of a rich array... Read More
Financial Development, Corruption and Shadow Economy: Evidence from MENA Countries
This paper examines the relationship between financial development (FD), corruption, and the size of shadow... Read More
State-Society Relations and Sustainable Industrial Growth: The Case of Post-Revolution Tunisia
This paper investigates the effect of state-society relations (SSRs) in the industrial sector on sustainable... Read More
Class Grievances: The Arab Uprisings and Beyond
To date analysis of the role of entrepreneurs in the Arab uprisings has been limited.... Read More
Does Accelerating the Energy Transition Affect Fiscal Sustainability in GCC Countries?
This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring governments’ reaction... Read More
The Role of Public Employment and Wage Policy in the Dynamic of Earnings Inequality: The Tunisian Perspective
The public sector plays a large role in many developing economies, but its effect on... Read More
Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor
This paper investigates the effect of an exogenous and sizable increase in minimum wage on... Read More
The Great Lockdown and the Small Business: Impact, Channels and Adaptation to the Covid Pandemic
This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs and their... Read More
Oil Exporting Countries and Economic Diversification: The Role of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
In this study, we examined the role of monetary and fiscal policies in the diversification... Read More