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Does Islamic Banking Development Favor Macroeconomic Efficiency? Evidence on The Islamic Finance – Growth Nexus
This paper evaluates if the development of Islamic banking influences macroeconomic efficiency. We contribute then... Read More
Understanding Democratic Transitions in The Arab World
The recent Arab uprisings have forced a new trajectory of transitions to democracy from the... Read More
Accounting Information System of Tunisian SMEs: Complexity, Determinants and Impact on Financial Performance
This research is twofold. The first is to identify potential determinants of Accounting Information System... Read More
The Egyptian Economy Post-Revolution: Sectoral Diagnosis of Potential Strengths and Binding Constraints
This paper diagnoses the constraints to growth in Egypt at the sectoral level using the... Read More
Modeling Political Performance of Islamist and Islamist-Rooted Parties in Turkey
The results of seventeen Turkish elections for parliament and local administrations between 1975 and 2011... Read More
The Effect of Tutoring on Secondary Streaming in Egypt
In Egypt, tutoring has developed beyond being a remedial education activity for academically weak students... Read More
The Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Bank Efficiency: Evidence from Bank Consolidation in Egypt
The paper examines the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the efficiency and profitability of... Read More
One Hundred Years of Oil Income and the Iranian Economy: A Curse or a Blessing?
This paper examines the impact of oil revenues on the Iranian economy over the past... Read More
Business Cycle Synchronization in Euro Area and GCC Countries: A Wavelets-GA Approach
In this paper, we use an Extreme Bound Analysis (EBA) and Wavelet Transformation (WT) to... Read More