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Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Urban Economies: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Turkey at the Province Level
This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization differ from... Read More
Wages and On-the-Job Training in Tunisia
In this paper, we conduct an econometric analysis of the links of on-the-job training (OJT)... Read More
The Growth of Turkey in World Trade: Opportunity or Threat for MENA Countries?
The aim of this paper is to study the impact of the emergence of the... Read More
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