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Does Improved Local Supply of Schooling Enhance Intergenerational Mobility in Education? Evidence from Jordan
This paper examines the effect of increased local supply of schooling on intergenerational mobility in... Read More
Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Macroeconomic Performance in Sudan
This paper investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on macroeconomic performance in Sudan, focusing... Read More
Different Arab Springs? The Political Elite and De facto Political Power
We identify conditions under which the political elite may overcompensate the loss of de jure... Read More
Estimating Money Demand Function by a Smooth Transition Regression Model: An Evidence for Turkey
The money supply process is assumed to be fixed in economic literature or at least... Read More
Output-Employment Relationship across Sectors: A Long- versus Short-Run Perspective
This paper investigates the nature of the output-employment relationship by using the Turkish quarterly data... Read More
The Composition of FDI in the MENA Region and Other Countries: Econometric Investigation and Implications for MENA Countries
We investigate the determinants of the distribution of FDI across greenfield investment and mergers and... Read More
The Growth Effects of Greenfield Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions: Econometric Investigation and Implication for MENA Countries
We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing... Read More
Proxy Means Tests for Targeting Subsidies Scheme in Iran
In this paper, I develop a Proxy Means Tests (PMT) model and examine several targeting... Read More
Structural Transformation and Industrial Policy in Morocco
The manufacturing sector in Morocco emerged in the sixties and early seventies with the support... Read More