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Institutional Environment and Bank Capital Ratios
We investigate the influence of the institutional environment on bank capital levels. Using a sample... Read More
Knowledge, Technological Catch-Up and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis For MENA and Latin America
This paper aims to investigate the role of various knowledge indicators (human capital, research and... Read More
Analyzing Wage Differentials by Fields of Study: Evidence From Turkey
This paper analyzes the drivers of wage differences among college graduates who hold a degree... Read More
Regional Inequalities in Child Malnutrition in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen: A Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis
There is substantial evidence that on average, urban children have better health outcomes than rural... Read More
Political Economy of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Oil Exporting Countries of the Arab Region and Especially the Gulf
In no other region of the world are Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) as numerous, long-standing... Read More
The Impact of Ownership on Corporate Performance: The Case of the UAE
This study attempts to identify whether government ownership has an effect on corporate performance, such... Read More
Do Oil Prices Affect Kuwait Sectoral Stock Prices? Non-Linear Cointegration Evidence
This paper tests the asymmetric long-run dynamics between oil price changes and Kuwait stock prices... Read More
Relationship Between Remittances and Macroeconomic Variables in Times of Political and Social Upheaval: Evidence from Tunisia’s Arab Spring
If Tunisia was hailed as a success story with its high rankings in economic, educational,... Read More
Revisiting the Middle-Class Myth: Evidence From A Cross-Country Analysis of African Social Progress
We analyze the relationship between the expansion of middle class in 42 African countries and... Read More