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Selecting A Social Choice Rule: An Exploratory Panel Study
This study is an attempt to empirically understand public preferences concerning social choice rules. We... Read More
Understanding Good Institutional Design in Hospital Corporatization: A Decision Rights Approach
Corporatization is a hybrid organizational form between public sector ownership and privatization that is increasingly... Read More
Libre échange et migration marocaine: Une approche par l’équilibre général calculable
Cet article développe un modèle d'équilibre général calculable statique intégrant les principales hypothèses de la... Read More
Mean-Reversion Across MENA Stock Markets: Implications for Portfolio Allocations
Are stock market returns mean-reverting in the region? Mean reversion in a stock market suggests... Read More
A Var Analysis of Exchange Market Pressure: A Case Study for the MENA Region
Recent currency crises in Asia and Latin America have once again raised the question of... Read More
Social Security in Egypt: An Analysis and Agenda for Policy Reform
This paper analyses Egypt’s social protection systems. It asks why poverty is so widespread and... Read More
A New Methodology for Comparative Analysis of Poverty in the Mediterranean: A Model for Differential Analysis of Poverty at A Regional Level
Over the last few decades, several studies have pointed out the multidimensional nature of poverty.... Read More
Repression and Revival of the Family Planning Program and its Impact on the Fertility Levels and Demographic Transition in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The aim of this paper is to review the performance of the family planning program... Read More
Survival of Small-Scale Manufacturing in Cairo During Structural Adjustment Results from a Long-Term Study
The structural adjustment policy in Egypt has caused a dramatic decline in demand for many... Read More