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Maritime and Air Transport in MENA: The Potential Gains from Liberalization
The paper discusses markets and regulations in MENA air and maritime transport. After reviewing market... Read More
Competition Laws in MENA: An Assessment of the Status Quo and the Relevance of a WTO Agreement
Competition policy plays an increasing role worldwide, both at the national and international level. The... Read More
A Birds-Eye View of the Agenda: The Developing Countries and the Millennium Round
Developing countries have a considerable stake in supporting a comprehensive new round of multilateral trade... Read More
General Equilibrium Assessment of Trade Liberalization Effects under Cournot Oligopoly Market Structures: The Case of Tunisia
In this paper we simulate the impact of removing all tariffs on imports under both... Read More
Textiles and Clothing in the Mediterranean Region: Opportunities and Challenges of Returning Textiles and Clothing to GATT Disciplines
The purpose of this study is two-fold: assessing trade policy towards textiles in the main... Read More
Impact of the WTO Agreement on MENA Agriculture
The paper reviews the status of MENA agriculture trade and policies in relation with the... Read More
The MENA Countries and the Uruguay Round and Beyond
The paper aims to identify the interests and concerns of MENA countries in the new... Read More
Financial Liberalization and Financial Constraints on the Corporate Sector in Tunisia
This paper studies the impact of the financial and economic liberalization in Tunisia since the... Read More
Dynamics of Macroeconomic Adjustment in a Globalized Developing Economy: Growth, Accumulation and Distribution, Turkey 1969-1998
Our purpose in this paper is to establish stylized facts of the Turkish macroeconomic adjustments... Read More