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Performance and Credit Rating in Banking: A Comparative Study for Egypt and Lebanon
We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA region, Egypt... Read More
Fiscal Response to Fluctuating Oil Revenues in Oil Exporting Countries of the Middle East
Using panel data for five Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries, I have investigated the impact of... Read More
An Empirical Evaluation of the Implementation of the Bonus-Malus System in the Tunisian Automobile Insurance Ratemaking
The objective of this study was to empirically assess the impact of the introduction of... Read More
A Political Economy Model of Resource Pricing with Evidence from the Fuel Market
The paper suggests that institutional developments may not have monotone effects on economic policy. The... Read More
Internal and External Economies in Egyptian Manufacturing, 1970-1997
Testing for the existence of internal and external economies in Egyptian manufacturing industries can help... Read More
Investment, Markup and Capacity Utilization in Tunisia
Using data from the Tunisian private manufacturing sector, a theory-consistent model of the investment behavior... Read More
Exporting Labor or Goods? Long-Term Implications for The Palestinian Economy
The restricted access of the Israeli labor market to Palestinian workers is a major negative... Read More
The Effect of Distribution on Accumulation, Capacity Utilization and Employment: Testing the Wage-Led Hypothesis for Turkey
This paper analyzes the impact of distribution on accumulation, capacity utilization and employment for Turkey... Read More
Labor Market Competitiveness and Flexibility in Egypt
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the structure and performance of the labor... Read More