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On The Impact of Labor Tax Reforms on Unemployment in Tunisia
The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of tax reforms on unemployment... Read More
GCC and The Arab Economy: Growth, Reform and Regionalization
This study attempts to shed some light on the analytical underpinnings of this evaluation with... Read More
Does The Specification of A New Class of Poverty Measures Matter? Evidence from Tunisia
The evaluation of the horizontal inefficiency of an anti-poverty design is often reduced to the... Read More
Unemployment Persistence and The Informal Sector
This paper argues that unemployment persistence in countries like Tunisia is not caused only by... Read More
Bank Privatization in Egypt
There is a worldwide growing effort to reforming and privatizing banking systems. The main motivation... Read More
The Small Business Informality Challenge: Lessons Learned From Country Experiences and The Road Ahead of Egypt
This paper aims to present the lessons learned from country experiences in the area of... Read More
Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates
This study presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad, where... Read More
Arab Economic Integration: an Awakening to Remove Barriers to Prosperity
External challenges frequently offer an impetus for internal unification. The challenges emerging post September 11,... Read More
Economic Performance and Political Outcomes: An Analysis of The 1995 Turkish Parliamentary Election Results
1995 Turkish parliamentary election was held almost under the conditions of a controlled experiment. The... Read More