MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: December 2022
No.
Vol. 14, No. 2
Publisher
ERF and Taylor & Francis
Date
December, 2022
Ruya Karci, Nukhet Dogan & M. Hakan Berument
The conflict and violence in the Syrian Arab Republic have led to an increase in Syrians seeking asylum in European countries. In this study, asylum applications of Syrian refugees to European countries are examined...
Pages: 199-218
Kamiar Mohaddes, Mehdi Raissi & Niranjan Sarangi
We develop a quarterly macro-econometric model for the Saudi economy over the period 1981Q2-2018Q2 and integrate it within a compact model of the world economy (including the global oil market)....
Pages: 219-239
Karim Belcaid
This study focuses on the sustainability of public finances in relation to economic growth in Morocco for the period from 1987 to 2019. We set out to explore ..
Pages: 240-263
Mouna Ben Othman & Mohamed Ali Marouani
This article discusses the interactions among pension reform, labor market and inter-generational distribution issues through an overlapping general equilibrium approach with imperfect labor markets. Workers with different ages are...
Pages: 264-281
Maye Ehab
Transition to non-employment is prevalent for women in the Egyptian labor market, particularly those working in the private sector. This paper analyzes women’s labor market transitions, particularly to non-employment and to other labor market states...
Pages: 282-302
Ebaidalla M. Ebaidalla & Mohammed E. Mustafa Ali
This paper examines the impact of chronic illnesses on labor force participation using labor market surveys data for Egypt and Tunisia. The study also investigates the reverse effect of labor force participation on the incidence of chronic diseases. We adopted the simultaneous equations modeling technique...
Pages: 303-322
Maryam Mirzaei
The global economic is restructured by the wave of deepened technological revolutions brought by the worldwide Fintech storm. To overhaul the rapid growth and expansion of the Fintech industry requires solid data about its market structure. This conceptual study attempts to provide the first inclusive analysis...
Pages: 323-336
Fredj Fhima, Ridha Nouira & Philippe Adair
The banking system in Tunisia suffers from non-performing loans, fuelling the aversion of banks to credit risk and hindering the financing of SMEs. The research question tackles the ‘transactional lending’ versus ‘relational lending’ relationship between a sample of 10 Tunisian banks...
Pages: 337-352