MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2021
No.
Vol. 13, Issue 1
Publisher
ERF and Taylor and Francis
Date
June, 2021
Topic
O1. Economic Development
Caroline Krafft & Elizabeth E. Davis
Egypt and Tunisia are perceived to have high levels of inequality, yet based on standard measures, inequality in these two countries is not unusually high. In this study we explore a different dimension of inequality in Egypt and Tunisia... Pages: 1-26
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Pooya Alaedini, Khayyam Azizimehr & Mohammad M. Habibpour
This paper investigates the effect of oil revenues on the middle-class size and income in Iran. Following Kharas (2017. The unprecedented expansion of the global middle class: An update. The Brookings Institution), it uses an absolute measure to define... Pages: 27-58
Ridha Nouira & Mohamed Kouni
The research for this paper was conducted in order to investigate the optimal size of government as well as its effect on economic growth in selected MENA and developing countries over the period from 1988 to 2016... Pages: 59-77
Magda Kandil & Ida A. Mirzaie
This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic policies on the Iranian economy. The study covers the time between 1978-2017. The results illustrate the role of the money supply and government spending in supporting growth... Pages: 78-98
Karim Belcaid & Ahmed El Ghini
This paper focuses on the role of the macroeconomic outlook in explaining the returns volatility from 1998 to 2018 in Morocco. Our findings show that the inclusion of low-frequency macroeconomic information can improve... Pages: 99-127
Yasemin Dildar
This paper analyzes different trajectories followed by Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries with regard to feminization of the labor force. It uses accounting decomposition analysis for the manufacturing sector employment in eight MENA countries... Pages: 128-149
Yılmaz Kılıçaslan, Uğur Aytun & Oytun Meçik
In this study, we examine how firms’ positions (supplier, final, or both) in both global and domestic value chains (GVC and DVC) affect their productivity. This is said to be the first attempt in exploring the impact of the integration of firms... Pages: 150-171
Jean-Pierre Chauffour & Jose L. Diaz-Sanchez
This paper studies the effect of market distortions in the manufacturing sector in Morocco. Recent microdata are used to calculate the extent of resource misallocation associated to these distortions and the potential total factor productivity (TFP) gain... Pages: 172-190
Dorsaf Sridi & Wafa Ghardallou
Tunisia is currently facing political, economic and financial problems which have an impact on the flow of remittances. This study is the first attempt to give a thorough analysis of a two-way relationship between workers’ remittances and... Pages: 191-211