Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
Proceedings of the Middle East Economic Association
Editor of Online Journal:
E. Mine Cinar
Selected condensed and edited papers presented in the annual meetings of Middle East Economic Association and other associated conferences. Full papers can be requested from the authors. Presentation of the articles in the Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies was made possible by a limited license granted to Loyola University Chicago and Middle East Economics Association from the authors who have retained all copyrights in the articles.
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Submissions from 2018
Is the Food Price Volatility Responsible for Inflation Volatility? An Investigation for Turkey, Kenan Lopcu and Seda Şengül
Sino-Algerian Partnership and its Impact on the Emergence of the Algerian Economy, Zemouri Messaoud, Haroun Tahar, and Merazga Aïssa
The Relationship between Energy Efficiency and Economic Performance in G20 Countries, Kivılcim METİN ÖZCAN and Ayşegül UÇKUN ÖZKAN
An Estimation of Financial Cycle to Determine Counter Cyclical Capital Buffer1, Burçhan SAKARYA and Münür YAYLA
Natural Resources, Quality of Institutions and Public Spending: The Algerian Case, Rima Souidi, Djamila Kasmi Belkacem, and Lylia SAMI
Submissions from 2017
How Muslims understand democracy: an empirical investigation, Shireen AlAzzaw and Moamen Gouda
Asymmetry in Inflation Targeting, Erhan Aslanoğlu and Pinar Deniz
Dynamics of oil prices, exchange rates and asset prices in the GCC countries, Mehmet Candemir and Mehmet Balcilar
Linking remittances with financial development and institutions: a study from selected MENA countries, Imad El Hamma
Do principal-agent conflicts impact performance and risk-taking behavior of Islamic banks?, Mona Fayed and Asmaa Ezzat
Energetic Transition in Iran, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa, Shekoofeh Farahmand, Majid Sameti, and Salahaldin Sasan
Financial literacy in developing countries, Melike Kokkizi, Kamer Karakurum-Ozdemir, and Gokce Uysal
Standards and Market Power: Evidence from Tunisia, Hendrik Kruse, Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, and Leila Baghdadi
The conditional gender wage gap in Egypt: premium or penalty?, Hanan Nazier
Oil rents and institutional quality: empirical evidence from Algeria, Chekouri Sidi Mohammed, Benbouziane Mohamed, and Chibi Abderrahim
The Influence of FOMC Minutes for Asset Prices in BRICS Countries and Turkey through GARCH Volatility Modeling, Evrim Toren
Housing and output growth in Turkey, Gizem Uzuner
Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Business Cycles, Seçil Yildirim-Karaman
Submissions from 2016
Key Determinants of Innovation in the Algerian SMEs, Benhabib Abderrezzak, Berrached Wafaa, and Senouci Benabbou
Decomposing the determinants of interest rates in Turkey and selected emerging markets implementing inflation targeting policies, Erhan Aslanoğlu and Pinar Deniz
Decomposing the Determinants of Interest Rates in Turkey and Selected: Emerging Markets Implementing Inflation Targeting Policies, Erhan Aslanoğlu and Pinar Deniz
On the risk spillover across the oil market, financial markets, and the oil-related CDS sectors: A Volatility impulse response approach, Mehmet Balcılar, Shawkat Hammoudeh, and Elif Akay Toparli
Determinants of Household Education Expenditures: Do Poor Spend Less on Education?, Ayse Aylin Bayar and Bengi Yanik İlhan
Macroeconomic impacts of oil price shocks on inflation and real exchange rate: Evidence from selected MENA countries, Riadh Brini and Hatem Jemmali
Asymmetric effect and dynamic relationships between oil prices shocks and exchange rate volatility: Evidence from some selected MENA countries, Riadh El Abed, Thouraya Hadj Amor, Ridha Nouira, and Christophe Raul