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 2012
The Impact of Broadband Infrastructure on Economic Growth in Some Arab and Emerging Countries, Mona Farid Badran
Environmental Performance of Developing Countries: A Comparative Study, Salpie Djoundourian
Diversifications in Turkish Industry and Trade, A. Suut Dogruel and Fatma Dogruel
Youth Unemployment in Tunisia: Characteristics and Policy Responses, IIham Haouas, Edward Sayre, and Mahmoud Yagoubi
Coral Reefs and Tourism in Egypt's Red Sea, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa, and Stéphanie Reynaud
Economic Development in the Southern Mediterranean Countries through Population Growth and International Trade: A Comparative Focus, Wai Mun Hong, Alejandro Lorca, and Eva Medina
Can Productivity Increases Really Explain The Lira Appreciation: Questions For The Central Bank Of The Republic Of Turkey, Kenan Lopcua, Almila Burgacb, and Fikret Dulger
Effects of Structural Changes in the Turkish Banking Sector Since 2001 Crisis and a Risk Analysis for the Sector, Kenan Lopcu and Süleyman Bilgin Kilic
Quantification of the Relationship Poverty-Education in Algeria: A Multinomial Econometric Approach, Samir B-E. Maliki, Abderrezak Benhabib, and Abdelnacer Boutedja
Determinants of Private Saving and Interaction Between Public & Private Savings in Turkey, Eser Pirgan Matur, Ali Sabuncu, and Sema Bahçeci
The Arab Spring in the MENA Region: it is not the economy!, José García Montalvo
The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Tourism in MENA Countries., Alain Safa and Nathalie Hilmi
A Study of the Socioeconomic Determinants of the Performance of the New Lands Cooperatives, Ashraf S.E. Saleh
Assessing the preliminary impacts of the Libya's crisis on the Tunisian economy, Emanuele Santi, Saoussen Ben Romdhane, and Mohamed Safouane BenAïssa
The Sustainability of Economic Growth in Abu Dhabi – a Dynamic CGE Approach, Bram Smeets and Ali Bayar
The Impact of Workers' Remittances on Macro Indicators:The case of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Majid Taghavi
Islamic Finance and Global Financial Crises: How to Keep Finance on Track?, Ayman Zerban, Eslam H. Elkady, and Rafik F. Omar
Submissions from 2011
Parametric Social Security Reforms and Saving: Evidence from Turkey, Yigit Aydede
Revolt on the Nile: Economic Shocks, Religion and Political Influence, Eric Chaney
Neighbors Make a Difference: Mixed Strategies for Resolving Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa, Mine Cinar, Robert Lapointe, and Timothy Nelson
Economic Growth with Unlimited Supplies of Labor: Theory and Some Evidence from the GCC, Tarek Coury and Mohamed Lahouel
Convergence of North African Countries to the Level of Southern Europe Income: An Empirical Evaluation, Meriem Djennas, Mohamed BenBouziane, and Mustapha Djennas
Sectoral Composition and Unemployment in Turkey, Fatma Dogruel and Yasemin Ozerkek
Trade Liberalization and Export Diversification in Selected MENA Countries, Suut Dogruel and Mahmut Tekce
Tribal Diversity, Political Patronage and the Yemeni Decentralization Experiment, Daniel Egel
