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    Gender and the Jordanian labor market

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    It is by now well established that Jordan has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates (LFPR) in the world. This paper argues that the decline in labour participation among Jordanian educated women is due to a deteriorating opportunity structure in the Jordanian labour market for these women.
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    Fiscal manipulation in non-democratic regimes: the case of Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    Political budget cycles (PBC) refer to cycles during which some components of the government budget are influenced by the electoral cycle, thus inducing an increase in government spending or a decrease in taxes in specific years. This paper’s main objective is to examine whether fiscal policy in the pre-revolution Egypt has been systematically affected by the PBC.
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    Institutions and the finance-growth nexus: empirical evidence from MENA countries

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The economic literature emphasises the positive role of financial development in determining economic growth. This paper investigates the effect of institutional quality on the finance-growth nexus in Middle East and North African (MENA) countries.
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    Does institutions quality matter for financial development and economic growth nexus?: another look at the evidence from MENA countries

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The relationship between financial development and economic growth remains a fundamental issue in the economics and finance literature. This paper examines this relationship by introducing institutional variables of 13 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the 1990-2008 period using the generalised method of moments (GMM) system approach.
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    Agricultural transformation and labor mobility during the ARIP period in Turkey: evidence from micro-data, 2000-2002

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The process of transition of the economy from an agrarian economy to a diversified and productive economy dominated by manufacturing and services is known as agricultural transformation. This paper analyses the transition dynamics in and out of agricultural and non-agricultural employment in the Turkish labour market during the ARIP (Agricultural Reform Implementation Project) period.
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    An applied endogenous growth model with human and knowledge capital accumulation for the Turkish economy

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The main objective of this paper is to investigate and assess the interactions between knowledge driven growth, acquisition of human capital, and the role of strategic public policy for the Turkish economy. The paper presents a model designed to investigate the public policies towards fostering the development of human.
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    The political economy of petroleum wealth in low-income countries: some policy alternatives

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    This paper argues that the problems created by abundant mineral wealth – referred to commonly as ‘the resource curse’ – are mostly political, not economic. The author deems that if wise and benevolent technocrats governed low-income countries, their resource wealth would be an unmitigated blessing.
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    The determinants of MENA export diversification: an empirical analysis

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    Policy makers in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are now conscious of the need for a structural change to boost growth and trade. The aim of this paper is to study driving forces behind export diversification in the MENA region.
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    Bank profitability and the business cycle: evidence from MENA countries

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    Understanding and monitoring the impact of an unstable economy on the health of the banking industry is a particularly important challenge for bank regulators and policy makers. This paper attempts to know how business cycle fluctuations can affect bank profitability in the MENA region, focusing particularly on Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
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    The effects of countercyclical fiscal policy: firm-level evidence from temporary consumption tax cuts in Turkey

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    As part of its countercyclical measures implemented during the recent global economic crisis, Turkey temporarily lowered consumption taxes on selected commodities. This paper investigates the effects of temporary consumption tax cuts using firm-level data from Turkey.

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