nep-ara New Economics Papers
on Arab World
Issue of 2013‒05‒22
39 papers chosen by
Quentin Wodon
World Bank
  1. Turkey - Transport Sector Expenditure Review : Synthesis Report By World Bank
  2. Turkey - Corporate Bond Market Development : Priorities and Challenges By World Bank
  3. Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children By World Bank
  4. Econometric Analysis of Youth Smoking Behavior in Turkey By Zeynep Önder
  5. Iraq and Turkey - South-South Knowledge Exchange on Social Safety Nets By Ghassan Alkhoja; Surat Nsour; Zaina Dawani
  6. Opening Doors : Gender Equality in the Middle East And North Africa By Tara Vishwanath
  7. Infrastructure and Employment Creation in the Middle East and North Africa By Caroline Freund; Elena Ianchovichina
  8. Heterogeneity in the Egyptian informal labour market: choice or obligation? By Rawaa Harati
  9. Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1 By World Bank
  10. Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt’s Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 2. Technical Background Reports By World Bank
  11. Supporting Social Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa : Lessons from Transitions By Franck Bousquet; Jeff Thindwa; Mariana Felicio; Helene Grandvoinnet
  12. Can Postal Networks Advance Financial Inclusion in the Arab World? By Mayada El-Zoghbi; Meritxell Martinez
  13. Inclusion and Resilience : The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in the Middle East and North Africa By Matteo Morgandi; Joana Silva; Victoria Levin
  14. Realizing the Potential of Islamic Finance By Mahmoud Mohieldin
  15. Morocco Moves Forward on an Arduous Path Reforming its Doing Business Indicators By Philippe De Meneval; Youssef Saadani Hassan; Ali Al Abdulrazzaq
  16. A Multidimensional Perspective of Poverty, and its Relation with the Informal Labor Market: An Application to Ecuadorian and Turkish Data By Armagan-Tuna Aktuna Gunes; Carla Canelas
  17. Public Employment Services and Publicly Provided ALMPs in Egypt By Amina Semlali; Diego F. Angel-Urdinola
  18. From Political to Economic Awakening in the Arab World : The Path of Economic Integration - Deauville Partnership Report on Trade and Foreign Direct Investment, Volume 1. Overview Report By World Bank
  19. Reclaiming their Voice : New Perspectives From Young Women and Men in Upper Egypt By World Bank
  20. Tackling the Shelter Challenge : Developing the Mortgage Market in Egypt By Sahar Nasr; Laila Abdelkader
  21. Kingdom of Morocco : Promoting Youth Opportunities and Participation By World Bank
  22. Universities Through the Looking Glass : Benchmarking University Governance to Enable Higher Education Modernization in MENA By World Bank
  23. Are Jordan and Tunisia's Exports Becoming More Technologically Sophisticated? And Why It Matters By Ndiame Diop; Sofiane Ghali
  24. The impact of MENA-to-EU migration in the context of demographic change. By Docquier, Frédéric
  25. MENA Regional Economic Update By Caroline Freund; Elena Ianchovichina
  26. Analysis of the Iran Oil Embargo By Alban Kitous; Bert Saveyn; Steve Gervais; Tobias Wiesenthal; Antonio Soria
  27. Stagnation or Revival? Palestinian Economic Prospects By World Bank
  28. Mortgage Lending in the Palestinian Territories : Fundamentals for Judges and Lawyers By Palestinian Judicial Training Institute; World Bank; USAID
  29. Jordan - Policies for High and Sustained Growth for Job Creation : Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2012 Development Policy Review (Vol. 1 of 2) : Synthesis By World Bank
  30. Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform By World Bank
  31. Joint Social and Economic Assessment for the Republic of Yemen By World Bank; United Nations; European Union; Islamic Development Bank
  32. Using Lebanon's Large Capital Inflows to Foster Sustainable Long-Term Growth By World Bank
  33. From Education-to-Work : Opportunities and Challenges in the West Bank and Gaza By Stefanie Brodmann; Ernesto P. Cuadra; Mohamad Ismail Allouche; Samira Ahmed Hillis
  34. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Development Policy Review : Improving Institutions, Fiscal Policies and Structural Reforms for Greater Growth Resilience and Sustained Job Creation (Vol. 1 of 2) By World Bank
  35. Lebanon : Country Water Sector Assistance Strategy, 2012-2016 By World Bank
  36. Poverty in MENA : Advances and Challenges By Tara Vishwanath; Umar Serajuddin
  37. Transport and Logistics in Djibouti : Contribution to Job Creation and Economic Diversification By World Bank
  38. Republic of Lebanon--Good Jobs Needed : The Role of Macro, Investment, Education, Labor and Social Protection Policies By World Bank
  39. Culture nationale et développement de la confiance inter organisationnelle en milieu supply chain : Le cas du Maroc By Mohammed Amine Balambo
  1. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Urban Development - Transport in Urban Areas Roads and Highways Urban Transport Transport Economics Policy and Planning Rural Roads and Transport Rural Development Transport
    Date: 2012–10
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12307&r=ara
  2. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Finance and Financial Sector Development - Mutual Funds Finance and Financial Sector Development - Deposit Insurance Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Markets and Market Access
    Date: 2012–02
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12439&r=ara
  3. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Early Child and Children's Health Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Health, Nutrition and Population - Adolescent Health Health Monitoring and Evaluation Education - Primary Education
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12260&r=ara
  4. By: Zeynep Önder
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Tobacco Use and Control Health, Nutrition and Population - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Health, Nutrition and Population - Adolescent Health Tertiary Education Secondary Education Education Health Nutrition and Population
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:13032&r=ara
  5. By: Ghassan Alkhoja; Surat Nsour; Zaina Dawani
    Keywords: Poverty Reduction - Poverty Impact Evaluation Services and Transfers to Poor Social Protections and Assistance Social Development - Social Risk Management Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Social Protections and Labor
    Date: 2012–04
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10842&r=ara
  6. By: Tara Vishwanath
    Keywords: Gender - Gender and Development Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems Gender - Gender and Law Education - Primary Education Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Rural Development
    Date: 2012–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10844&r=ara
  7. By: Caroline Freund; Elena Ianchovichina
    Keywords: Infrastructure Economics and Finance - Private Participation in Infrastructure Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Investment and Investment Climate Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Transport Economics Policy and Planning Finance and Financial Sector Development - Non Bank Financial Institutions Transport
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10853&r=ara
  8. By: Rawaa Harati (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - CNRS : UMR8174 - Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne)
    Abstract: This paper provides historical and empirical arguments that can explain the development of the Egyptian informal sector. After recalling the various approaches proposed in the literatures, it identifies the configuration that overrides the Egyptian labor market by allowing for the heterogeneity of informal jobs and therefore the existence of different segments within the informal sector using a mixture model. It concludes that the Egyptian informal labor market in 2006 was composed of two segments with a distinct wage equations. This may point to the existence of barriers to entry to each sector, e.g. fixed cost related to social stigma which prevent people from working in the sector which offers them the highest expected wage.
    Keywords: Informal market; development economics; finite mixture model; Egypt; segmentation; selection bias
    Date: 2013–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:cesptp:halshs-00820783&r=ara
  9. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Housing and Human Habitats Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Transport Economics Policy and Planning Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Communities and Human Settlements Health, Nutrition and Population Transport
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11903&r=ara
  10. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Health Monitoring and Evaluation Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Economic Theory and Research Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Health, Nutrition and Population
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11906&r=ara
  11. By: Franck Bousquet; Jeff Thindwa; Mariana Felicio; Helene Grandvoinnet
    Keywords: Social Development - Social Accountability Governance - Parliamentary Government Governance - E-Government Social Development - Civil Society Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures Public Sector Development
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10852&r=ara
  12. By: Mayada El-Zoghbi; Meritxell Martinez
    Keywords: Private Sector Development - E-Business Banks and Banking Reform Information and Communication Technologies - Postal Services Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets
    Date: 2012–04
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:9444&r=ara
  13. By: Matteo Morgandi; Joana Silva; Victoria Levin
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Safety Nets and Transfers Services and Transfers to Poor Banks and Banking Reform Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Finance and Financial Sector Development
    Date: 2012–09
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12261&r=ara
  14. By: Mahmoud Mohieldin
    Keywords: Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Banks and Banking Reform Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Finance and Financial Sector Development - Access to Finance Finance and Financial Sector Development - Islamic Finance
    Date: 2012–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10051&r=ara
  15. By: Philippe De Meneval; Youssef Saadani Hassan; Ali Al Abdulrazzaq
    Keywords: Private Sector Development - Competitiveness and Competition Policy Private Sector Development - E-Business Private Sector Development - Business Environment Private Sector Development - Business in Development Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets
    Date: 2012–02
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10849&r=ara
  16. By: Armagan-Tuna Aktuna Gunes (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - CNRS : UMR8174 - Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne); Carla Canelas (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - CNRS : UMR8174 - Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne)
    Abstract: In this paper, we study the links between time use, informal labor market, and poverty measures in two countries that strongly differ on their level of development, by means of a multidimensional poverty index, and a bivariate probit model to assess the changes in the joint probability of working in the informal sector while being considered poor.
    Keywords: Poverty; informality; time use
    Date: 2013–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:cesptp:halshs-00820754&r=ara
  17. By: Amina Semlali; Diego F. Angel-Urdinola
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Social Protections and Labor - Labor Policies Social Protections and Labor - Labor Management and Relations Social Protections and Labor - Labor Standards Tertiary Education Education
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12993&r=ara
  18. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Law and Development - Trade Law International Economics and Trade - Free Trade Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Economic Theory & Research Environmental Economics & Policies Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Environment
    Date: 2012–05
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11886&r=ara
  19. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Adolescent Health Governance - Youth and Governance Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Education - Primary Education Health, Nutrition and Population
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11908&r=ara
  20. By: Sahar Nasr; Laila Abdelkader
    Keywords: Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Finance and Financial Sector Development - Access to Finance Finance and Financial Sector Development - Non Bank Financial Institutions Finance and Financial Sector Development - Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress
    Date: 2012–02
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10848&r=ara
  21. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Adolescent Health Governance - Youth and Governance Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Housing & Human Habitats Education - Primary Education Communities and Human Settlements Health, Nutrition and Population
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11909&r=ara
  22. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Education - Education For All Access and Equity in Basic Education Teaching and Learning Education - Primary Education
    Date: 2012–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12535&r=ara
  23. By: Ndiame Diop; Sofiane Ghali
    Keywords: Private Sector Development - E-Business Technology Industry International Economics and Trade - Free Trade Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Economic Theory and Research Industry Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
    Date: 2012–02
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10847&r=ara
  24. By: Docquier, Frédéric
    Abstract: We analyze the consequences of increasing MENA-to-EU migration on both sending and receiving regions. Using a general equilibrium model, we find that increasing MENA-to-EU migration generates significant changes in EU15 tax rates and income per capita. Compared to a non-selective immigration shock, selecting immigrants leads to a moderate reduction in tax rates, but to a greater impact on income per capita in the EU15. Emigration, especially if high-skilled, has a detrimental impact on MENA tax rates. Finally, the negative effects in MENA are mitigated if the brain drain leads to side-effects or is accompanied by increased education attainment at origin.
    Date: 2012
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ner:louvai:info:hdl:2078.1/118077&r=ara
  25. By: Caroline Freund; Elena Ianchovichina
    Keywords: Energy - Energy and Environment Oil Refining and Gas Industry Energy - Energy Demand Energy - Energy Production and Transportation Environment - Environment and Energy Efficiency Industry
    Date: 2012–05
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10838&r=ara
  26. By: Alban Kitous (European Commission – JRC - IPTS); Bert Saveyn (European Commission – JRC - IPTS); Steve Gervais (European Commission – JRC - IPTS); Tobias Wiesenthal (European Commission – JRC - IPTS); Antonio Soria (European Commission – JRC - IPTS)
    Abstract: This report analyses the macro-economic, sectoral, and energy effects of an Iranian oil embargo. Five scenarios are analysed reflecting various degrees of oil scarcity on the global market and different sizes of embargo coalitions. The report estimates the macro-economic impacts using the global general equilibrium model GEM-E3. The international oil and energy markets are assessed with the POLES model. This provides the impacts in prices and quantities in the international energy (oil) market. Impacts on trade flows regarding refined oil products are estimated with the OURSE model.
    Keywords: oil embargo, Iran, modelling, oil market, macro-economic impact
    Date: 2013–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc77983&r=ara
  27. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Law and Development - Corporate Law Banks and Banking Reform Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures Public Sector Development
    Date: 2012–03
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10843&r=ara
  28. By: Palestinian Judicial Training Institute; World Bank; USAID
    Keywords: Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Banks and Banking Reform Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Finance and Financial Sector Development - Access to Finance Finance and Financial Sector Development - Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress
    Date: 2012
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12875&r=ara
  29. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Labor Policies Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Economic Theory and Research Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Environmental Economics and Policies Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Environment
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12328&r=ara
  30. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Housing & Human Habitats Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Transport Economics Policy & Planning Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Communities and Human Settlements Health Nutrition and Population Transport
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11869&r=ara
  31. By: World Bank; United Nations; European Union; Islamic Development Bank
    Keywords: Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Health Monitoring and Evaluation Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Finance and Financial Sector Development - Access to Finance Governance - Governance Indicators
    Date: 2012–08
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:11920&r=ara
  32. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Finance and Financial Sector Development - Banks & Banking Reform Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Finance and Financial Sector Development - Currencies and Exchange Rates Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Economic Theory & Research
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:2727&r=ara
  33. By: Stefanie Brodmann; Ernesto P. Cuadra; Mohamad Ismail Allouche; Samira Ahmed Hillis
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Tertiary Education Access and Equity in Basic Education Teaching and Learning Education - Primary Education
    Date: 2012–01
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10854&r=ara
  34. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Labor Policies Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Economic Theory and Research Private Sector Development - Emerging Markets Environmental Economics and Policies Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Environment
    Date: 2012–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12302&r=ara
  35. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Water Supply and Sanitation - Water Supply and Systems Water Supply and Sanitation - Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions Water Supply and Sanitation - Town Water Supply and Sanitation Water Resources - Water and Industry Water Resources - Water Conservation
    Date: 2012–04
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:12622&r=ara
  36. By: Tara Vishwanath; Umar Serajuddin
    Keywords: Poverty Reduction - Rural Poverty Reduction Information and Communication Technologies - ICT Applications Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Regional Economic Development Poverty Reduction - Achieving Shared Growth Poverty Reduction - Poverty Reduction Strategies
    Date: 2012–04
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:10841&r=ara
  37. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Transport and Trade Logistics Roads and Highways Banks and Banking Reform Transport Economics Policy and Planning Industry - Common Carriers Industry Finance and Financial Sector Development Transport
    Date: 2013–02
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:13245&r=ara
  38. By: World Bank
    Keywords: Social Protections and Labor - Labor Markets Social Protections and Labor - Labor Policies Health, Nutrition and Population - Population Policies Banks and Banking Reform Finance and Financial Sector Development - Access to Finance Health Nutrition and Population
    Date: 2012–12
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:13217&r=ara
  39. By: Mohammed Amine Balambo (CRETLOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la LOGistique - Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II : EA)
    Abstract: Cette communication a pour objectif de comprendre l'influence que pourrait avoir la culture nationale d'un pays sur la nature de la confiance inter organisationnelle développée entre partenaires impliqués dans une supply chain. Cette étude se fondera sur un mode de raisonnement hypothético-déductif qui permettra de faire émerger un modèle théorique explicatif qui fera l'objet de deux enquêtes empiriques. La première est une étude qualitative à des fins exploratoires visant la contextualisation du modèle, puis une étude quantitative davantage confirmatoire fondée sur la méthode par les équations structurelles sous l'approche PLS (Past Least Squares).
    Date: 2013–05–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-00819995&r=ara
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