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East, with special emphasis to the case of Egypt. It has been noted that high inequality might have contributed to the Arab … income shares in a country like Egypt(or in other Middle East countries). One would need reliable fiscal sources in order to …
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Muhammad Ali, who ruled Egypt between 1805 and 1849, intervened in Egyptian markets in an attempt to foster … Egyptian history than from other poor countries at that time since Egypt faced the same terms of trade boom typical of most …
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conduct a randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt to measure the impact of insuring microenterprises against …
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Egypt needs to diversify exports further in order to emerge from its isolation and to draw the maximum advantage from …
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This paper explores the economic impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Egypt and the United States, assuming … that Egypt implements both the recently agreed Arab League FTA and a Partnership Agreement with the European Union. An … Egypt-United States agreement would improve Egypt’s economic welfare. Gains would be maximized if the agreement were to …
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This paper assesses the possible impact of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (EMA) on Egypt and Jordan and identifies …
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Key questions in evaluating the justification for free trade agreements (FTAs) are whether formal international cooperation is necessary to promote greater contestability of markets through harmonization or recognition of regulatory regimes ("deep integration"), and whether any actions taken to...
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for the UK and the US over various subperiods by means of smooth transition regressions.Results: There is often evidence … inflation targeting period in the UK is characterized by a concave rule supporting recession avoidance preferences, while the …
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The paper provides SVAR estimates for four open economies: the UK, Canada, Sweden and Denmark, making explicit a … another: monetary union appears easy to recommend for Sweden and Denmark, much less so for Canada and the UK. …
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earnings growth. We apply this simple idea to Japanese and UK data. We find that tenure effects on earnings are positive but … smaller than the effects estimated with the traditional approach. In a comparative perspective, we also find that UK and …
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