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Lifting Economic Sanctions on Iran : Global Effects and Strategic Responses

Ianchovichina, Elena - 2017

Iran with and without strategic responses. Iran benefits the most, with average per capita welfare gains ranging from close … to 3 percent, in the case when Iran's crude oil exports to the European Union recover to half their pre-embargo level, to … that enable a strong supply response, and increased market access for Iranian exports in developed markets. Iran could …

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Egypt : Guiding Reform of Energy Subsidies Long-Term

Griffin, Peter - 2017

This paper examines the short- and long-run economic impact of Egypt's energy subsidy reform in July 2014 (without and without compensating transfers for the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution) and the decline in global energy prices, as well as the long-run impact of phasing out the...

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Digital Trade in MENA : Regulatory Readiness Assessment

Daza Jaller, Lillyana Sophia - 2020

A strong regulatory framework can provide essential tools for remote transactions and improve trust in digital trade. Yet, regulations can also introduce restrictions that hamper the conditions for digital markets. Based on a database of 20 Middle East and North Africa countries and 20...

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Stages of Development of Payment Systems : Leapfrogging Across Countries and Mena's Place in the World

Gevaudan, Clement - 2020

This paper studies the relationship between the level of economic development and the incidence of three forms of payments across countries, namely the incidence of bank accounts, digital payments, and mobile money accounts among the adult populations across countries. It presents simple...

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Welfare Dynamics with Synthetic Panels : The Case of the Arab World in Transition

Dang, Hai-Anh - 2018

This paper studies welfare dynamics, especially changes associated with middle-class status in countries in the Middle East and North Africa, before and after the Arab Spring transitions, using objective and subjective welfare measures. Absent panel data, the analysis employs state-of-the-art...

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Developing Public-Private Partnership Initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa : From Public Debt to Maximizing Finance for Development

Arezki, Rabah - 2019

This paper argues for a novel approach to financing infrastructure needs in Arab countries. It first describes the context of rising public debt in the region, contrasting it with the vast infrastructure needs. It then discusses the challenges in meeting these needs with traditional financing....

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Does School Safety and Classroom Disciplinary Climate Hinder Learning? Evidence from the MENA Region

Cahu, Paul Marie Michel - 2019

School safety and classroom disciplinary climate have a direct impact on teachers' ability to teach and students' ability to learn. School safety and classroom disciplinary climates have been declining in the Middle East and North Africa region, as is demonstrated in this paper using data from...

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Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review

Verme, Paolo - 2017

The paper takes stock of eight country studies and a cross-country analysis to review the experience with subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa region between 2010 and 2014. This unprecedented period of subsidy reforms occurred during a period of extraordinary political changes,...

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MENA Export Performance and Specialization -- the Role of Financial Sector Development and Governance

Wood, Christina A. - 2017

Industry and financial profiles of MENA firms may underpin the observation that MENA country exports are below potential and skewed toward low value-added goods that are unable to spur rapid job creation and inclusive growth. To assess this link, the paper combines analysis highlighting external...

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The Reduction of Child Mortality in the Middle East and North Africa : A Success Story

Iqbal, Farrukh - 2017

Although child mortality rates have declined all across the developing world over the past 40 years, they have declined the most in the Middle East and North Africa region. This paper documents this remarkable experience and shows that it is broad based in the sense that all countries in the...

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