The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of IFRS adoption on MENA's emerging stock markets and to shed some light on the macro-economic determinants which have had an important influence on stock market development. The empirical study is conducted using a balanced panel data from...

On the basis of recent theoretical developments of complex Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), this paper is aimed at shedding light on the new aspects of FDI determinants in MENA countries. An empirical application with a spatial panel data model shows that both bilateral and third-country FDI...

This study examines the banking power in a number of highly concentrated banking industries. In particular, this paper tests the competitive conditions in the banking industries of six Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries for the period from 1998 to 2007. Using the new industrial...

We investigate the complex interactions between credit constraints, political instability, and capital accumulation using a novel approach based on Kiyotaki and Moore’s (1997) theoretical framework. Drawing on a unique firm-level data set from Middle-East and North Africa (MENA),...

L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...

The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...

This article aims to have an analysis on state structure at the North of Africa including Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The being internally dynamic of these states is historically different with what has previously happened in the West, because the essence of relation between state and society has...

This issue of Global Employment Trends for Youth provides an update on youth labour markets around the world, focusing both on the continuing labour market crisis and on structural issues in youth labour markets. The report provides an overview of youth labour markets at the global and regional...

Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries in education, personal autonomy, and more explained by underdevelopment itself? Or do the societies that are poor today hold certain cultural views that lead to gender inequality? This article discusses several mechanisms through...