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Jobless growth: empirical evidences from the Middle East and North Africa region
Abou Hamia, Mohamad A. - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 49 (2016) 3, pp. 239-251
In this study, we use Okun's Law to examine whether growth has been jobless in seventeen MENA countries. The methods used are the ARDL approach for the individual country and the panel data analysis for the entire sample. The period considered in this study is from 1980 to 2013. To test for...
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Asymmetric effect of oil price changes on trade balance in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates
Faheem, Muhammad; Azali, Mohamed; Chin, Lee - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 14 (2020) 3, pp. 685-714
autoregressive distributed lag models simultaneously and find the heterogeneous response of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and United Arab … impact in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait while the positive impact in case of United Arab Emirates trade balance. The oil price … marginal effect evaluated at the minimum level of the real effective exchange rate is positive in Kuwait and negative in Saudi …
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Omani hydrogen for Germany and the EU: Not just a matter of energy policy
Ansari, Dawud - 2023
Germany and the EU plan to import hydrogen and its derivatives from the Arab Gulf states. Although Germany has signed a joint declaration of intent with the Sultanate of Oman to this end, its efforts focus primarily on Oman's larger neighbours. However, it would be a mistake to overlook Oman's...
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Ende einer Allianz: Ägypten, Saudi-Arabien und die VAE. Bilaterale Interessendivergenzen bieten Chancen für Deutschland und die EU
Roll, Stephan - 2023
In den vergangenen 10 Jahren haben die drei verbündeten Regierungen Ägyptens, Saudi-Arabiens und der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE) erheblichen Einfluss auf Entwicklungen im Nahen und Mittleren Osten genommen. Gemeinsames Ziel war es, demokratische Transformation zu verhindern, den...
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The United Arab Emirates: Some lessons in economic development
Nyarko, Yaw - 2010
Oil was discovered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just 50 years ago. During that time, UAE has been able to transform itself into a rapidly modernizing country, which is fast becoming a major economic hub and a key player on the international economic landscape. This paper discusses a number...
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Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi
Assa, Maganga M.; Edriss, Abdi-Khalil; Matchaya, … - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 59-73
Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers' disposal, meeting the growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production resources. This paper, therefore, is an attempt...
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The estimation of complete almost ideal demand system from Czech housold budget survey data
Janda, Karel; Mikolášek, Jakub; Netuka, Martin - 2009
The aim of this paper is to provide a reliable set of income, own-price, and cross-price elasticities of demand for the consumer goods, foods and alcohol beverages based on Almost Ideal Demand System model applied to the most relevant Czech data set of Household Budget Statistics. While we...
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The responsiveness of remittances to the oil price: the case of the GCC
Naufal, George S.; Termos, Ali - 2009
price elasticity of remittances is around 0.4. While most studies have examined the impact of remittances on the real …
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Comparing labor supply elasticities in Europe and the US: New results
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
We suggest the first large-scale international comparison of labor supply elasticities for 17 European countries and the US, separately by gender and marital status. Measurement differences are netted out by using a harmonized empirical approach and comparable data sources. We find that own-wage...
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Labor supply elasticities in Europe and the US
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - 2011
Despite numerous studies on labor supply, the size of elasticities is rarely comparable across countries. In this paper, we suggest the first large-scale international comparison of elasticities, while netting out possible differences due to methods, data selection and the period of...
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