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A Future for the Dead Sea Basin: Water Culture among Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians
Lipchin, Clive - 2006
resource shared by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. The Dead Sea is the terminal point of the Jordan River … destination, despite the enormous investment in hotel and resort infrastructures in Israel and in Jordan. The decline also raises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312442
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Climate change and water resources in the Middle East: Vulnerability, socio-economic impacts, and adaption
El- Fadel, Mutasem; Bou-Zeid, Elie R. - 2001
While the extent of human induced global warming is inconclusive, the vulnerability of natural systems to rapid changes in climate patterns is regarded as one of the most challenging issues in recent years. Water resources are a main component of natural systems that might be affected by climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608808
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When Do Autocracies Start to Liberalize Foreign Trade? Evidence from Four Cases in the Arab World
Richter, Thomas - 2010
procurement. A longitudinal comparison of four countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan) in the Middle East and North Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293534
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Trade Liberalization and Income Distribution: A CGE Model for Jordan
Feraboli, Omar; Trimborn, Timo - 2009
The Association Agreement between Jordan and the EU entered into force in 2002. It provides a gradual reduction of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301469
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Preferential vs. Full Trade Liberalisation: A Dynamic CGE Model with Heterogeneous Households for Jordan
Feraboli, Omar - 2011
This paper deals with the economic effects and the policy implications of trade liberalisation on the Jordanian economy, with emphasis on welfare, income distribution and real wages of heterogeneous households, by using a neoclassical dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305634
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Testing the importance of search frictions and matching through a randomized experiment in Jordan
Groh, Matthew; McKenzie, David; Shammout, Nour; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-20
Jordan through a randomized experiment. Firms and job candidates were provided with a job-matching service based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603337
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The Influence of Sample Size and Selection of Financial Ratios in Bankruptcy Model Accuracy
Al-Hroot, Yusuf Ali - In: Economic Review: Journal of Economics and Business 13 (2015) 1, pp. 7-19
bankruptcy models accuracy of companies listed in the industrial sector of Jordan. The study sample is divided into three sub …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985096
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The role of zakat in the provision of social protection: A comparison between Jordan, Palestine and Sudan
Machado, Anna Carolina; Bilo, Charlotte; Helmy, Imane - 2018
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and can be understood as a form of religious duty, purifying one's wealth and at the same time functioning as a means to redistribute wealth to those in need. In Arabic, zakat means, among others, growth and purity (Dean and Khan 1997). In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030394
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Jordan Imports and Tariff Regimes: A Revisit
Malkawi, Bashar H. - In: Global Trade and Customs Journal 14 (2019) 6, pp. 308-318
Jordan made substantial market access commitments as part of its WTO membership negotiations. Jordan has low average … standards in Jordan were streamlined in accordance with WTO rules. Jordan confirmed in its accession to the WTO that free zones …. The purpose of this article is to examine and analyze Jordan's current imports and tariffs regime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012116803
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The Impact of Institutional Frameworks on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: The case of the management contract for water and wastewater services in the...
Steiner, Sylvia M. - 2008
through a case study of the Management Contract for Water and Wastewater Service in the Amman Governorate, Jordan. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011918475