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Information and communications technology in the middle east: Situation as of 2010 and prospective scenarios for 2030
Abbassi, Jawad - 2011
This study analyzes the progress in information and communication technologies (ICT) in eleven MED countries and how they compare to the rest of the world in terms of sector's sophistication and development. In recent years, most countries of this region opened up their markets for multiple...
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A brand specific investigation of international cost shock threats on price and margin with a manufacturer-wholesaler-retailer model
Dannewald, Till; Hildebrandt, Lutz - 2008
In times of increasing oil prices and a weak dollar, European companies that focus their business on the US market may find themselves in a weak position. While many businesses can hedge this kind of risk by relocating production to the US, or employing financial remedies, these strategies may...
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Using Wiki to build an e-learning system in statistics in Arabic language
Ahmad, Taleb; Härdle, Wolfgang Karl; Klinke, Sigbert - 2007
language elearning course in statistics. Discussed are issues concerning e-learning in Arab countries with special focus on … problems of the application of e-learning in the Arab world and the difficulties concerning the design Arabic platforms such as … building an Arab platform is presented. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274130
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Using R, LaTeX and Wiki for an Arabic e-learning platform
Ahmad, Taleb; Härdle, Wolfgang Karl; Klinke, Sigbert; … - 2008
language elearning course in statistics. Discussed are issues concerning e-learning in Arab countries with special focus on … problems of the application of e-learning in the Arab world and the difficulties concerning the design Arabic platforms such as … building an Arab platform is presented. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274145
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Stigmatization and racial selection after September 11, 2001: Self-identity among Arab and Islamic Americans
Mason, Patrick L.; Matella, Andrew - In: IZA Journal of Migration 3 (2014), pp. 1-21
During the 2000s Arab and Islamic American racial identity selection was subjected to an exogenous racializing event … affiliation and Arab ethnicity. This stigmatization created an exogenous reduction in the expected payoff to acculturation … that Arab and Islamic Americans will self-identify as white. The data are combined cross sections of the Current Population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586024
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Constraints to Economic Development and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Brach, Juliane - 2008
20 years, the under-average performance of Arab countries in general and Arab Mediterranean countries in particular is … this paper, I focus on identifying the most important constraints on Arab Mediterranean economic development. I use state … economic development of the Arab Mediterranean countries might be because structural adjustment efforts do not tackle - or at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293522
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Determinants of FDI location in Egypt: Empirical analysis using governorate panel data
Hanafy, Shima'a - 2015
dataset of 26 Egyptian governorates for the period 1992 - 2008. Using the case of Arab FDI to Egypt, we also investigate … exception of Free Zones - do not affect the unequal spatial FDI distribution. Finally, we find that the location of Arab FDI … inflows to Egypt is not sensitive to the usual determinants. Arab investors are more willing to invest in less investment …
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The Design and Operation of Rules of Origin in Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Challenges of Implementation and Reform
Malkawi, Bashar H.; El-Shafie, Mohammad I. - In: Journal of World Trade 53 (2019) 2, pp. 243-272
Rules of origin (ROO) are pivotal element of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA). ROO are basically established to …
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Anatomy of the Case of Arab countries and the WTO
Malkawi, Bashar H. - In: Arab Law Quarterly 20 (2006) 2, pp. 110-151
The article discusses accession of Arab countries to the WTO and some of the obstacles they face. The article also … examines the impact of the multilateral trading system on selected sectors such as oil and agriculture of Arab countries. The … industries of Arab countries. However, winners could compensate for any loss. …
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The Contents and Features of Dispute Settlement under US-Jordan FTA: An Appraisal
Malkawi, Bashar H. - In: Manchester Journal of International Economic Law 15 (2018) 2, pp. 167-189
The following discussion analyzes the dispute settlement mechanism provided for by the US-JO FTA. The article begins in section II with a brief introduction on the functioning of FTAs. Section III highlights the importance of including dispute resolution provisions in FTAs. Section IV analyzes...
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