One of the consequences of globalization is the increased vulnerability of small nations to the events happening in the advanced world. This study estimates the macro-economic linkages between the GCC and the G7 countries. A small model has been developed with only seven key variables. Four of...

This paper sets out to investigate some aspects of the differential inpact of the process of globalization on labor oucomes in countries of the MENA region. It examines the impact of the process of globalization on the nature of labor processes and the new employment profiles, explores the...

Although the last three decades represent only the most recent episode of Egypt's "opening up to the world", their impact on the Egyptian economy and society seems much wider and goes much deeper than anything that Egypt had experienced before, this justifies the use of the relatively new term...

This paper develops a theoretical model of direct foreign investment to analyze the changing role of regulatory policies in developing countries in the presence of globalization. The main result is that deregulation is an optimal responde to globalization, at least in countries that face a FDI...

Free Economic Zones (FEZ) have not become increasingly important as developing countries seek to attract foreing investment, in order to promote trade and growth. A large number of FEZs have been put into operation throughout the Arab world, and more are in the planning process.

The "regionalism trend" has been an important feature of the global economy since the mid-1980s and is becoming increasingly important at the turn of the century. The object of this paper is to review and assess the regionalism trend, consider its future as an integral component of the emerging...