Chapter 1. Terrorism Impact on Public Debt and Government Borrowing Cost: New Empirical Evidence from Long Run Relationship in MENA Countries -- Chapter 2. Digital gaps and economic inequalities in MENA countries: An Empirical Investigation -- Chapter 3. Assessing the determinants of capital...

This paper investigates the discrepancy between the vast natural resource wealth and the relatively low spending on human development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our results show a robust, significant inverse relationship between natural resource dependence and public...

This paper analyzes the role of economic development in curbing corruption by focusing on political and economic freedoms for a sample of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2013. In addition, the analysis investigates whether political and economic freedoms...

This paper analyzes the role of economic development in curbing corruption by focusing on political and economic freedoms for a sample of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2013. In addition, the analysis investigates whether political and economic freedoms...