The main objective is to examine the complex relationship between financial development and economic growth in Syria for the period of 1980-2018, using the Artificial Neural Network VAR model, the Non-Linear Causality test using Artificial Neural Networks, the Nonlinear Autoregressive...

Recently, Syria startup a remarkable economic and financial revolution, which raised many positive expectations regarding development and growth in all sectors and on many levels. This research is evidence for an individual case study, although it is common to study regression across countries...

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and income trajectory of Syria in the absence of war; 2) given the war, what explains the reduction in economic growth in terms physical capital, labor force, human capital, and productivity; and 3) what potential growth...

"This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the...

This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view toward understanding the need for targeted programs addressing child well-being among the refugee population, we analyze, in particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health...