This paper presents an account of the main economic developments in the Iranian economy over the period of the First Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan (1989/90-1993/94) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It also provides an overall evaluation, and examines the objectives and...

Recent seminal developments in organization economics, namely the decision rights approach, offer an opportunity to shed new light on an old question, the design of effective institutions. Drawing on conclusions about how and why firm organizational boundaries change, the decision rights...

Poverty analysis conducted in Tunisia so far depends heavily upon the choice of poverty lines. The latter are usually constructed by considering a fraction of median incomes. This yields large differentials between urban and rural lines up to a factor 2 leading to the conclusion that the...

This research analyzes potential merchandise trade flows between the Palestinian Territories, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and other markets, particularly those of the neighboring countries, Egypt, Israel and Jordan. The performance of the merchandise trade sector is examined subject to the...

In this paper we propose that like business strategies, national strategies can be studied. National strategies are actually developed, and the problem for researchers is to be able to identify and specify what they are. We tackle more specifically the methodological issues related to this type...

This paper examines the combined impact of the employment guarantee for graduates and public sector compensation policies on the Egyptian labor market. Besides contributing to an unsustainable rate of growth in the government labor force, these policies encouraged queuing for government jobs and...

Environmentally sustainable development requires a balance between economic growth targets and a healthy environment so as to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. By their very nature contributing both to environmental degradation/ resource depletion and economic...

Starting from the observation that intra-regional trade flows in the Mashreq are abnormally low, the paper reviews the existing trade agreements and the alternative options that the countries of the region could embrace in order to deepen their trade relations. This discussion is set against the...

After the completion of the capital account liberalization in 1989, Turkey recovered from two financial crises which occurred in 1994 and 2000/2001. Focusing on the twin crises dynamics, this paper delves into the roles of the banking system soundness and the political stability in the design of...