Our study of the cultural values of managers in the Greater Middle East uses a unique sample of 989 respondents across seven countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, and the UAE). The primary focus of our paper is the assessment of the differences and similarities in...

Israel’s imposition of military security measures in the Palestinian territories as a consequence of the long-lasting violent conflict between them has negative economic effects on all parties concerned. One crucial outcome is the limited ability to carry out trade, which brings about welfare...

The geophysical and geological submarine features (pockmarks, gas chimneys, salt domes, etc).,identified by multi-beam echosounders and sidescan sonars ,seismic surveys in the region South, South-west and South-east of Cyprus, as well as the corresponding international interest of investors,...

The geophysical and geological submarine features (pockmarks, gas chimneys, salt domes, etc).,identified by multi-beam echosounders and sidescan sonars ,seismic surveys in the region South, South-west and South-east of Cyprus, as well as the corresponding international interest of investors,...

This study presents a novel approach to crisis prevention based on data on premonitory political and religious events and the international media coverage of publicly sensitive circumstances. We implement our method to the Israel-Palestine conflict. First we identify two main political scenarios...

Maintaining moderate level of income inequality is required for the sake of sustainable economic growth. The question that needs to be addressed is how to accurately measure income inequality. We modify the traditional Gini coefficient by using purchasing power parity (PPP). Usually, the PPP...

The study intends to provide some updated empirical evidences on Israel education returns through quantile regression based on the cross-section individual survey data collected in 2009. We analyse gender and ethnicity differentials in the returns to education by using the standard Mincerian...

European environmental groups have been calling to switch from imported agricultural produce to locally grown produce, citing positive social and economic impacts as well as environmental ones; and especially the benefit of reducing the environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions caused...

The motivation for this research was to examine whether the 'green trend' has a distinct added value from a marketing point of view. This argument was put into test in the context of building and with elderly people; both non-flexible and 'unattractive' segments that should help clarify the...