Using cases on individual countries, Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa offers diverse theoretical and empirical evidence on a variety of issues facing policymakers, investors, and other stakeholders in the region

This book offers new perspectives on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa region. Offering both theoretical studies and empirical country studies, it examines micro- and macroeconomic issues and provides deep insights into the development challenges and prospects of...

This paper assesses the impact of remittances on economic growth for a selected sample of MENA countries over the 1987-2018 period. Using an ARDL model, we investigate the short- and long-run effects of remittances and the channels through which they may impact growth. Estimation outcomes show...

This chapter discusses whether the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries are prone to be cursed or blessed by their natural resources endowments. It thus reviews the literature on the resource curse theory. The existence of a resource curse is discussed and arguments against advocates...

This study conducts both descriptive and empirical analyses for environmental deterioration and globalization level in the MENA region. First, we give a snapshot of the current globalization level of MENA countries, including economic, social, and political aspects. Besides, we also discuss...

1. Introduction -- 2. Quality of institutions and the macro-return to education: The case of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -- 3. Short and Long Run Causality Between Remittances and Economic Growth in MENA Countries: A Panel ARDL Approach -- 4.Asymmetric impact of oil price shocks on...