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Working Papers

2022

1. Female Youth Unemployment in the GCC Countries: A Political Economy Perspective
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2. The Determinants of Youth Unemployment in the Arab Countries
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2018

3. Labor Market Policies and FDI Flows to GCC Countries
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
4. Migrant Remittances and Social Protection
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
5. The Determinants of Social Protection Expenditures and Labor Market Flexibility
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)

2015

6. Labor Market Flexibility and FDI Flows: Evidence from Oil-Rich GCC and Middle Income Countries
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2015)
7. Political risk guarantees and capital flows: The role of bilateral investment treaties
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (2)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013)
   See also Journal Article Political risk guarantees and capital flows: The role of bilateral investment treaties, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2014

8. But Most of All We Love Each Other: Does Social Cohesion Pay off? Evidence from FDI Flows to Middle Income Countries
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (3)

2013

9. Beyond FDI: The Influence of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Debt
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012)
10. United Arab Emirates FDI Outlook
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article United Arab Emirates FDI Outlook, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2011

11. Institutional Reforms Debate and FDI Flows to MENA Region: Does One 'Best' Fit All?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    Also in International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2010) View citations (8)

2008

12. BIT Contracting and FDI Impact in the GCC Countries
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2007

13. Are the GCC FDI Location Determinants Favorable?
    Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (31)

2006

14. Contract Enforcement, Institutional Stability, and the Level and Maturity of International Debt
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (10)

2003

15. The Race to the Top: Institutional Clusters and World FDI Shares
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2002

16. IMF Lending, Maturity of International Debt and Moral Hazard
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2024

1. What reduces unemployment rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: growth, flexible labor markets, or social contract?
   Applied Economics, 2024, 56, (49), 5887-5901

2023

2. Do labor markets and the social contract increase female youth unemployment in the GCC countries?
   Middle East Development Journal, 2023, 15, (1), 130-150

2021

3. Do Labor Market Flexibility and Efficiency Increase Government Social Protection Expenditures?
   Applied Economics, 2021, 53, (33), 3871-3887

2020

4. Do GCC market-oriented labor policies encourage inward FDI flows?
   Research in International Business and Finance, 2020, 51, (C) View citations (7)
5. Social protection expenditures and performance-pay
   Review of Development Finance Journal, 2020, 10, (2), 38-61

2019

6. Diaspora and government welfare spending: Do migrant remittances increase public social protection?
   Economic Notes, 2019, 48, (3) View citations (2)

2017

7. Institutional Clusters and FDI Flows to the MENA Region
   Africagrowth Agenda, 2017, 14, (3), 8-11 View citations (7)
   See also Chapter Institutional Clusters and FDI Flows to the MENA Region, Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, 2017, 243-252 (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2015

8. Political risk guarantees and capital flows: The role of bilateral investment treaties
   Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2015, 9, 1-38 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Political risk guarantees and capital flows: The role of bilateral investment treaties, Economics Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2014

9. United Arab Emirates FDI Outlook
   The World Economy, 2014, 37, (12), 1716-1730 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper United Arab Emirates FDI Outlook, MPRA Paper (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

10. The Institutional Reforms Debate and FDI Flows to the MENA Region: The “Best” Ensemble
    World Development, 2012, 40, (9), 1798-1809 View citations (34)

2009

11. External commitment mechanisms, institutions, and FDI in GCC countries
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2009, 19, (2), 371-386 View citations (20)

2008

12. United Arab Emirates Trade Policy Review
    The World Economy, 2008, 31, (11), 1443-1453 View citations (1)

2007

13. The location determinants of FDI in the GCC countries
    Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2007, 17, (4), 336-348 View citations (64)

2006

14. Does contract enforcement matter for international lending?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2006, 13, (6), 359-364 View citations (11)

Chapters

2017

1. Institutional Clusters and FDI Flows to the MENA Region
   Springer View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Institutional Clusters and FDI Flows to the MENA Region, Africagrowth Institute (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

Undated

2. Youth Unemployment and Productivity-Pay in the GCC Countries
   IntechOpen