Review of Middle East Economics and Finance

2003 - 2024

Current editor(s): Ghassan Dibeh

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Volume 13, issue 3, 2017

The Impact of Ownership on Corporate Performance: The Case of the UAE pp. 25

Magda Kandil and Markovski Minko

Volume 13, issue 2, 2017

Political Instability and Economic Growth in Egypt pp. 11

Hossam Eldin Abdelkader

Analysis of Food Imports in a Highly Import Dependent Economy pp. 12

Kaitibie Simeon, Munshi Haq and Rakotoarisoa Manitra A.

An Empirical Investigation of Oil-Macro-financial Linkages in Saudi Arabia pp. 15

Ken Miyajima

Iran’s Inflationary Experience: Demand Pressures, External Shocks, and Supply Constraints pp. 19

Magda Kandil and Ida Mirzaie

Volume 13, issue 1, 2017

Towards Understanding Vegetables Consumption Behaviour in Iran: A Full Box-Cox Double-Hurdle Application pp. 12

Hatice Balli, Kouhbor Mohammad Amin and Jean Louis Rosmy

Spatial Dimensions of Sectoral Labor Productivity Convergence in Turkey: A Spatial Panel Data Approach pp. 14

Çınar Tuğrul

Children’s Gender and Men’s Income: Evidence from Iran pp. 19

Abbasi Hossein A. and Karimi Seyed M.

Political Stability, Firm Characteristics and Performance: Evidence from 6,083 Private Firms in the Middle East pp. 21

Amr Hosny

Volume 12, issue 3, 2016

Spatial Propagation of the Economic Impacts of Bombing: The Case of the 2006 War in Lebanon pp. 225-256

Eduardo Haddad and Yasuhide Okuyama

Designing a Fiscal Framework for a Prospective Commodity-producer: Options for Lebanon pp. 257-278

Mariusz Jarmuzek, Mesa Puyo Diego and Nakhle Najla

Political Instability and Economic Growth: Evidence from Jordan pp. 279-300

Osama Sweidan

Food and Agricultural Trade in the GCC: An Opportunity for South Asia? pp. 301-330

Sarath Kodithuwakku, Weerahewa Jeevika and Boughanmi Houcine

Volume 12, issue 2, 2016

Vote for Your Family! Particularism, Support for Democracy and Support for Shari’a in the Arab World pp. 115-137

Bakker Femke E. and Valentina Rotondi

Inclusive Economic Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: Current Status and Theoretical Implications pp. 139-173

Kaya Abdullah and Tsai I-Tsung

Product Space Perspective on Structural Change in Morocco pp. 175-200

Israel Osorio Rodarte and Hans Lofgren

Islamic Banking and Financial Development pp. 201-224

Hind Lebdaoui and Joerg Wild

Volume 12, issue 1, 2016

Arab Trade Dynamics after the Implementation of the Pan Arab Free Trade Area (1998–2012) pp. 1-29

Harb Georges and Shady Nora Abou

Taxing Interest on Deposits: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis for the Case of Lebanon pp. 31-54

Azar Samih Antoine

The Effect of Institutional Quality on Bank Lending in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries pp. 55-63

Azmat Gani and Al-Muharrami Saeed

More on Calendar Effects on Islamic Stock Markets pp. 65-113

Christoph Weber and Nickol Philipp

Volume 11, issue 3, 2015

Foreign Bank Entry in the Late Ottoman Empire: The Case of the Imperial Ottoman Bank pp. 207-223

Avni Hanedar

Is Bigger Better for Egyptian Banks? An Efficiency Analysis of the Egyptian Banks during a Period of Reform 2000–2006 pp. 225-248

Farrag Noha and Günter Lang

Provisioning, Bank Behavior and Financial Crisis: Evidence from GCC Banks pp. 249-275

Saibal Ghosh

New Coincident and Leading Indexes for the Lebanese Economy pp. 277-303

Matta Samer

Volume 11, issue 2, 2015

Public Spending and Education Attainment in the Middle East and North Africa pp. 99-118

Iqbal Farrukh and Youssouf Kiendrebeogo

Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in the Middle East and North Africa pp. 119-143

Anna Raggl

The Cyclical Behaviour of Bank Capital Buffers: An Empirical Evidence for MENA Banking Systems pp. 145-182

Zied Saadaoui

Regional Employment Growth and Spatial Dependencies in Algeria pp. 183-206

Abdallah Zouache and Belarbi Yacine

Volume 11, issue 1, 2015

Female Labor Force Participation in Iran: A Structural Analysis pp. 1-23

Mahdi Majbouri

Does Foreign Ownership Increase Firms’ Productivity? Evidence from Firms Listed on Amman Stock Exchange pp. 25-54

Tayem Ghada

The Efficiency of the Banking System in Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) 2000–2009 pp. 55-77

Shaker Sarsour and Daoud Yousef

Agency Problems and the Choice of Auditors: Evidence from the MENA Region pp. 79-97

Farooq Omar and Tabine Sonia

Volume 10, issue 3, 2014

Economic Policies, Structural Change and the Roots of the “Arab Spring” in Egypt pp. 219-246

Bargawi Hannah

What to Smooth: Rate of Interest or the Foreign Exchange? Turkish Monetary Policy under Turbulent Times pp. 247-261

Erinc Yeldan, Kolsuz Gunes and Unuvar Burcu

Income Elasticity and the Gender Gap: A Challenging MDG for the MENA Countries pp. 263-291

Noha Emara

Financial Services and the GATS in the GCC: Problems and Prospects pp. 293-316

Samman Hatem and Shahnawaz Sheikh

Alessandro Romagnoli and Luisa Mengoni: The Economic Development Process in the Middle East and North Africa pp. 317-321

Hecan Mehmet

Volume 10, issue 2, 2014

Inflation and Conflict in Iraq: The Economics of Shortages Revisited pp. 101-122

David Grigorian and Udo Kock

Examining Industry Wage Differentials in the Palestinian Territories pp. 123-150

Wifag Adnan

The Iraqi Stock Market: Development and Determinants pp. 151-175

Juergen Kaehler, Christoph Weber and Aref Haider Salahal-Din

Islamic Finance and Financial Inclusion: Measuring Use of and Demand for Formal Financial Services among Muslim Adults pp. 177-218

Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper and Randall Douglas

Volume 10, issue 1, 2014

Effect of Corruption on Tax Revenues in the Middle East pp. 1-24

Patrick Imam and Davina Jacobs

The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia pp. 25-51

Brixiova Zuzana, Balázs Égert and Essid Thouraya Hadj Amor

Effect of Income Elasticity on MDG Health Indicators: The Case of MENA Countries pp. 53-73

Noha Emara

Corporate Governance, Capital Structure and Corporate Performance: Evidence from GCC Countries pp. 75-96

Rami Zeitun

Volume 9, issue 3, 2013

Female Labour Force Participation in the MENA Region: The Role of Identity pp. 271-292

Bernd Hayo and Caris Tobias

More Efficient Production Subsidies for Emerging Agriculture in Arab Micro-States: A Conceptual Model pp. 293-319

David Raboy, Basher Syed Abul, Hossain Ishrat and Kaitibie Simeon

Economic Globalization, Wages and Wage Inequality in Tunisia: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach pp. 321-356

Ben Salha Ousama

Do Developing Countries Benefit from Foreign Direct Investments? An Analysis of Some Arab and Asian Countries pp. 357-388

Weshah Razzak and El Mostafa Bentour

Volume 9, issue 2, 2013

Oil Prices, External Income, and Growth: Lessons from Jordan pp. 99-131

Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi

Resource Curse and Power Balance: Evidence from Iran pp. 133-158

Bjorvatn Kjetil, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Friedrich Schneider

Bank Ownership and Performance in the Middle East and North Africa Region pp. 159-196

Farazi Subika, Feyen Erik and Rocha Roberto

The Impact of Financial Development on the Relationship between Trade Credit, Bank Credit, and Firm Characteristics: A Study on Firm-Level Data from Six MENA Countries pp. 197-239

Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran and Jérôme Héricourt

Funding Structure, Procyclicality and Lending: Evidence from GCC Banks pp. 241-270

Saibal Ghosh

Volume 9, issue 1, 2013

Modelling Macroeconomic Shocks in the GCC: Is Monetary Unification Viable? pp. 1-36

Al-Busaidi Samir

The Inflation–Unemployment Trade-Off Under Stagflationary Conditions: The Case of Post-Revolution Iran pp. 37-50

Grammy Abbas P.

Government Specialized Credit Institutions and Private Domestic Investment: The Case of Saudi Arabia pp. 51-64

Al-sadig Ali

Integration, Specialization, and Symmetry of MENA Countries pp. 65-98

Garfa Kamel