Institutions and Growth in the Arab and Middle Eastern Countries

Georges Harb
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Georges Harb: Department of Economics, Notre Dame University (Louaize), Zouk Mosbeh, P.O. Box: 72, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 365-376

Abstract: We assess the impact of the quality of public institutions on economic growth during the period 1995-2013 in the Arab and Middle Eastern (AME) countries. We use a sample of 99 countries, of which 17 AME countries, and employ a dynamic panel approach that controls for unobserved heterogeneity, common shocks affecting the sample countries, and accounts for the endogeneity of the regressors. From a global standpoint, the impact of institutions on growth seems to be depending on the development level. From a regional perspective, the effect of institutions on economic outcome in the AME countries is found positive but insignificant. The prevalence of extractive industries could explain the insignificant effect of institutions on economic performance in some AME countries. In others, the insignificant result is likely to reflect shortages in technological readiness and inefficient resource-allocation policies

Keywords: Arab and Middle Eastern Countries; Growth; Institutions; Corruption; Dynamic Panel Estimation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O43 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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