This study shows that, although it is exempt from the pecuniary burden of taxation, the Moroccan agriculture is not exempt from all economic burden of the various taxes and levies. In fact, it bears a...
The economy of the Occupied Territories (OT) is under severe strain. Income levels have stagnated over the past decade; unemployment and underemployment levels are unacceptably high; public infrastructure...
The economy of the Occupied Territories (OT) is under severe strain. Income levels have stagnated over the past decade; unemployment and underemployment levels are unacceptably high; public infrastructure...
This report presents the results of work undertaken by the World Bank at the request of the Multilateral Working Group on Regional Economic Development. It provides an overview of economic development...
Egypt has recently embarked on a new reform strategy to stimulate growth and achieve a better allocation of resources. The reform policy is designed to correct internal and external imbalances within a...
Morocco has made significant progress toward becoming a more open and efficient economy. Since the mid-1980s, its economic growth which has been fueled by strong private sector export growth in the textiles...
Theoretical arguments for the preeminence of liberal, outward-oriented trade policies over restrictive, inward-oriented ones are now widely accepted in the economic literature. Yet another case in favor...
This paper discusses the problems that have confronted the labor markets of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, drawing from the experience of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Algeria. The...
Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa face serious economic and social problems following a decade of stagnation, if not deterioration in living standards -- unemployment is high and rising...
This paper studies the economic consequences of booms and busts in the world oil market for a prototypical small Gulf State economy. This economy is defined by a number of important structural characteristics:...
In terms of trade and capital flow, the Middle East is one of the least economically integrated regions of the world. The major exception is labor mobility where intraregional migration flows are extensive...