• Sources of Economic Growth in MENA Countries: Technological Progress, Physical or Human Capital Accumulations? 

      Acikgoz, Senay; Ali, Mohamed Sami Ben; Mert, Merter ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Economic growth is an increase in the productive capacity of an economy. The productive capacity can be increased by an increase in factors of production, such as capital, labor, or the level of technology. Economic growth ...
    • Teaching EFL writing in the 21st century Arab world: Realities and challenges 

      Ahmed, Abdelhamid; Abouabdelkader, Hassan ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book)
      Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World addresses a range of issues related to researching and teaching EFL writing in different countries in the Arab World including Egypt, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, ...
    • The finance-growth nexus: Which factors can interfere? 

      Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami; Samargandi, Nahla; Sohag, Kazi ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      The financial sector's role in economic growth is heavily contested by economists. Some argue that economic growth is not caused by finance, but that it responds to changing demands, while others argue the positive effect ...
    • The inflation-central bank independence nexus: Where do MENA countries stand? 

      Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami; Farvaque, Etienne; Hayat, Muhammad Azmat ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Inflation and its dynamics have been always capturing the attention of economic scholars and policymakers worldwide. Numerous theories in economic literature tried to define the concept of inflation by suggesting different ...
    • The middle east and North Africa: Cursed by natural resources? 

      Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami; Cockx, Lara; Francken, Nathalie ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      The relationship between natural resource wealth and economic growth has been extensively studied. As opposed to basic intuition, the results of several empirical studies suggest that vast natural capital endowments don’t ...
    • The Role of Institutions in Economic Development 

      Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami; Krammer, Sorin M. S. ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Despite the global liberalization of trade, financial and technological flows, there still are tremendous disparities in terms of income per capita and growth rates across countries (Hall and Jones, 1999). Among the plethora ...
    • Trade Diversification and Intra-Regional Trade in North Africa 

      Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey; Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami; Karagueuzian, Charlotte ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Examination of the growth phases in developed and in developing countries and their involvement in international trade shows the importance of trade policies in these countries. In recent decades, many developing countries ...
    • Workers remittances and economic development: Which role for education? 

      Maïga, Eugenie W. H.; Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina; Ben Ali, Mohamed Sami ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)
      In the past decades, international remittance inflows have significantly increased in developing nations. Their importance is being acknowledged due to their scale and growth, which makes them stand out on an aggregate and ...