Working Paper Series – Arab Planning Institute – A Welfare Analysis of the Price System Reforms’ Effects on Poverty in Tunisia: Sami Bibi.

A Welfare Analysis of the Price System Reforms' Effects on Poverty in Tunisia Sami Bibi 1999 Throughout the 1980s, the Tunisian economy has faced a deterioration of its external and internal deficits. The reason behind such deterioration may be partly attributed to the rapid consumption growth and to the subsidization of consumer prices

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Working Paper Series – Arab Planning Institute – Inter-Arab Trade and the Potential Success of AFTA: Dr. Imed Limam , Dr. Adil Abdulla.

Inter-Arab Trade and The Potential Success of AFTA Dr. Imed Limam , Dr. Adil Abdulla 1998 Trade among Arab countries has been very weak despite previous efforts to engage into different forms of regional economic integration. Using the flexible framework provided by the Gravity Model, the paper gives an order of magnitude of

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Working Paper Series – Arab Planning Institute – The Impact of Euro-Mediteranean Partnerships on Trade Interests of the OIC Countries: Dr. Adil Abdulla.

The Impact of Euro-Mediterranean Partnerships on Trade Interests of the OIC Countries Dr. Adil Abdulla September 1997 Using a measure of commodity composition of trade, that provides insights on the export potential of countries and the bilateral trade possibilities between them, it appears that the Euro-Med agreements are likely to have some negative

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Working Paper Series – Arab Planning Institute – A Socio-Economic Taxonomy of Arab Countries: Imed Limam.

A Socio-Economic Taxonomy of Arab Countries Imed Limam January 1998 Many classifications of Arab countries are based on arbitrary criteria and on a subjective delimitation of groups that rely on commonly used stereotypes. These classifications have also neglected several important socio-economic characteristics of the Arab countries. The paper attempts to adopt an overall as

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Working Paper Series – Arab Planning Institute – Project Financing and Risk Analysis: Riad Dahel.

Project Financing and Risk Analysis Riad Dahel November 1997 In response to both the low quality of services provided in most developing countries and the budget constraints faced by governments, the private sector is increasingly involved in infrastructure. In this paper, the scope is limited to the concession form of private sector involvement in

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