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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451600603321

Titolo

Macroeconomic issues and policies in the Middle East and North Africa / / Zubair Iqbal, editor ; cover design, Lai Oy Louie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-4552-8822-5

1-4552-3464-8

1-283-53567-X

9786613848123

1-4552-8299-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Disciplina

339/.0956

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Middle East Economic conditions 1979-

Middle East Economic policy

Africa, North Economic conditions

Africa, North Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface Horst Kohler""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa�An Overview Zubair Iqbal""; ""Part I. Selected Macroeconomic and Financial Issues""; ""2. Demographic Transition in the Middle East: Implications for Growth, Employment, and Housing Pierre Dhonte, Rina Bhattacharya, and Tarik Yousef""; ""3. Determinants of Inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran� A Macroeconomic Analysis Olin Liu and Olumuyiwa S. Adedeji""; ""4. Financial Liberalization in Arab Countries Karim Nashashibi, Mohamad Elhage, and Annalisa Fedelino""

""5* Monetary Operations and Government Debt Management Under Islamic Banking V. Sundararajan, David Marston, and Ghiath Shabsigh""""Addendum. Recent Developments in Islamic Banking Ghiath Shabsigh""; ""6. Fiscal Sustainability with Nonrenewable Resources Nigel



Chalk""; ""Part II. External Policies""; ""7. External Stability Under Alternative Nominal Exchange Rate Anchors: An Application to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries S. Nuri Erbas, Zubair Iqbal, and Chera L. Sayers""

""8. Real Exchange Rate Behavior and Economic Growth in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia Ilker Domac and Ghiath Shabsigh""""9. Exchange Rate Unification, the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, and the Choice of Exchange Rate Regime: The Case of the Islamic Republic of Iran V. Sundararajan, Michel Lazare, and Sherwyn E. Williams""; ""Addendum. Exchange System Reforms in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Note on Past and Current Practices Ghiath Shabsigh""; ""10. Export Performance and Competitiveness in Arab Countries Karim Nashashibi, Ward Brown, and Annalisa Fedelino""

""11. The Impact of European Union Association Agreements on Mediterranean Countries Henri Ghesquiere """"Addendum. Implementation of the European Union Association Agreements Daniel Hardy, Nicole Laframboise, and Edouard Martin""; ""12. Estimating Trade Protection in Middle Eastern and North African Countries Maria-Angels Oliva""; ""List of Contributors""