04052nam 2200661 450 991045160060332120200520144314.01-4552-8822-51-4552-3464-81-283-53567-X97866138481231-4552-8299-5(CKB)2550000000102576(EBL)3014790(SSID)ssj0000657162(PQKBManifestationID)11421167(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657162(PQKBWorkID)10635559(PQKB)10361270(MiAaPQ)EBC3014790(Au-PeEL)EBL3014790(CaPaEBR)ebr10557461(CaONFJC)MIL384812(OCoLC)793203740(EXLCZ)99255000000010257620150430h20012001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMacroeconomic issues and policies in the Middle East and North Africa /Zubair Iqbal, editor ; cover design, Lai Oy LouieWashington, District of Columbia :International Monetary Fund,2001.©20011 online resource (381 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58906-041-5 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.""Contents""; ""Preface Horst Kohler""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North Africaâ€?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 Iranâ€? 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""Middle EastEconomic conditions1979-Middle EastEconomic policyAfrica, NorthEconomic conditionsAfrica, NorthEconomic policyElectronic books.339/.0956Iqbal ZubairLouie Lai OyInternational Monetary Fund.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451600603321Macroeconomic issues and policies in the Middle East and North Africa2177985UNINA