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[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Economic development in the MENA Region : new perspectives / / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, editor"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]"]
[{"$nulls":4},"©2021"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"3-030-66380-9"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (203 pages)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"338.956"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Economic development - Middle East"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Intro -- Contents -- About the Editor -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Quality of Institutions and the Macro-Return to Education: The Case of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Data and Measurement Issues -- 2.2.1 Economic Data -- 2.2.2 Institutional Data -- 2.2.3 Descriptive Analysis -- 2.3 The Econometric Analysis -- 2.3.1 The Model -- 2.3.2 Econometric Consideration -- 2.4 Results and Discussions -- 2.4.1 Preliminary Estimation: Regional Difference in the Return to Education -- 2.4.2 Results with Institutional Indicators -- 2.5 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Appendix 1: Countries in the Sample -- Appendix 2: Statistics -- References -- 3 Short- and Long-Run Causality Between Remittances and Economic Growth in MENA Countries: A Panel ARDL Approach -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Model, Data, and Methodology -- 3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.3.1 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 4 Asymmetric Impact of Oil Price Shocks on Tourism: Evidence from Selected MENA Countries -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A Brief Review of Previous Studies -- 4.3 Econometric Methodology -- 4.4 Empirical Findings and Discussion -- 4.5 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- References -- 5 Youth Unemployment and Quality of Education in the MENA: An Empirical Investigation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Review of Literature on the Link Between Education and Youth Unemployment -- 5.3 Research Design and Results -- 5.3.1 Data and Model -- 5.3.2 Results and Discussion -- 5.3.3 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 6 Military Spending and Economic Development: Evidence from the MENA Region -- 6.1 "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Introduction -- 6.2 Military Spending and Economic Development: A Literature Overview -- 6.3 Military Spending in MENA Countries -- 6.3.1 Ethnic and Religious Tensions, Politics, External Conflicts and Military Spending."]
[{"$nulls":4},"6.3.2 Military Spending and Natural Resources in the MENA Region -- 6.3.3 Military Spending and Economic Development Indicators in the MENA Region -- 6.3.4 Military Spending and Institutional Indicators in MENA -- 6.4 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- References -- 7 Foreign Aid, Development, and International Migration: An Exploration of the MENA Region -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Literature Review: Aid, Development, and International Migration -- 7.3 Key Characteristics of the MENA Region -- 7.4 Foreign Aid to the MENA Region -- 7.4.1 Donor Motives -- 7.4.2 Aid Effectiveness -- 7.5 Aid and Migration in the MENA Context: Current and Future Research -- 7.5.1 Data Analysis -- 7.5.2 Future Research -- 7.6 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 8 The Resource Curse: How Can Oil Shape MENA Countries' Economic Development? -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Curse or Blessing: What Does the Literature Tell Us About Natural Resources? -- 8.3 The Resource Curse Transmission Channels -- 8.3.1 Economic Transmission Channels -- 8.3.2 Political Transmission Channels -- 8.4 Natural Resources and Economic Development in MENAs -- 8.4.1 Natural Resources in MENAs: The Existing Literature -- 8.4.2 Are MENAs Cursed by Their Natural Resources? Non-inclusiveness of Growth and Institutional Weaknesses -- 8.5 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 9 Toward a Circular Economy in the MENA Region: Insights from the Water-Food Nexus -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Resource Circularity and Waste Utilization in the Circular Economy-Economic Development Nexus -- 9.3 Scarcity and Integration in the MENA Region's Water-Food Nexus -- 9.4 An Example of a Salient Model: Wastewater Recycling for Agricultural Use -- 9.4.1 Current Directions of Wastewater Reuse for Enhanced Food Security -- 9.4.2 State-of-Play and Challenges in Forerunner Countries."]
[{"$nulls":4},"9.5 Discussion of Crosscutting Issues -- 9.5.1 Some Missing Vital Rs: Rethink, Refuse and Reduce -- 9.5.2 Socioeconomics of Incentives and Participation -- 9.5.3 Relevance of Strategies and Integration -- 9.6 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- References -- 10 Globalization and Environmental Pollution: Where Does the MENA Region Stand? -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 An Overview for MENA Countries -- 10.2.1 Economic, Social, and Political Globalization -- 10.2.2 Environmental Issues in the Region -- 10.3 Impacts of Globalization on Pollution Level -- 10.3.1 Theoretical Background -- 10.3.2 Empirical Background -- 10.3.3 Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Analysis -- 10.4 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 11 ICT and Growth in MENA Countries: What Are the Involved Transmission Channels? -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sample and Methodology -- 11.2.1 The Econometric Approach -- 11.2.2 The Sample Characteristics -- 11.3 Results and Discussion -- 11.4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index."]