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36th Annual Meeting of the Middle East EconomicAssociation (MEEA)

San Francisco, CA, January 3-6, 2016

Program(December 31, 2015)

MEEA/ASSA Sessions ( Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18) (January 4 and January 5, 2016)Post-ASSA Sessions (Hosted at University of San Francisco) (January 6, 2016)

8:00 AM MEEA POSTER Hilton Union Square, Yosemite C MEEA 1 Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18Session Title: Comparative and Country Studies in MENA Session Title: Economic Development in MENA Region

10:15 AM MEEA 2 Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18

MEEA/AEA PANEL Hilton Union Square, Plaza A

SCHEDULE SUMMARY (MEEA/ASSA 2016)

12:30 PM

January 4, 2016 January 5, 2016

Session Title: Violent Conflicts and Economic Development in the Middle East: Is there a way out?

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues in MENA Countries

January 6, 2016 - Hosted at the University of San Francisco*

SESSIONS meeting room SESSIONS meeting room SESSIONS meeting room SESSIONS meeting room Session 1 ROOM Session 2 ROOM Session 3 ROOM Session 4 ROOM

Unemployment and Wages

Lone Mountain 357

Energy, Innovation and Environmental Economics Lone Mountain 358

Labor Supply, Demand and Household Behaviours Lone Mountain 363

Political Economy and Development Issues Lone Mountain 365

10:30 - 10:45Session 5 ROOM Session 6 ROOM Session 7 ROOM Session 8 ROOMEconomic Development from Different Perspectives Lone Mountain 357

Financial Markets and Institutions

Lone Mountain 358

Conflict, Corruption and Migration in MENA region Lone Mountain 363

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit Lone Mountain 365

12:15 - 13:15Session 9 ROOM Session 10 ROOM Session 11 ROOM Session 12 ROOM

Financial MarketsLone Mountain 357

Public Sector and Natural Resources Lone Mountain 358 Human Capital and

Education 1Lone Mountain 363

E-Commerce, Trade and Household Behaviours Lone Mountain 365

14:45 - 15:00Session 13 ROOM Session 14 ROOM Session 15 ROOM Session 16 ROOM

Exchange Rate and Trade Issues

Lone Mountain 357

Human Capital and Education 2 Lone Mountain 358 Monetary and

Financial Policies 1Lone Mountain 363

Employment, Migration, Government and Growth Lone Mountain 365

Session 17 ROOM Session 18 ROOM Session 19 ROOM Session 20 ROOM

Monetary and Financial Policies 2 Lone Mountain 357

Asset Markets and Stock Markets Lone Mountain 358

Trade Issues and Information Technology Lone Mountain 363

Spatial IssuesLone Mountain 365

*) University of San Francisco2130 Fulton StreetSan Francisco, CA 94117-1080

16:30 - 18:00E

SCHEDULE SUMMARY (POST-ASSA 2016)Pa

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A 9:00 - 10:30

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

B 10:45 - 12:15

LUNCH BREAK: Lunch Panel [12:50 - 13:20]

C 13:15 - 14:45

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

D 15:00 - 16:30

Jan 04, 2016 8:00 am, Hilton Union Square, Yosemite CMiddle East Economic Association Comparative and Country Studies in MENA (O5) (Poster Session)Presiding: Edward Sayre (University of Southern Mississippi)Abstract number email address

2016S026 Egypt’s Twin Deficits: An Empirical InvestigationAzza M. Hedia (Arab Academy for Science) [email protected]; Gehan Saleh (Arab Academy for Science) [email protected];

2016S061 Housing Costs and Divorce Rate in the MENA CountriesHassan Gholipour Fereidouni (Swinburne University of Technology) [email protected]

2016S097 Innovation and Sustainable Enterprise Development: The Case of Algerian EnterprisesMohammed El Amin Metaiche (Preparatory School of Economics-Tlemcen) [email protected]; Abderrezak Benhabib (Preparatory School of Economics-Tlemcen) [email protected]; Fatima Metaiche (Preparatory School of Economics-Tlemcen) [email protected];

2016S014 Productivity Change of the Egyptian Banking Sector: A Two Stage Non-Parametric ApproachAmmar Jreisat (Al Ain University of Science and Technology) [email protected] ,

[email protected]; Hassan Hassan (Al Ain University of Science and Technology) [email protected];

2016S013 Inequality in the Field of Education in Morocco: A Spatial Econometrics ApproachAmaghouss Jabrane (Cadi Ayyad University) [email protected]; Aomar Ibourk (Cadi Ayyad University) [email protected];

2016S048 The Impact of the Oil Prices on Public and Private Health Expenditures: Empirical Analysis on Middle East Fadime Irem Dogan (Istanbul Kemerburgaz University) [email protected];

[email protected];

2016S126 Does Financial Repression Help Reduce the Budget Deficit? Evidence from EgyptSara Elezaby (American University in Cairo) [email protected];

2016S121 Competition Policies and MSMEs Growth in Developing Countries: Incentives or Barriers?Samar Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmageed (British University in Egypt) [email protected];

2016S076 Investment Policies and Processes as Means to Restore Economic Vitality in Egypt and TunisiaKaren Pfeifer (Smith College) [email protected];

2016S117 Growth, Development and Conflicts: Evidence from the MENA regionReham Rizk Kamel (British University in Egypt) [email protected];

[email protected]; Fida Karam (University for Science and Technology-Kuwait) [email protected]; Chahir Zaki (Cairo University) [email protected];

2016S011 Analysis of Fruit Price Dumping in the Iraqi Market, 2002-2010Alaa Al-Tulaibawi (Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) [email protected];

2016S075 Foreign Exchange Market And Contagion Using Dynamic Garch Multivariate Conditional CorrelationKamel Si Mohammed (Ain Temouchent University) [email protected]; Abderrezak Benhabib (Tlemcen University) [email protected]; Samir Maliki (Tlemcen University) [email protected];

2016S001 Shooting the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: The Case of UAE Employment PolicyA.H. Barnett (Auburn University) [email protected]; Michael Malcolm (West Chester University of Pennsylvania) [email protected];Hugo Toledo (American University of Sharjah) [email protected];

2016S104 Economic Growth & Governance: A Panel Study on MENA CountriesNoha Emara (Rutgers University) [email protected]; I-Ming Chiu (Rutgers University) [email protected];

2016S100 Does the FTA with the Third Party Harm Disadvantaged Incumbents of the Customs Union? The Case of Nazire Nergiz Dincer (TED University) [email protected];

Ayca Tekin Koru (TED University) [email protected]; Pinar Yasar (Turkey Ministry of Development) [email protected];

[email protected];

2016S071 Determinants of Conditional Convergence of the MENA Region towards the EURO Zone: The Institutional Ines Trojette (University of Toulon) [email protected];

2016S093 The Causal Relationship between Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in Egypt: Evidence from GARCH-M Mesbah Fathy Sharaf (University of Alberta) [email protected];

2016S074 Effects of Terrorism on Trade: General Equilibrium and Institutional ConsiderationsJaved Younas (American University of Sharjah) ([email protected]) [email protected]; Subhayu Bandyopadhyay (the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and IZA) Todd Sandler (the University of Texas at Dallas) ([email protected])

2016S154 The Decomposition of Regional Income Inequalities of TurkeyAyse Aylin Bayar (Istanbul Technical University) ([email protected]) [email protected];

MEEA/ASSA SessionsPROGRAM

Jan 04, 2016 12:30 pm, Hilton Union Square, Plaza ASession: MEEA/AEA PANELSession Title: Violent Conflicts and Economic Development in the Middle East: Is there a way out?(Jel code: )(Panel Discussion)Panel Moderator: Hassan Y. Aly (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Ohio State University)

Name email address

Hadi Salehi Esfahani [email protected];

Ibrahim El Badawi [email protected];

Tarek [email protected];

Overall Distinguishing Factors Contributing to the Violent Conflict in the Middle East Harvard University

Paper Title Institutional Affiliation

Social Order, Violence, and Socio Economic Change in the Middle East University of Illinois

The Arab Spring: Much Violence, Little Democracy Dubai Economic Council

MEEA/ASSA SessionsPROGRAM

Jan 05, 2016 8:00 am, Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18Session: MEEA 1Session Title:Economic Development in MENA Region (JEL Code: O1)Presiding: Mahdi Majbouri (Babson College) ([email protected])Abstract number

Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address Discussant

Institutional Affiliation email address

2016S095MOAMEN GOUDA

Rahel Schomaker

Islam and Democracy: Evidence from a new dataset

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS); Cologne Business School

[email protected]; [email protected]; Hassan Aly

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Ohio State [email protected]

2016S039Dina Elshahawany

Michael Lahr

Eduardo Haddad

The conomic analysis of Transportation Projects in Egypt: Application of an Interregional CGE Model on the Proposed Development Corridor

Zagazig University; Rutgers University;University of Sao Paulo

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Wassim Shahin

Lebanese American University

[email protected];

2016S124Sami Ben Naceur

Adolfo Barajas

Alexander Massara

Can Islamic Banking Increase Financial Inclusion?

International Monetary Fund; International Monetary Fund; International Monetary Fund

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];

Erhan Aslanoglu

(Piri Reis University)

[email protected]

2016S111Ozan Hatipoglu

Alp Eren Akyuz

Helping the Poor with Selfish Intentions: Trade, Foreign Aid and Growth

Bogazici University; Bogazici University

[email protected];

Khusrav Gaibulloev

American University of Sharjah

[email protected];

2016S073Islam Abdelbary

James Benhin

The Effect of Economic reform programs on Arab economies development from 1980 to 2010

Arab Academy for science and technology and PhD candidate at Plymouth University; Plymouth University

[email protected]; [email protected];

Fatma Dogruel

Marmara University

[email protected]

Jan 05, 2016 10:15 am, Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18Session: MEEA 2Session Title: Natural Resources and Environmental Issues in MENA Countries (JEL Classifications: Q2, Q5)Presiding: Rahel Schomaker (Cologne Business School) ([email protected])

(will be replaced by Andreas Knorr, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, [email protected])Abstract number

Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address Discussant


2016S049Farah ELIAS ELHANNANI

Abou Bakr BOUSSALEM

Mohamed BENBOUZIANE

Financial development and the oil curse: Evidence from Algeria

Tlemcen University; Tlemcen University; Tlemcen University;


Jeffrey Nugent

University of Southern California

[email protected]

2016S084Mahmut Tekce Pinar Deniz

The Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Trade in the MENA Region

Marmara University; Marmara University;


Durdane Sirin Saracoglu

Middle East Technical University

[email protected]

2016S128 Sevil AcarA. Erinc Yeldan

Investigating Patterns of Carbon Convergence in a Dualistic Economy: The Case of Turkey

Kemerburgaz University; Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University

[email protected]; [email protected]; Mine Cinar

Loyola University [email protected]

2016S036 Colton Burns Mine CinarNathalie Hilmi

Alain Safa

Risk assessment of the impacts of climate change on tourism activities in some Mediterranean countries: An actuarial risk approach

Loyola University; Loyola University; Center Scientifique, Monaco; University of Nice-Antipolis

[email protected]; [email protected]; Bulent Anil

Bahcesehir University;

[email protected];

2016S080 Lara CockxNathalie Francken

Mohamed Sami Ben Ali

Natural Resource Wealth and Public Social Spending: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa

University of Leuven; University of Antwerp; Qatar University

n.be; [email protected]; [email protected]; .

A. Suut Dogruel

Marmara University

[email protected]

Post-ASSA SessionsPROGRAMHosted at University of San Francisco* *) University of San Francisco

2130 Fulton StreetJanuary 6th, 2016 San Francisco, CA 94117-1080Session 1 [9:00 - 10:30]Session Title: Unemployment and WagesPresiding: Aysit Tansel (Middle East Technical University) ([email protected])Abstract number

Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title

Institutional Affiliation email address Discussant


2016S118 S. Elf Filiz

The Effect of UI Generosity on UI Benefit Duration and Unemployment Behavior: Evidence from Turkey

the University of Southern Mississippi [email protected]; I-Ming Chiu

Rutgers University

[email protected];

2016S029Bilge Eris Dereli Thijs van Rens

Occupational Mobility and Mismatch Unemployment

University; University of Warwick, Centre for Macroeconomics (LSE) and CEPR


Mesbah Fathy Sharaf

University of Alberta

[email protected];

2016S144Yasemin Ozerkek

Fatma Dogruel

Structural Change and Unemployment in the MENA Region

Marmara University

[email protected]; [email protected]; S. Elif Filiz

the University of Southern Mississippi

[email protected];

2016S024 Aysit Tansel Basak Dalgic Aytekin GuvenWage Inequality and Wage Mobility in Turkey

Technical University; hacettepe University; Abant Izzet Baysal University

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; S. Elif Filiz

the University of Southern Mississippi

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 2 [9:00 - 10:30]Session Title: Energy, Innovation and Environmental EconomicsPresiding: Abderrezak BENHABIB (Tlemcen University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S009Ahmed Smahi

Amel Hamhami

Technological cost efficiency analysis and respect of environmental standards: The case of the Algerian cement sector

University of Sidi Bel-Abes; University of Tlemcen


Yadollah Dadgar

University of Illinois and Beheshty University

[email protected];

2016S116Rachid ADOUANE

MERAZGA Aissa

The effects of agricultural policy on the environment in MENA countries. Case of Algeria

Batna University; Batna University


Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni

Swinburne University of Technology

[email protected]

2016S143Yadollah Dadgar

A Missing Chain in Public Sector Economics: Performance of Public Sector in MENA Countries

University of Illinois and Beheshty University [email protected];

Abderrezak BENHABIB

Tlemcen University

[email protected];

2016S004Abderrezak BENHABIB

Wafa BERRACHED

Benabou SENOUCI

The Key Determinants of Innovation in the Algerian SMEs

Tlemcen University; Tlemcen University; Oran University [email protected]; Mine Cinar

Loyola University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 3 [9:00 - 10:30]Session Title: Labor Supply, Demand and Household BehavioursPresiding: Mohamed BENBOUZIANE (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S007Ahmed Fayez Abdelgouad

Exporting and Workforce Skill Intensity in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector: Empirical Evidence Using World Bank Firm-Level Data for Egypt

Leuphana University [email protected];

Yasemin Ozerkek

Marmara University

[email protected];

2016S082Mahdi Majbouri

Twins, Family Size and Female Labor Force Participation in the Middle East and North Africa Babson College [email protected];

Ahmed Fayez Abdelgouad

Leuphana University

[email protected];

2016S098MOUNDIR LASSASSI Ragui Assaad Rana Hendy

Chaimaa Yassine

Trends of Female’s participation over Time: Evidence from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan

Centre de recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement (CREAD)

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];

Mahdi Majbouri

Babson College

[email protected];

2016S054Ganesh Seshan

Network Effects, Social Comparisons and Welfare Gains to Origin Households: Comparing the Dynamics of Internal and International Migration of South Indians

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service in Qatar [email protected];

MOUNDIR LASSASSI

recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement (CREAD)

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 4 [9:00 - 10:30]Session Title: Political Economy and Development IssuesPresiding: Nathalie Hilmi (The Monaco Scientific Center) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S017 Ariel Belasen Ali M. Kutan

Housing Boom and Economic Activity: The Case of MENA countries

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville;

[email protected]; [email protected]; Isil Erol

Ozyegin University

[email protected];

2016S138 Umut Unal Isil Erol Construction Industry and Economic Growth in Turkey

Turgut Ozal University; Ozyegin University;

[email protected]; [email protected]; Ariel Belasen

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

[email protected];

2016S152Shereef Ellaboudy

The political economy of the Chinese Silk road and its effect on MENA Zayed University

[email protected]; Bulent Anil

Bahcesehir University;

[email protected];

2016S092Mehmet Serkan Tosun

Political Economy of Decentralization in the Arab Countries

University of Nevada [email protected]; Ozan Hatipoglu

Bogazici University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 5 [10:45 - 12:15]Session Title: Economic Development from Different PerspectivesPresiding: Ali A. Soliman (UN-AFICS, Egypt) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S102 Nils OtterRahel Schomaker

Family-owned Enterprises and Development in the Gulf

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Cologne Business School


Yilmaz Kilicaslan

Anadolu University

[email protected];

2016S002A.Suut Dogruel

Fatma Dogruel

Structural Change and Productivity in Turkey

Marmara University

[email protected]; Samir MALIKI

Tlemcen University

[email protected];

2016S133Shireen AlAzzawi

Economic and Social Mobility in Egypt during reform and revolution

Santa Clara University [email protected];

Rahel Schomaker

Cologne Business School

[email protected];

2016S146Yilmaz Kilicaslan Gul Guney

ICT Use and Firm Productivity: An analysis on Turkish Manufacturing and Service Sector

Anadolu University; bartin University

[email protected]; [email protected]; Alain Safa

University of Nice-Antipolis [email protected];

2016S030BOUNOUA CHAIB

MERAD BOUDIA HIND

Change in transition countries : the case of Algerian firms

University of tlemcen [email protected];

Shireen AlAzzawi

Santa Clara University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 6 [10:45 - 12:15]Session Title: Financial Markets and InstitutionsPresiding: Ali M. Kutan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S134 Sinem Sefil

Functional Income Distribution Consequences of Financial Crisis in Turkey

Istanbul Commerce University [email protected];

Amaghouss Jabrane

Cadi Ayyad University

[email protected];

2016S131Seza Danisoglu Nuray Guner

Hande Ayaydin Haciomeroglu

To Roll or Not To Roll? Default and Liquidity Risks and Their Effect on Debt Overhang

Middle East Technical University; METU; METU

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Riza Demirer


[email protected];

2016S153 Riza DemirerMehmet Balcilar

Market regimes, safe havens and dynamic hedging strategies for emerging markets: A comparison of real and financial assets Southern Illinois Un

[email protected]; [email protected]; Nuray Guner


[email protected];

2016S016Busra Agcayazi Ali M. Kutan

IMF programs and private financial and real sector performance: Further evidence from Turkey

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville;

[email protected]; [email protected]; Seza Danisoglu


[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 7 [10:45 - 12:15]Session Title: Conflict, Corruption and Migration in MENA region Presiding: Marcus Marktanner (Kennesaw State University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S079Khusrav Gaibulloev Javed Younas

Conflicts, Terrorism and International Financial Flows

American University of Sharjah; American University of Sharjah

[email protected]; [email protected]; Amr Ragab

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

[email protected];

2016S089

Maryam Naghsh Nejad

Children of Afghan migrants in Iran

Institute for the study of labor (IZA) [email protected];

Maureen Wilson

Kennesaw State University

[email protected];

2016S031 Bulent AnilAYSENUR ACAR

How does childhood poverty affect future outcomes of children?

Bahcesehir University; Bahcesehir University;

[email protected]; [email protected]; Javed Younas


[email protected];

2016S155Marcus Marktanner

Maureen Wilson

Wasta - Myth or Reality? An Empirical Approach

Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University


Khusrav Gaibulloev


[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 8 [10:45 - 12:15]Session Title: Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and CreditPresiding: Erhan Aslanoglu (Piri Reis University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S139 Volkan UlkeHakan Berument

Asymmetric Effects of Monetary Policy on Economic Performance: Empirical Evidence from Turkey

Suleyman Sah University; Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Sevin Ugural

Eastern Mediterranean University

[email protected];

2016S008Ahmed Kamaly Samah Shetta

Estimating Egyptian Monetary Rule

The American University in Cairo; The American University in Cairo

[email protected]; [email protected]; Kenan Tata

Piri Reis University

[email protected];

2016S044Erhan Aslanoglu Pinar Deniz

Decomposing the Determinants of Interest Rates in Turkey and Selected Emerging Markets Implementing Inflation Targeting Policies

Piri Reis University; Marmara University


Sahar Mohamed Abdel-Haleim

Cairo University

[email protected];

2016S090Mehmet Balcilar

Nezahat Dogan

When do the GCC stock markets offer diversification benefits? Novel evidence from a nonparametric causality in quantiles test

Eastern Mediterranean University; British University of Nicosia

[email protected]; [email protected]; Laurent Weill

University of Strasbourg

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 9 [13:15 - 14:45]Session Title: Financial MarketsPresiding: Ahmed Kamaly (The American University in Cairo) ([email protected])(will be replaced by Atsuji Ohara, University of Nagasaki, [email protected])Abstract number




2016S078 Kenan Tata Oral ErdoganBurhan Can Karahasan

Distributional Dynamics of Financial Capital in Turkey Piri Reis University


Hande Ayaydin Haciomeroglu


[email protected];

2016S020 Atsuji OharaGCC Sovereign wealth funds on Asia Equity Markets

University of Nagasaki [email protected];

Mehmet Balcilar

Eastern Mediterranean University

[email protected];

2016S081 Laurent Weill Florian Léon

Islamic Banking Development and Access to Credit

University of Strasbourg

[email protected]; [email protected] Atsuji Ohara

University of Nagasaki

[email protected];

2016S109 Orhan Torul Ceyhun Elgin

Marginal Cost of Public Funds under the Presence of Informality

Bogazici University; Bogazici University;


Burhan Can Karahasan

Piri Reis University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 10 [13:15 - 14:45]Session Title: Public Sector and Natural ResourcesPresiding: Yadollah Dadgar (University of Illinois and Beheshty University) ([email protected]) (will be replaced by Sevil Acar, Kemerburgaz University, [email protected])Abstract number




2016S148ZEMOURI Messaoud

ZITOUNI Ammar

The contribution of natural gas to the post-oil in Algeria University of Batna

[email protected]; [email protected]; Sevil Acar

Kemerburgaz University

[email protected];

2016S046 Esin CakanSercan Demiralay Veysel Ulusoy

Oil Prices and Firm Returns in Emerging Markets

University of New Haven; Yeditepe University; Yeditepe University


ZEMOURI Messaoud

University of Batna

[email protected];

2016S062

Hicham BENAMIROUCHE

Evolution of Algeria Natural Gas Exports to Europe

Researcher at the Research Centre of Applied Economic for Development - CREAD

[email protected]; Samir MALIKI

Tlemcen University

[email protected];

2016S010

Ahmed Youssouf AMRANE

Fares Boubakour

Houssem Mouffouk

Challenges and Opportunities to Reduce Waste and Limit the Phenomenon of Fuel Smuggling in Algeria While Protecting the Poor Based on Reforming Fossil-Fuel Subsidies

University Hadj Lakhdar- Batna

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Esin Cakan

University of New Haven

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 11 [13:15 - 14:45]Session Title: Human Capital and Education 1Presiding: Jeffrey B. Nugent (University of Southern California) ([email protected]) Abstract number




2016S022Ayse Aylin BAYAR

Bengi Yanık İlhan

Determinants of Household Education Expenditures: Do Poor Spend Less on Education?

Istanbul Technical University; Istanbul Kemerburgaz University;


Donia Smaali Bouhlila

Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Tunis El Manar.


2016S122 Samer KherfiFemale schooling and child quality in MENA

American University of Sharjah [email protected];

Ayse Aylin BAYAR

Istanbul Technical University

[email protected];

2016S033 Burcu Duzgun

Does Lower Socio-Economic Status Make You Sick? Two-Period Life Cycle Model and Evidence from Turkey

Marmara University [email protected]; Samer Kherfi


[email protected];

2016S040Donia Smaali Bouhlila

The Desire to Learn Of Students in the Middle East and North Africa: A Gender Approach

Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Tunis El Manar.


Burcu DuzgunMarmara University

[email protected];

2016S156HISHAM FOAD

The Determinants and Effects of Immigrant Endogamy in the United States

San Diego State University [email protected]; Bilge Eris Dereli

Marmara University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 12 [13:15 - 14:45]Session Title: E-Commerce, Trade and Household BehavioursPresiding: Murat Donduran (Yildiz Technical University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S094Messaoud Zemmouri

Abdennacer Moussi Latifa Borni

The impact of employees empowerment on improving the social performance of hospitals in Algeria

Hadj Lakhdar University; King Faisal University; Mohamed Kheider University

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ganesh Seshan

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service in Qatar

[email protected];

2016S043 Emin Koksal Bulent Anil

The Determinants of Business to Consumer e-Commerce in Turkey

Bahcesehir University; Bahcesehir University;


Ozgur Orhangazi

Kadir Has University;

[email protected];

2016S028 Berna Dogan Hasan TekgucDeterminants of Household Food Security in Turkey

University of Massachusetts Amherst; Kadir Has University


Alaa Al-Tulaibawi

Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

[email protected];

2016S027BENBRAIKA Abdelouahab RAHAL Ali

Households’ spending on education in Algeria: comparative analysis of the results of two studies

Biskra University; Batna University

[email protected] ; [email protected]; Berna Dogan

University of Massachusetts Amherst

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 13 [15:00 - 16:30]Session Title: Exchange Rate and Trade IssuesPresiding: Mahmut Tekce (Marmara University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S032Burcak Muge VURAL

Determinants of Turkish Real Effective Exchange Rates

Dokuz Eylul University

[email protected];

Mohamed Sayed Abed

Alexandria University

[email protected];

2016S096Mohamed Sayed Abed

Testing the Twin Deficit Hypothesis Under Fiscal Dominance in Egypt During the Period 1974-2014

Alexandria University

[email protected]; Chahir Zaki

Cairo University and ERF

[email protected];

2016S069Ibrahim Elbadawi Khalid Sekkat Chahir Zaki

Does Exchange Rate Undervaluation Matter for Exports and Trade Margins: Evidence from Firm-Level Data in Four Arab ountries

Dubai Economic Council and ERF; University of Brussels and ERF; Cairo University and ERF;


Burcak Muge VURAL

Dokuz Eylul University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 14 [15:00 - 16:30]Session Title: Human Capital and Education 2Presiding: Karen Pfeifer (Smith College) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S135Sirma Demir Seker

Seyit Mumin Cilasun

Nazire Nergiz Dincer

Ayca Tekin Koru

The Relationship between Adult Education and Poverty Alleviation in Turkey

Turkey Ministry of Development; Atilim University; TED University; TED University


Noha Emara Rutgers University

[email protected];

2016S053Francesco Pastore

Federica Roccisano

The Inheritance of Educational Inequality among Young People in Developing Countries.

Seconda Università di Napoli; the Catholic University of Milan



TED University

[email protected];

2016S086

Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis

Youssouf Kendrebeogo Melise Jaud

"Financial Vulnerability and Export Dynamics: A Comparative analysis for MENA

CNRS-Cerdi. Université d’Auvergne; World Bank; World Bank;

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ayca Tekin Koru

TED University

[email protected];

2016S041Durdane Sirin Saracoglu

Gokhan Yilmaz

Technological progress, human capital, and absorptive capacity: Can Turkey escape the Middle Income Trap?

Middle East Technical University; CBRT


Federica Roccisano

the Catholic University of Milan

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 15 [15:00 - 16:30]Session Title: Monetary and Financial Policies 1Presiding: Wassim Shahin (Lebanese American University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S066Huseyin Ozturk

Ahmet Faruk Aysan Mustafa Disli

Bank Lending Channel in Turkey: Evidence from Islamic and Conventional Banks

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; University of Ghent


Sami Ben Naceur IMF

[email protected];

2016S067Huseyin Ozturk

Ahmet Faruk Aysan Mustafa Disli

Macroprudential Policies and Depositor Discipline

the Republic of Turkey; Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; University of Ghent

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ayse Ertugrul

Bahcesehir University

[email protected];

2016S141Wassim Shahin

Does Quantitative Easing Benefit the MENA Region? A Transmission Mechanism Approach

Lebanese American University [email protected];

Ahmet Faruk Aysan

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 16 [15:00 - 16:30]Session Title: Employment, Migration, Government and GrowthPresiding: Hadi Salehi Esfahani (University of Illinois) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S025 Aysit TanselZeynel Abidin Ozdemir Halil I. Keskin

The Formal/Informal Employment Earnings Gap: Evidence from Egypt

Middle East Technical University; Gazi University; Gazi University; [email protected];

Seyed Reza Yousefi World Bank

[email protected];

2016S035Burhan Can Karahasan

Perception of Government Quality in Turkey: A Regional Perspective Piri Reis University

[email protected];

Marcus Marktanner

Kennesaw State University

[email protected];

2016S130Seyed Reza Yousefi

Adolfo Barajas Ralph Chami

The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?

World Bank; IMF; IMF


Racha Ramadan Mohamed

Cairo university

[email protected]

2016S059 Hanan Nazier

Racha Ramadan Mohamed

Women’s Participation in Labor Market in Egypt: Constraints and Opportunities Cairo university

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Bilge Eris Dereli

Marmara University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 17 [16:30 - 18:00]Session Title: Monetary and Financial Policies 2Presiding: Mine Cinar (Loyola University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S023 Ayse Ertugrul

An analysis on inflationary effects of fiscal policy: Evidence from a VARX model

Bahcesehir University

[email protected];

Kamel Si MOHAMMED

Ain Temouchent University;

[email protected];

2016S003Abderrezak BENHABIB

Kamel Si MOHAMMED Samir MALIKI

The Main Determinants Of Inflation In Algeria: An ARDL Model

Tlemcen University; Ain Temouchent University; Tlemcen University

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ali M. Kutan


[email protected];

2016S119

Sahar Mohamed Abdel-Haleim

Mohamed Hassan

Lobna M. Abdel-Latif

Monetary-Fiscal Policy Interaction: An Empirical Analysis in Egypt Cairo University


Ahmet Faruk Aysan

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 18 [16:30 - 18:00]Session Title: Asset Markets and Stock MarketsPresiding: Shawkat Hammoudeh (Drexel University) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S005Ahmed BAGHLI

Mohamed Benbouziane

The Evolving Efficiency of MENA Stock Markets, Evidence from the Hurst Exponent

University of Tlemcen

[email protected]; [email protected]; Pinar Deniz

Marmara University

[email protected];

2016S070Imed Eddine CHERABI

Mohamed Benbouziane

Stock market prediction using artificial neural networks: the case of the Gulf cooperation council

University of Constantine 2


Huseyin Utku Demir

The Graduate Center CUNY

[email protected];

2016S068Huseyin Utku Demir Esin Cakan

Day of the Week of in emerging stock markets and spillover effects

The Graduate Center CUNY


Mohamed Benbouziane


[email protected];

2016S151Shawkat Hammoudeh

Mehmet Balcilar

Forecasting Inflation in the GCC using Commodity Prices and Structural Break Models

Drexel University; Eastern Mediterranean University

[email protected]; [email protected]; Burcu Duzgun

Marmara University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 19 [16:30 - 18:00]Session Title: Trade Issues and Information TechnologyPresiding: Ayca Tekin Koru (TED University ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S038Nazire Nergiz Dincer

Ayca Tekin Koru

Services Trade and Firm Productivity:Evidence from an Economy in Transition

Yıldırım Bayazıt University; TED University

[email protected]; [email protected]; Armagan Gezici

Keene State College

[email protected];

2016S018Armagan Gezici

Ozgur Orhangazi Cihan Yalcin

Exports and Credit Constraints: Evidence from manufacturing firms in Turkey

Keene State College; Kadir Has University; Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey



TED University

[email protected];

2016S106 Nuray Terzi Sadullah Celik

The Impact of Trade Finance on Trade Flows: The Case of Turkey

Marmara University; Marmara University

[email protected]; [email protected] Ayca Tekin Koru

TED University

[email protected];

2016S137 Ugur Aytun Yilmaz Kilicaslan

Complexity, Technological Intensity and Competitiveness: Some Empirical Evidence

Anadolu University; Anadolu University

[email protected]; [email protected]; Sadullah Celik

Marmara University

[email protected];

January 6th, 2016 Session 20 [16:30 - 18:00]Session Title: Spatial IssuesPresiding: Samir B. Maliki (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected])Abstract number




2016S110 Oya KentMurat Donduran

Does firm size matter for geographic concentration and agglomeration? Evidence from Turkish manufacturing firms

Okan University; Yildiz technical University


Yasemin Ozerkek

Marmara University

[email protected];

2016S051Fatma Dogruel

A. Suut Dogruel

Yasemin Ozerkek

Changing Structures in Industrial Regions of Turkey

Marmara University

[email protected]; Oya Kent

Okan University


2016S125Samir B. Maliki

Souhir Medouri Tchiko Faouzi

Innovation indices in Enterprises: Evidence from Tlemcen region



Murat Donduran

Yildiz technical University

[email protected];

2016S060HAROUN Tahar Ali RAHAL

Trying to assess the impact of Dutch disease on manufacturing industry in Algeria

Batna University; Hadj Lakhdar University;

[email protected]; [email protected]; Ammar Jreisat

Al Ain University of Science and Technology;

[email protected] , [email protected];

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