The MENA region is ranked first in terms of remittance receipts (3.83% of GDP) worldwide, it has also the highest non-oil trade deficit among other developing regions (World Bank, 2018). This study uses panel data from 11 Labor-abundant MENA countries (main destination of remittance receipts) to examine the trade balance effect of remittances. We postulate […]
After the dramatic turmoils that took place in France and then have spread across other European countries. These turmoils were mainly triggered by the hikes in Oil prices in the last few months, These surges have caused rigorous supply shock to prices, causing thousands maybe million of Mid-class people in EU to struggle. Lives casts
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An excerpt from Manikw’s blog When I was CEA chair, I sent the following guidelines to my staff as they started drafting the Economic Report of the President. A friend recently emailed me a copy, and I thought I would share them with blog readers. They are good rules of thumb, especially for economists writing
General guidelines of scientific writing Read More »
Understanding the economic intuition behind minimum wageslaw is of great importance, given the economic fluxes spreading all over theworld, from the Arab spring in Middle East, to budget deficits in USA and the debt crises in euro zone. Regarding the debatable and controversial outcomes of minimum wages, I will try to explain why governments tend
Why minimum wages and why not? Read More »
There is an increasing concern among policy makers and economists about macro prudential policies that aim to stabilize the economy and alleviate financial distortions through affecting output and inflation levels . This paper by Claessens, and Valencia, (2013) at VOX tries to study the possible interactions between monetary and macro prudential policies. In addition, it
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With the expected increase in world population by one billion people in just over a decade, governments in less developed countries are faced with the challenge of having to accommodate the majority of this future population growth. This is of concern since many of these countries currently face various social, economic and infrastructural challenges that
Urban slums and their implications for national fertility rate Read More »
What is the goal of any firm, store, mall, service provider or even a rocket factory? The answer is, either earning enough money(Accounting profit) to run the business, and cover operational costs (variable costs), or filling the stakeholder pocket’s with more profits (Economic profits), which include the accounting profit in its calculation and the opportunity
What looks like a discount is not actually a discount Read More »
People in Egypt demand, they indeed demand even during inflationary periods, i.e. see Carrefour at weekends; then you will realize what I am talking about. The problem in Egyptian economy is a supply-side problem, such problem can be summarized into lack of domestic production in quantity and quality, heavy imports (along with a depreciated currency
Anti-liberalizing policies for the Egyptian economy Read More »
