36th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association (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)
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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*
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] ,
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];
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];
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];
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)
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
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
Institutional Affiliation email address
2016S049Farah ELIAS ELHANNANI
Abou Bakr BOUSSALEM
Mohamed BENBOUZIANE
Financial development and the oil curse: Evidence from Algeria
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)
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
Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title
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
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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
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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
Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title
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
Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title
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
Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title
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
Name (First author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title
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
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
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January 6th, 2016 Session 14 [15:00 - 16:30]Session Title: Human Capital and Education 2Presiding: Karen Pfeifer (Smith College) ([email protected])Abstract number
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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
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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
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January 6th, 2016 Session 20 [16:30 - 18:00]Session Title: Spatial IssuesPresiding: Samir B. Maliki (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected])Abstract number
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