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Determinants of Financial Development across the Mediterranean

Casual observation shows that that the financial systems in the southern and eastern Mediterranean are unable (or unwilling) to divert the financial resources that are available to them as funding opportunities to private enterprises. Using a sample of northern and southern Mediterranean countries for the years 1985 to 2009, this study empirically assesses the reasons underlying such conditions.

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MEDPRO TR No 29 WP6 Ayadi.pdf‏502.34 ك.بايت1129منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Wed, 27/02/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Rym Ayadi, Emrah Arbak, Sami Ben Naceur, Willem Pieter De Groen
المؤسسة: CEPS

Scenarios for the Agricultural Sector in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean

The paper builds predictive scenarios for the agricultural sector of eleven southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. First, it assesses the performance trends of the SEMCs’ agricultural sector, with a focus on production, consumption and trade patterns, incentives, trade protection policies and trade relations with the EU, productivity dynamics and their determinants.

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MEDPRO Rep No 4 WP5 Belghazi.pdf‏533.01 ك.بايت1200منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Tue, 05/03/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Saad Belghazi
المؤسسة: IMRI

Economic Development, Trade and Investment in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: An Agenda towards a Sustainable Transition

This policy paper spells out the policy recommendations that emerge from a series of detailed studies undertaken for MEDPRO Work Package 5 on “Economic development, trade and investment” and presents detailed recommendations for the SEMCs and the EU in the areas of macroeconomic management, trade, investment, private sector development and privatisation, and sectoral policies.

Marek Dabrowski and Luc De Wulf are Fellows at CASE (Center for Social and Economic Research) in Warsaw.

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MEDPRO Rep No 4 WP5 Dabrowski and De Wulf.pdf‏256.42 ك.بايت1075منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Fri, 22/02/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Marek Dabrowski, Luc De Wulf
المؤسسة: CASE

What prospects for transport infrastructure and impacts on growth in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries?

Lack of adequate infrastructure is a significant inhibitor to increased trade of the countries of the Mediterranean region. Bringing their transport infrastructure to standards comparable with countries of a similar per capita GDP will be costly but worthwhile.

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MEDPRO Rep No 3 WP5 Carruthers.pdf‏2.68 م.بايت3483منذ 30 أسبوعا 5 أيام
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Thu, 21/02/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Robin Carruthers
المؤسسة: CASE

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean: A Theoretical Framework, a Foresight Analysis and Three Case Studies

Adaptation to climate change in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries is particularly relevant because of the strong expected effects on the region and the sensitivity of important sectors like agriculture and tourism to climate change. This work analyses qualitative scenarios with the support of insights from the theoretical literature and information collected from case studies about Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey. We deal with several dimensions of adaptation, including the role of the government, equity, uncertainty and linkages with mitigation.

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MEDPRO TR No 26 WP4a Osberghaus.pdf‏2.39 م.بايت1361منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Thu, 07/02/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Daniel Osberghaus, Claudio Baccianti
المؤسسة: ZEW

Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean

This report analyses the potential economic impacts of climate change on 11 southern and eastern Mediterranean countries through the effects of changes on the coastal ecosystem and on agriculture. The impacts are quantified through bottom-up studies assessing the consequences of the deterioration of the coastal ecosystem and protected areas for tourism arrivals, and the effects on yields of major crop families by mid-century. These data are then used as inputs into a world CGE model that quantifies the impact on GDP, sectoral production and prices.

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MEDPRO TR No 25 WP4a Bosello.pdf‏660.08 ك.بايت1158منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Thu, 07/02/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Francesco Bosello, Fabio Eboli
المؤسسة: FEEM

Education and Social Protection Systems in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries

This report assesses the current status of the education and social protection systems in 11 southern and eastern Mediterranean countries. It compares these countries using various education indicators and attempts to highlight the main differences in the social protection systems among the countries using qualitative analysis.

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MEDPRO TR No 20 WP7 El Mahdi.pdf‏1.14 م.بايت1252منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Wed, 30/01/2013
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Alia el Mahdi, Ola el Khawaga , Ashraf el Araby
المؤسسة: FEPS

Prospects for Energy Supply and Demand in the Southern Mediterranean: Scenarios for 2010–30

The aim of this technical report is to quantify alternative energy demand and supply scenarios for ten southern and eastern Mediterranean countries up to 2030.

The report presents the model-based results of four alternative scenarios that are broadly in line with the MEDPRO scenario specifications on regional integration and cooperation with the EU. The report analyses the main implications of the scenarios in the following areas:

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MEDPRO TR No 22 WP4b Fragkos et al.pdf‏560.33 ك.بايت1095منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Thu, 13/12/2012
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Panagiotis Fragkos, Nikos Kouvaritakis, Pantelis Capros
المؤسسة: E3M Lab at ICCS/NTUA

Female Labour Force Participation and Economic Development in Southern Mediterranean Countries: What scenarios for 2030?

This paper investigates the relationship between female labour force participation rates and economic growth in southern Mediterranean countries. A two-step methodology involving econometric estimations and the use of a general equilibrium model was used for this purpose.

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MEDPRO TR No 19 WP7 Tsani_0.pdf‏357.78 ك.بايت1304منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Mon, 10/12/2012
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Stella Tsani, Leonidas Paroussos, Costas Fragiadakis, Ioannis Charalambidis, Pantelis Capros
المؤسسة: E3M Lab at ICCS/NTUA

Inequality in the Southern Mediterranean: A survey of selected countries

This paper addresses the issues of current levels of inequality: their trends, determinants and future scenarios, demonstrating that welfare levels are measured by per capita consumption. Location, educational attainment and employment status have been identified as the key factors affecting levels of welfare and its distribution. A benefit incidence analysis was performed to investigate benefits of different deciles of per capita expenditure from education and health services.

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MEDPRO TR No 23 WP7 El Laithy.pdf‏776.65 ك.بايت1156منذ سنة واحدة 3 أسابيع
تاريخ المطبوعة: 
Thu, 06/12/2012
المؤلف (المؤلفون): 
Heba El Laithy
المؤسسة: FEPS