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) SCHEDULE SUMMARY (MEEA/ASSA 2016) January 4, 2016 January 5, 2016 8:00 AM MEEA POSTER Hilton Union Square, Yosemite C MEEA 1 Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18 Session 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 Natural Resources and Environmental Issues in MENA Countries MEEA/AEA PANEL Hilton Union Square, Plaza A 12:30 PM Session Title: Violent Conflicts and Economic Development in the Middle East: Is there a way out? SCHEDULE SUMMARY (POST-ASSA 2016)
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 Labor Supply, Energy, Innovation Political Economy A 9:00 - 10:30 Unemployment and Demand and and Environmental and Development Wages Household Economics Issues Lone Mountain 357 Lone Mountain 358 Behaviours Lone Mountain 363 Lone Mountain 365 10:30 - 10:45 COFFEE & TEA BREAK Session 5 ROOM Session 6 ROOM Session 7 ROOM Session 8 ROOM Economic Monetary Policy, Conflict, Corruption B 10:45 - 12:15 Development from Financial Markets Central Banking, and Migration in Different and Institutions and the Supply of MENA region Perspectives Lone Mountain 357 Lone Mountain 358 Lone Mountain 363 Money and Credit Lone Mountain 365 12:15 - 13:15 LUNCH BREAK: Lunch Panel [12:50 - 13:20] Session 9 ROOM Session 10 ROOM Session 11 ROOM Session 12 ROOM E-Commerce, Parallel SessionsParallel C 13:15 - 14:45 Public Sector and Human Capital and Trade and Financial Markets Lone Mountain 358 Natural Resources Education 1 Household Lone Mountain 357 Lone Mountain 363 Behaviours Lone Mountain 365 14:45 - 15:00 COFFEE & TEA BREAK Session 13 ROOM Session 14 ROOM Session 15 ROOM Session 16 ROOM Employment, D 15:00 - 16:30 Exchange Rate and Human Capital and Monetary and Migration, Lone Mountain 358 Trade Issues Education 2 Financial Policies 1 Government and Lone Mountain 357 Lone Mountain 363 Growth Lone Mountain 365 Session 17 ROOM Session 18 ROOM Session 19 ROOM Session 20 ROOM Trade Issues and E 16:30 - 18:00 Monetary and Asset Markets and Lone Mountain 358 Information Spatial Issues Financial Policies 2 Stock Markets Lone Mountain 357 Technology Lone Mountain 363 Lone Mountain 365
*) University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 Jan 04, 2016 8:00 am, Hilton Union Square, Yosemite C Middle 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 Investigation Azza 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 Countries Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni (Swinburne University of Technology) [email protected] 2016S097 Innovation and Sustainable Enterprise Development: The Case of Algerian Enterprises Mohammed 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 Approach Ammar 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 Approach Amaghouss 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 Egypt Sara 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 Tunisia Karen Pfeifer (Smith College) [email protected]; 2016S117 Growth, Development and Conflicts: Evidence from the MENA region Reham 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, 2002-2010 Alaa Al-Tulaibawi (Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) [email protected]; 2016S075 Foreign Exchange Market And Contagion Using Dynamic Garch Multivariate Conditional Correlation Kamel 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 Policy A.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 Countries Noha 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 Considerations Javed 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 Turkey Ayse Aylin Bayar (Istanbul Technical University) ([email protected]) [email protected]; MEEA/ASSA Sessions PROGRAM
Jan 04, 2016 12:30 pm, Hilton Union Square, Plaza A Session: MEEA/AEA PANEL Session 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 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address Social Order, Violence, and Socio Economic Hadi Salehi Esfahani Change in the Middle East University of Illinois [email protected];
Ibrahim El Badawi The Arab Spring: Much Violence, Little Democracy Dubai Economic Council [email protected]; Overall Distinguishing Factors Contributing to the [email protected] Tarek Massoud Violent Conflict in the Middle East Harvard University rd.edu; MEEA/ASSA Sessions PROGRAM
Jan 05, 2016 8:00 am, Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18 Session: MEEA 1 Session Title:Economic Development in MENA Region (JEL Code: O1) Presiding: Mahdi Majbouri (Babson College) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Doha moamengouda@ya Institute for Hankuk University of hoo.com; Graduate MOAMEN Rahel Islam and Democracy: Foreign Studies (HUFS); [email protected] Studies and 2016S095 GOUDA Schomaker TheEvidence conomic from analysisa new dataset of Cologne Business School e; Hassan Aly Ohio State [email protected] Transportation Projects in dina_elshahawany Egypt: Application of an @hotmail.com; Interregional CGE Model on Zagazig University; Rutgers [email protected]; Lebanese Dina Michael Eduardo the Proposed Development University;University of ehaddad@Princeto Wassim American [email protected] 2016S039 Elshahawany Lahr Haddad Corridor Sao Paulo n.edu Shahin University u.lb; International Monetary Fund; International [email protected]; Monetary Fund; [email protected] Sami Ben Adolfo Alexander Can Islamic Banking Increase International Monetary g; Erhan (Piri Reis easlanoglu@pirir 2016S124 Naceur Barajas Massara Financial Inclusion? Fund [email protected]; Aslanoglu University) eis.edu.tr Helping the Poor with Selfish American Ozan Alp Eren Intentions: Trade, Foreign Bogazici University; ozan.hatipoglu@bo Khusrav University of kgaibulloev@aus 2016S111 Hatipoglu Akyuz Aid and Growth Bogazici University un.edu.tr; Gaibulloev Sharjah .edu; Arab Academy for science The Effect of Economic and technology and PhD reform programs on Arab candidate at Plymouth [email protected] Islam James economies development University; Plymouth m; Fatma Marmara fatma.dogruel@ 2016S073 Abdelbary Benhin from 1980 to 2010 University [email protected]; Dogruel University marmara.edu.tr Jan 05, 2016 10:15 am, Hilton Union Square, Union Square 18 Session: MEEA 2 Session 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 Name (First Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation faraheliaselhannaniemail address Discussant Affiliation email address @yahoo.fr; [email protected] Mohamed Financial development and Tlemcen University; ; University of Farah ELIAS Abou Bakr BENBOUZI the oil curse: Evidence from Tlemcen University; mbenbouziane@ya Jeffrey Southern nugent@dornsif 2016S049 ELHANNANI BOUSSALEM ANE Algeria Tlemcen University; hoo.fr; Nugent California e.usc.edu mtekce@marmara. The Impacts of Climate edu.tr; Durdane Middle East Mahmut Change on Agricultural Trade Marmara University; pinar.deniz@marm Sirin Technical [email protected] 2016S084 Tekce Pinar Deniz in the MENA Region Marmara University; ara.edu.tr; Saracoglu University .tr Investigating Patterns of sevil.acar@kemerb Carbon Convergence in a Kemerburgaz University; urgaz.edu.tr; A. Erinc Dualistic Economy: The Case Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent [email protected] Loyola 2016S128 Sevil Acar Yeldan of Turkey University u.tr; Mine Cinar University [email protected] Risk assessment of the Loyola University; Loyola impacts of climate change University; Center on tourism activities in some Scientifique, Monaco; [email protected]; bulent.anil@eas. Nathalie Alain Mediterranean countries: An University of Nice- hilmi@centrescienti Bahcesehir bahcesehir.edu.t 2016S036 Colton Burns Mine Cinar Hilmi Safa actuarial risk approach Antipolis fique.mc; Bulent Anil University; r; n.be; nathalie.francken@ Natural Resource Wealth uantwerpen.be; Mohamed and Public Social Spending: University of Leuven; [email protected] Nathalie Sami Ben Evidence from the Middle University of Antwerp; a; A. Suut Marmara suut.dogruel@m 2016S080 Lara Cockx Francken Ali East and North Africa Qatar University . Dogruel University armara.edu.tr Post-ASSA Sessions PROGRAM Hosted at University of San Francisco* *) University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton Street January 6th, 2016 San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 Session 1 [9:00 - 10:30] Session Title: Unemployment and Wages Presiding: Aysit Tansel (Middle East Technical University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address The Effect of UI Generosity on UI Benefit Duration and the University of Unemployment Behavior: Southern Rutgers [email protected] 2016S118 S. Elf Filiz Evidence from Turkey Mississippi [email protected]; I-Ming Chiu University utgers.edu; University; University of Warwick, Centre for [email protected] Bilge Eris Occupational Mobility and Macroeconomics r; J.M.van- Mesbah Fathy University of sharaf@ualberta 2016S029 Dereli Thijs van Rens Mismatch Unemployment (LSE) and CEPR [email protected]; Sharaf Alberta .ca; yasemin.ozerkek@marma the Structural Change and ra.edu.tr; University of Yasemin Fatma Unemployment in the MENA Marmara fatma.dogruel@marmara. Southern sukriye.filiz@us 2016S144 Ozerkek Dogruel Region University edu.tr; S. Elif Filiz Mississippi m.edu; Technical University; hacettepe [email protected]; the University; Abant [email protected] University of Wage Inequality and Wage Izzet Baysal u.tr; Southern sukriye.filiz@us 2016S024 Aysit Tansel Basak Dalgic Aytekin Guven Mobility in Turkey University [email protected]; S. Elif Filiz Mississippi m.edu; January 6th, 2016 Session 2 [9:00 - 10:30] Session Title: Energy, Innovation and Environmental Economics Presiding: Abderrezak BENHABIB (Tlemcen University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Technological cost efficiency analysis and respect of University of Sidi University of environmental standards: Bel-Abes; Illinois and Ahmed Amel The case of the Algerian University of [email protected]; Yadollah Beheshty yydadgar@gmail 2016S009 Smahi Hamhami cement sector Tlemcen [email protected]; Dadgar University .com; The effects of agricultural policy on the environment in [email protected]; Hassan Swinburne Rachid MERAZGA MENA countries. Case of Batna University; azizaissa_merazga@yahoo Gholipour University of hgholipour@swi 2016S116 ADOUANE Aissa Algeria Batna University .fr; Fereidouni Technology n.edu.au
A Missing Chain in Public University of Sector Economics: Illinois and Yadollah Performance of Public Sector Beheshty Abderrezak Tlemcen abenhabib1@ya 2016S143 Dadgar in MENA Countries University [email protected]; BENHABIB University hoo.fr; Tlemcen University; The Key Determinants of Tlemcen Abderrezak Wafa Benabou Innovation in the Algerian University; Oran Loyola mcinar@loyola. 2016S004 BENHABIB BERRACHED SENOUCI SMEs University [email protected]; Mine Cinar University edu; January 6th, 2016 Session 3 [9:00 - 10:30] Session Title: Labor Supply, Demand and Household Behaviours Presiding: Mohamed BENBOUZIANE (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Exporting and Workforce Skill Intensity in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector: Empirical Evidence Using yasemin.ozerkek Ahmed Fayez World Bank Firm-Level Data Leuphana Yasemin Marmara @marmara.edu. 2016S007 Abdelgouad for Egypt University [email protected]; Ozerkek University tr; Twins, Family Size and Female Labor Force Mahdi Participation in the Middle Ahmed Fayez Leuphana hmdfayez@yaho 2016S082 Majbouri East and North Africa CentreBabson de College [email protected]; Abdelgouad University o.com; recherche en Trends of Female’s Economie [email protected]; participation over Time: Appliquée pour le [email protected]; MOUNDIR Chaimaa Evidence from Algeria, Développement [email protected]; Mahdi Babson mmajbouri@ba 2016S098 LASSASSI Ragui Assaad Rana Hendy Yassine Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan (CREAD) [email protected]; Majbouri College bson.edu; Network Effects, Social recherche en Comparisons and Welfare Economie Gains to Origin Households: Georgetown Appliquée Comparing the Dynamics of University, School pour le Ganesh Internal and International of Foreign Service MOUNDIR Développem moundir81m@y 2016S054 Seshan Migration of South Indians in Qatar [email protected]; LASSASSI ent (CREAD) ahoo.fr; January 6th, 2016 Session 4 [9:00 - 10:30] Session Title: Political Economy and Development Issues Presiding: Nathalie Hilmi (The Monaco Scientific Center) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Housing Boom and Economic Southern Illinois Activity: The Case of MENA University [email protected]; Ozyegin isil.erol@ozyegi 2016S017 Ariel Belasen Ali M. Kutan countries Edwardsville; [email protected]; Isil Erol University n.edu.tr; Turgut Ozal Southern University; Illinois Construction Industry and Ozyegin [email protected]; University [email protected] 2016S138 Umut Unal Isil Erol Economic Growth in Turkey University; [email protected]; Ariel Belasen Edwardsville du;
The political economy of the bulent.anil@eas. Shereef Chinese Silk road and its [email protected]. Bahcesehir bahcesehir.edu.t 2016S152 Ellaboudy effect on MENA Zayed University ae; Bulent Anil University; r; Political Economy of Mehmet Decentralization in the Arab University of Bogazici ozan.hatipoglu 2016S092 Serkan Tosun Countries Nevada [email protected]; Ozan Hatipoglu University @boun.edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 5 [10:45 - 12:15] Session Title: Economic Development from Different Perspectives Presiding: Ali A. Soliman (UN-AFICS, Egypt) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Rahel Family-owned Enterprises Cologne Business [email protected]; Yilmaz Anadolu ykilicaslan@ana 2016S102 Nils Otter Schomaker and Development in the Gulf School [email protected]; Kilicaslan University dolu.edu.tr;
A.Suut Fatma Structural Change and Marmara [email protected] Tlemcen maliki.samir@g 2016S002 Dogruel Dogruel Productivity in Turkey University du.tr; Samir MALIKI University mail.com; Economic and Social Mobility Cologne Shireen in Egypt during reform and Santa Clara Rahel Business r.schomaker@c 2016S133 AlAzzawi revolution University [email protected]; Schomaker School bs.de;
ICT Use and Firm Productivity: An analysis on Anadolu University of Yilmaz Turkish Manufacturing and University; bartin [email protected] Nice- 2016S146 Kilicaslan Gul Guney Service Sector University r; [email protected]; Alain Safa Antipolis [email protected]; Change in transition BOUNOUA MERAD countries : the case of University of Shireen Santa Clara [email protected] 2016S030 CHAIB BOUDIA HIND Algerian firms tlemcen [email protected]; AlAzzawi University du; January 6th, 2016 Session 6 [10:45 - 12:15] Session Title: Financial Markets and Institutions Presiding: Ali M. Kutan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Functional Income Istanbul Distribution Consequences Commerce Amaghouss Cadi Ayyad j.amaghouss@g 2016S134 Sinem Sefil of Financial Crisis in Turkey University [email protected]; Jabrane University mail.com;
To Roll or Not To Roll? Middle East Southern Default and Liquidity Risks Technical [email protected]; Illinois Seza Hande Ayaydin and Their Effect on Debt University; METU; [email protected]; University [email protected] 2016S131 Danisoglu Nuray Guner Haciomeroglu Overhang METU [email protected]; Riza Demirer Edwardsville du;
Market regimes, safe havens and dynamic hedging strategies for emerging Middle East Mehmet markets: A comparison of [email protected]; Technical [email protected] 2016S153 Riza Demirer Balcilar real and financial assets Southern Illinois [email protected]; Nuray Guner University du.tr; University IMF programs and private Edwardsville; financial and real sector Southern Illinois Middle East Busra performance: Further University [email protected]; Technical [email protected] 2016S016 Agcayazi Ali M. Kutan evidence from Turkey Edwardsville; [email protected]; Seza Danisoglu University .tr; 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 Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address
American University of Doha Sharjah; American Institute for Khusrav Conflicts, Terrorism and University of [email protected]; Graduate aragab@dohain 2016S079 Gaibulloev Javed Younas International Financial Flows Sharjah [email protected]; Amr Ragab Studies stitute.edu.qa; Maryam Institute for the Kennesaw Naghsh Children of Afghan migrants study of labor Maureen State mwils152@kenn 2016S089 Nejad in Iran (IZA) [email protected]; Wilson University esaw.edu; Bahcesehir [email protected] How does childhood poverty University; ir.edu.tr; American AYSENUR affect future outcomes of Bahcesehir [email protected] University of [email protected] 2016S031 Bulent Anil ACAR children? University; ehir.edu.tr; Javed Younas Sharjah u; Kennesaw State [email protected] University; u; American Marcus Maureen Wasta - Myth or Reality? An Kennesaw State [email protected] Khusrav University of kgaibulloev@au 2016S155 Marktanner Wilson Empirical Approach University ; Gaibulloev Sharjah s.edu; January 6th, 2016 Session 8 [10:45 - 12:15] Session Title: Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit Presiding: Erhan Aslanoglu (Piri Reis University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Asymmetric Effects of Monetary Policy on Suleyman Sah Economic Performance: University; Ihsan [email protected]; Eastern Hakan Empirical Evidence from Dogramaci Bilkent [email protected]; Mediterrane sevin.ugural@e 2016S139 Volkan Ulke Berument Turkey University [email protected]; Sevin Ugural an University mu.edu.tr;
The American University in Cairo; Ahmed Estimating Egyptian The American [email protected]; Piri Reis [email protected] 2016S008 Kamaly Samah Shetta Monetary Rule University in Cairo [email protected]; Kenan Tata University du.tr; Decomposing the Determinants of Interest Rates in Turkey and Selected Piri Reis [email protected] Emerging Markets University; ; Sahar Erhan Implementing Inflation Marmara [email protected] Mohamed Cairo saharmoh@auc 2016S044 Aslanoglu Pinar Deniz Targeting Policies University u.tr; Abdel-Haleim University egypt.edu;
When do the GCC stock Eastern markets offer diversification Mediterranean [email protected] benefits? Novel evidence University; British u.tr; Mehmet Nezahat from a nonparametric University of [email protected] University of laurent.weill@u 2016S090 Balcilar Dogan causality in quantiles test Nicosia r; Laurent Weill Strasbourg nistra.fr; January 6th, 2016 Session 9 [13:15 - 14:45] Session Title: Financial Markets Presiding: Ahmed Kamaly (The American University in Cairo) ([email protected]) (will be replaced by Atsuji Ohara, University of Nagasaki, [email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address
[email protected]; [email protected]; Middle East Burhan Can Distributional Dynamics of [email protected]. Hande Ayaydin Technical [email protected] 2016S078 Kenan Tata Oral Erdogan Karahasan Financial Capital in Turkey Piri Reis University tr; Haciomeroglu University du.tr;
Eastern GCC Sovereign wealth funds University of Mehmet Mediterrane mehmet.balcilar 2016S020 Atsuji Ohara on Asia Equity Markets Nagasaki [email protected]; Balcilar an University @emu.edu.tr; Islamic Banking Development and Access to University of [email protected]; University of ohara2012@sun 2016S081 Laurent Weill Florian Léon Credit Strasbourg [email protected] Atsuji Ohara Nagasaki .ac.jp; Bogazici Marginal Cost of Public University; [email protected]; Funds under the Presence of Bogazici [email protected] Burhan Can Piri Reis bckarahasan@pi 2016S109 Orhan Torul Ceyhun Elgin Informality University; ; Karahasan University rireis.edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 10 [13:15 - 14:45] Session Title: Public Sector and Natural Resources Presiding: Yadollah Dadgar (University of Illinois and Beheshty University) ([email protected]) (will be replaced by Sevil Acar, Kemerburgaz University, [email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address
ZEMOURI ZITOUNI The contribution of natural [email protected] Kemerburgaz sevil.acar@kem 2016S148 Messaoud Ammar gas to the post-oil in Algeria University of Batna m; [email protected]; Sevil Acar University erburgaz.edu.tr; University of New Haven; Yeditepe [email protected]; University; sercan.demiralay@yeditep Sercan Oil Prices and Firm Returns Yeditepe e.edu.tr; ZEMOURI University of messaoudzem@ 2016S046 Esin Cakan Demiralay Veysel Ulusoy in Emerging Markets University [email protected]; Messaoud Batna gmail.com; Researcher at the Research Centre of Hicham Applied Economic BENAMIROU Evolution of Algeria Natural for Development - [email protected] Tlemcen maliki.samir@g 2016S062 CHE Gas Exports to Europe CREAD ; Samir MALIKI University mail.com; Challenges and Opportunities to Reduce Waste and Limit the amrane- Phenomenon of Fuel [email protected]; Smuggling in Algeria While [email protected] Ahmed Protecting the Poor Based on r; Youssouf Fares Houssem Reforming Fossil-Fuel University Hadj houssem.mouffouk@gmai University of ecakan@newha 2016S010 AMRANE Boubakour Mouffouk Subsidies Lakhdar- Batna l.com; Esin Cakan New Haven ven.edu; January 6th, 2016 Session 11 [13:15 - 14:45] Session Title: Human Capital and Education 1 Presiding: Jeffrey B. Nugent (University of Southern California) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Faculté des Determinants of Household Istanbul Technical Sciences [email protected] Education Expenditures: Do University; Economiques nu.tn; Poor Spend Less on Istanbul et de Gestion donia.smaali@h Ayse Aylin Bengi Yanık Education? Kemerburgaz [email protected]; Donia Smaali de Tunis El exabyte.tn; 2016S022 BAYAR İlhan University; [email protected]; Bouhlila Manar. American Istanbul Female schooling and child University of Ayse Aylin Technical [email protected] 2016S122 Samer Kherfi quality in MENA Sharjah [email protected]; BAYAR University u.tr;
Does Lower Socio-Economic Status Make You Sick? Two- American Period Life Cycle Model and Marmara University of [email protected] 2016S033 Burcu Duzgun Evidence from Turkey University [email protected]; Samer Kherfi Sharjah ; Faculté des The Desire to Learn Of Sciences [email protected]; Students in the Middle East Economiques et [email protected] Donia Smaali and North Africa: A Gender de Gestion de ; Marmara burcuduzgun@g 2016S040 Bouhlila Approach Tunis El Manar. Burcu Duzgun University mail.com;
The Determinants and Effects of Immigrant HISHAM Endogamy in the United San Diego State Marmara bilge.eris@mar 2016S156 FOAD States University [email protected]; Bilge Eris Dereli University mara.edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 12 [13:15 - 14:45] Session Title: E-Commerce, Trade and Household Behaviours Presiding: Murat Donduran (Yildiz Technical University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant GeorgetownAffiliation email address Hadj Lakhdar University, The impact of employees University; King zemourimessaoud@yahoo School of empowerment on improving Faisal University; .fr; Foreign Messaoud Abdennacer the social performance of Mohamed Kheider [email protected]; Service in gks7@georgeto 2016S094 Zemmouri Moussi Latifa Borni hospitals in Algeria University [email protected]; Ganesh Seshan Qatar wn.edu; Bahcesehir [email protected] The Determinants of University; du.tr; Business to Consumer e- Bahcesehir [email protected] Ozgur Kadir Has ozgur.orhangazi 2016S043 Emin Koksal Bulent Anil Commerce in Turkey University; du.tr; Orhangazi University; @khas.edu.tr; Friedrich University of Alexander Massachusetts University of Determinants of Household Amherst; Kadir [email protected] Alaa Al- Erlangen- econ_alaa@yah 2016S028 Berna Dogan Hasan Tekguc Food Security in Turkey Has University u; [email protected]; Tulaibawi Nuremberg oo.com;
Households’ spending on education in Algeria: doyen.fsecsg@univ- University of BENBRAIKA comparative analysis of the Biskra University; biskra.dz ; Massachuset bdogan@econs. 2016S027 Abdelouahab RAHAL Ali results of two studies Batna University [email protected]; Berna Dogan ts Amherst umass.edu; January 6th, 2016 Session 13 [15:00 - 16:30] Session Title: Exchange Rate and Trade Issues Presiding: Mahmut Tekce (Marmara University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address
Burcak Muge Determinants of Turkish Real Dokuz Eylul [email protected] Mohamed Alexandria dr_abed2002@y 2016S032 VURAL Effective Exchange Rates University ; Sayed Abed University ahoo.com; Testing the Twin Deficit Hypothesis Under Fiscal Cairo Mohamed Dominance in Egypt During Alexandria [email protected] University chahir.zaki@fep 2016S096 Sayed Abed the Period 1974-2014 DubaiUniversity Economic ; Chahir Zaki and ERF s.edu.eg; Does Exchange Rate Council and ERF; Undervaluation Matter for University of Exports and Trade Margins: Brussels and ERF; Ibrahim Evidence from Firm-Level Cairo University [email protected]; Burcak Muge Dokuz Eylul muge.tunaer@ 2016S069 Elbadawi Khalid Sekkat Chahir Zaki Data in Four Arab ountries and ERF; [email protected]; VURAL University deu.edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 14 [15:00 - 16:30] Session Title: Human Capital and Education 2 Presiding: Karen Pfeifer (Smith College) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address [email protected] ; Turkey Ministry of [email protected] Development; ; Ayca The Relationship between Atilim University; [email protected]. Sirma Demir Seyit Mumin Nazire Nergiz Tekin Adult Education and Poverty TED University; tr; Rutgers nemara@camde 2016S135 Seker Cilasun Dincer Koru Alleviation in Turkey TED University Noha Emara University n.rutgers.edu; Seconda The Inheritance of Università di francesco.pastore@unina Educational Inequality Napoli; the 2.it; Francesco Federica among Young People in Catholic University Federica.roccisano@unica Nazire Nergiz TED nergiz.dincer@t 2016S053 Pastore Roccisano Developing Countries. of Milan tt.it; Dincer University edu.edu.tr; "Financial Vulnerability and CNRS-Cerdi. [email protected]; Marie-Ange Export Dynamics: A Université ykiendrebeogo@worldban Véganzonès- Youssouf Comparative analysis for d’Auvergne; World k.org; TED ayca.tekinkoru@ 2016S086 Varoudakis Kendrebeogo Melise Jaud MENA Bank; World Bank; [email protected]; Ayca Tekin Koru University tedu.edu.tr; Technological progress, human capital, and absorptive capacity: Can Middle East [email protected]; the Catholic Durdane Sirin Gokhan Turkey escape the Middle Technical [email protected] Federica University of Federica.roccisa 2016S041 Saracoglu Yilmaz Income Trap? University; CBRT .tr; Roccisano Milan [email protected]; January 6th, 2016 Session 15 [15:00 - 16:30] Session Title: Monetary and Financial Policies 1 Presiding: Wassim Shahin (Lebanese American University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; Central Bank Lending Channel in Bank of the [email protected]. Turkey: Evidence from Republic of tr; Huseyin Ahmet Faruk Islamic and Conventional Turkey; University [email protected] Sami Ben Sbennaceur@im 2016S066 Ozturk Aysan Mustafa Disli Banks of Ghent ; [email protected]; Naceur IMF f.org; the Republic of Turkey; Central Bank of the [email protected]. Republic of tr; ayse.ertugrul@e Huseyin Ahmet Faruk Macroprudential Policies and Turkey; University [email protected] Bahcesehir as.bahcesehir.ed 2016S067 Ozturk Aysan Mustafa Disli Depositor Discipline of Ghent ; [email protected]; Ayse Ertugrul University u.tr;
Does Quantitative Easing Central Bank Benefit the MENA Region? A Lebanese of the Wassim Transmission Mechanism American Ahmet Faruk Republic of ahmet.aysan@t 2016S141 Shahin Approach University [email protected]; Aysan Turkey cmb.gov.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 16 [15:00 - 16:30] Session Title: Employment, Migration, Government and Growth Presiding: Hadi Salehi Esfahani (University of Illinois) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Middle East Technical The Formal/Informal University; Gazi Zeynel Abidin Employment Earnings Gap: University; Gazi Seyed Reza yousefi@utexas. 2016S025 Aysit Tansel Ozdemir Halil I. Keskin Evidence from Egypt University; [email protected]; Yousefi World Bank edu; Perception of Government Kennesaw Burhan Can Quality in Turkey: A Regional [email protected]. Marcus State mmarktan@ken 2016S035 Karahasan Perspective Piri Reis University tr; Marktanner University nesaw.edu;
The Finance and Growth [email protected]; Seyed Reza Adolfo Nexus Re-examined: Do All World Bank; IMF; [email protected]; Racha Ramadan Cairo racha.ramadan 2016S130 Yousefi Barajas Ralph Chami Countries Benefit Equally? IMF [email protected]; Mohamed university @feps.edu.eg [email protected]; Women’s Participation in [email protected] Racha Labor Market in Egypt: ; Ramadan Constraints and [email protected]. Marmara bilge.eris@mar 2016S059 Hanan Nazier Mohamed Opportunities Cairo university eg Bilge Eris Dereli University mara.edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 17 [16:30 - 18:00] Session Title: Monetary and Financial Policies 2 Presiding: Mine Cinar (Loyola University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address
An analysis on inflationary Ain effects of fiscal policy: Bahcesehir [email protected] Kamel Si Temouchent simohammed_k 2016S023 Ayse Ertugrul Evidence from a VARX model University ehir.edu.tr; MOHAMMED University; @yahoo.fr; Tlemcen University; Ain Temouchent Southern The Main Determinants Of University; [email protected]; Illinois Abderrezak Kamel Si Inflation In Algeria: An ARDL Tlemcen [email protected] University [email protected] 2016S003 BENHABIB MOHAMMED Samir MALIKI Model University ; [email protected]; Ali M. Kutan Edwardsville u; [email protected]; [email protected] Central Bank Sahar Monetary-Fiscal Policy g; of the Mohamed Mohamed Lobna M. Abdel- Interaction: An Empirical [email protected] Ahmet Faruk Republic of ahmet.aysan@t 2016S119 Abdel-Haleim Hassan Latif Analysis in Egypt Cairo University .eg; Aysan Turkey cmb.gov.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 18 [16:30 - 18:00] Session Title: Asset Markets and Stock Markets Presiding: Shawkat Hammoudeh (Drexel University) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address The Evolving Efficiency of MENA Stock Markets, [email protected] Ahmed Mohamed Evidence from the Hurst University of m; Marmara pinar.deniz@ma 2016S005 BAGHLI Benbouziane Exponent Tlemcen [email protected]; Pinar Deniz University rmara.edu.tr; Stock market prediction using artificial neural Imed Eddine Mohamed networks: the case of the University of [email protected]; Huseyin Utku The Graduate hdemir@gradce 2016S070 CHERABI Benbouziane Gulf cooperation council Constantine 2 [email protected]; Demir Center CUNY nter.cuny.edu; Day of the Week of in [email protected]. Huseyin Utku emerging stock markets and The Graduate edu; Mohamed University of mbenbouziane 2016S068 Demir Esin Cakan spillover effects Center CUNY [email protected]; Benbouziane Tlemcen @yahoo.fr; Drexel University; shawkat.hammoudeh@ya Forecasting Inflation in the Eastern hoo.com; Shawkat Mehmet GCC using Commodity Prices Mediterranean [email protected] Marmara burcuduzgun@g 2016S151 Hammoudeh Balcilar and Structural Break Models University u.tr; Burcu Duzgun University mail.com; January 6th, 2016 Session 19 [16:30 - 18:00] Session Title: Trade Issues and Information Technology Presiding: Ayca Tekin Koru (TED University ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address [email protected] Services Trade and Firm Yıldırım Bayazıt ; Nazire Nergiz Ayca Tekin Productivity:Evidence from University; TED [email protected]. Keene State [email protected] 2016S038 Dincer Koru an Economy in Transition University tr; Armagan Gezici College du;
Keene State Exports and Credit College; Kadir Has [email protected]; Constraints: Evidence from University; Central [email protected] Armagan Ozgur manufacturing firms in Bank of the u.tr; Nazire Nergiz TED nergiz.dincer@t 2016S018 Gezici Orhangazi Cihan Yalcin Turkey Republic of Turkey [email protected]; Dincer University edu.edu.tr; Marmara The Impact of Trade Finance University; on Trade Flows: The Case of Marmara [email protected]; TED ayca.tekinkoru@ 2016S106 Nuray Terzi Sadullah Celik Turkey University [email protected] Ayca Tekin Koru University tedu.edu.tr;
Complexity, Technological Intensity and Anadolu [email protected]; Yilmaz Competitiveness: Some University; [email protected] Marmara scelik@marmara 2016S137 Ugur Aytun Kilicaslan Empirical Evidence Anadolu University r; Sadullah Celik University .edu.tr; January 6th, 2016 Session 20 [16:30 - 18:00] Session Title: Spatial Issues Presiding: Samir B. Maliki (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected]) Abstract Name (First Institutional Institutional number author) Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Affiliation email address Discussant Affiliation email address Does firm size matter for geographic concentration and agglomeration? Okan University; [email protected]; yasemin.ozerkek Murat Evidence from Turkish Yildiz technical [email protected]; Yasemin Marmara @marmara.edu. 2016S110 Oya Kent Donduran manufacturing firms University [email protected]; Ozerkek University tr; oya.kent@okan. edu.tr; Fatma A. Suut Yasemin Changing Structures in Marmara fatma.dogruel@marmara. Okan oyakent82@gm 2016S051 Dogruel Dogruel Ozerkek Industrial Regions of Turkey University edu.tr; Oya Kent University ail.com;
Innovation indices in [email protected] Yildiz Samir B. Souhir Enterprises: Evidence from University of tlemcen.dz; Murat technical donduran@yildi 2016S125 Maliki Medouri Tchiko Faouzi Tlemcen region Tlemcen [email protected]; Donduran University z.edu.tr; Trying to assess the Al Ain ammarjresat@y impact of Dutch disease Batna University; University of ahoo.com.au , HAROUN on manufacturing industry Hadj Lakhdar [email protected] Science and ammar.jreisat@ 2016S060 Tahar Ali RAHAL in Algeria University; m; [email protected]; Ammar Jreisat Technology; aau.ac.ae;