37Th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA)
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37th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) Chicago, January 5 to 8, 2017 Program (Updated: January 1, 2017) MEEA pre-ASSA Sessions in Loyola University Chicago MEEA/ASSA Session in Sheraton Grand Chicago MEEA pre-ASSA Sessions January 5 Philip B. Corboy Law Center Loyola University Chicago 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL 60611. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/LAPT15EhfHq Conference Program, MEEA 2017, Chicago, January 5th Time slot Sessions and Papers Chair and Author(s) 8:00 Opening Ceremony and Breakfast 08:30-10 Inequality and Poverty Mahdi Majbouri Revisiting the Middle Class Myth: Evidence from Cross-Country Analysis of Reham Kamel; British University in Egypt Room 203 Social Progress Pouneh Soleimaninejadian; Tsinhua University Effects of Subsidy Reform on Consumption and Income Inequalities in Iran Chengyu Yang; Beijing Normal University Mismatch between Material Deprivation and Income Poverty: The Case of Aysenur Acar, Bulent Anil; Bahcesehir University, Seyfettin Gursel; Turkey Bahcesehir University 08:30-10 Gender Shireen Alazzawi Hanan Nazier; faculty of economics and political science, Cairo The Conditional Gender Wage Gap in Egypt: Premium or Penalty? university; presented by Asmaa Ezzat, Faculty of Economics & Political Room 206 Science, Cairo University Household Asset Inequality, Labor Market Outcomes and Women’s Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University; Vladimir Hlasny, Ewha Womans Empowerment in MENA University Hanan Nazier; faculty of economics and political science, Cairo Marriage Outcomes and Women Empowerment after Marriage: Two university; Racha Ramadan; Faculty of Economics & Political Science, countries stories Cairo University; presented by Chahir Zaki, Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University 08:30-10 Inflation - Wages, and Labor Supply Riza Demirer Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Inflation in Egypt: A Structural VAR Omneia Helmy; Cairo University; Mona Fayed; Cairo University Room 208 Approach Kholoud Hussein; Central Bank of Egypt Erhan Aslanoglu; Marmara University Asymmetry in Inflation Targeting Pınar Deniz; Marmara University Antonio di Paolo; University of Barcelona Analyzing Wage Differentials by Fields of Study: Evidence from Turkey Aysit Tansel; Middle East technical University; Presented by Ali Akarca THE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ON LABOR SUPPLY: THE CASE Irem Dogan; Istanbul Kemerburgaz University; Haluk Levent, OF TURKEY Kemerburgaz University; Mahmut Tekce, Marmara University Page 1 of 6 08:30-10 Energy Philipp Dees Room 209 Estimating the Competitive Storage Model with Trending Commodity Prices Christophe Gouel; INRA; Nicolas Legrand; INRA Renewable energy and economic growth in the MENA region: Empirical Philipp Dees; FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg; Georgeta Vidican; Friedrich evidence and policy implications Alexander University Erlangen Mohammed Barka; UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN The Sustainability of Algeria's Subsidies? [CANCELLED] ZINE EL ABIIDINE DJELIL; UNIVERSITY OF ORAN and GREFIP Coffee Break - Room 205 10:15-11:45 Oil and Resources Hassan Aly Institutions and rents effects in oil dependent countries: Structural Yacine BELARBI; CREAD; SAMI Lylia, High School of management and Room 206 threshold regression with endogeneity approach international trade (Algeria) DYNAMICS OF OIL PRICES, EXCHANGE RATES AND ASSET PRICES IN THE GCC Mehmet Candemir; Eastern Mediterranean University COUNTRIES Mehmet Balcilar; Eastern Mediterranean University Davide Contu; London School of Economics and Political Science Nuclear Energy and the Transient Population Effect Ozgur Kaya; American University of Sharjah 10:15-11:45 Turkish Economy Volkan Ulke Room 203 HOUSING AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN TURKEY Gizem Uzuner THE INVESTIGATION OF RECENT TRENDS IN TURKISH CURRENT ACCOUNT Umut Unal; Turgut Ozal University The Impact of output volatility on output: Empirical evidence from Turkey Volkan Ulke, suleyman sah university 10:15-11:45 Environemnt and WTO Nathalie Hilmi Nathalie HILMI, Centre Scientifique de Monaco; Alain Safa; Skill Partners; Energetic transition in Iran Shekoofeh Farahmand, University of Isfahan; Majid Sameti, University of Room 209 Isfahan; Ali Sassan, University of Nice Gokhan Ozertan, Bogazici University; Mehmet Gurdal, Bogazici Two Approaches in Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change on Turkish University; Baris Karapinar, TEMA Foundation; Gözde Ünal, Boğaziçi Agriculture: Autonomous Adaptation and Farmers’ Risk Behavior University Immigrants pro-trade effects: Does governance matter? Doslalo Millogo; University of Toulon Economic growth and process accession to the WTO Evidence from Mokhtari Fayçal; University of Mascara Comparative Study Page 2 of 6 10:15-11:45 Conflict and Migration Ward Sayre Khusrav Gaibulloev; American University of Sharjah Decentralization, institutions, and maritime piracy Room 208 Todd Sandler; University of Texas at Dallas How to Measure the Burden of War beyond the Dead Body Count? The Case Yeju Choi; Kennesaw State University; Marcus Marktanner; Kennesaw of Syria State University Sir! I'd rather go to school, Sir! Mahdi Majbouri; Babson College Nelly El Mallakh; Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Jackline Wahba; Upward or Downward: Occupational mobility and Return Migration University of Southampton Coffee Break - Room 205 12-13:30 Education Murat Kirdar Jumana Alaref; The World Bank Entrepreneurship Education for University Students in Tunisia: Long-term Stefanie Brodmann; The World Bank impact evaluation results Room 208 Patrick Premand; The World Bank The Effects of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Marriage and Births Murat Kirdar; Bogazici University in Turkey AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD EDUCATION EXPENDITURES IN Elif Acar; Cankaya University TURKEY Orhan Torul; Bogazici University Dynamics of Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Turkey Oguz Oztunali; Bogazici University 12-13:30 Markets in Emerging Markets Mehmet Balcilar Mehmet Balcilar; Eastern Mediterranean University; Riza Demirer; Has oil price risk gone global? An empirical analysis of quantiles Southern Illinois University Edwardsvillle; Shawkat Hammoudeh; Drexel Room 203 University Elasticities of Substitution in a Nested CES Consumption: Evidence from Hakan Yilmazkuday; Florida International University Daily Data Hasan Toprak; Florida International University The Influence of FOMC Minutes for Asset Prices in BRICS Countries and Evrim Toren; Eastern Mediterranean University Turkey through GARCH Volatility Modelling Page 3 of 6 12-13:30 Financial Development Mahmoud Haddad Room 206 Public Debt Sustainability: Nonlinear Evidence from Algeria [CANCELLED] Abderrahim Chibi and Mohamed Benbouziane; University of Tlemcen Linking remittances with financial development and institutions: a study of Imad EL HAMMA; Groupe de Recherche en Droit Economie Gestion MENA countries Financial Development, Access to Finance and Economic Growth: The Case Ayah El Sayd; NYU; Noha Emara; Rutgers of Selected MENA Countries The determinants of financial inclusion and growth in MENA [CANCELLED] DJENNAS Mustapha; Tlemcen University 12-13:30 FDI and Trade Raed Safadi Renzo Alvarez, Florida International University; Amin Shoja, Florida Exchange Rate Pass-Through: Evidence from Turkish Daily Prices International University; Syed Uddin, Florida International University; Room 209 Hakan Yilmazkuday, Florida International University Yilmaz Kilicaslan; Anadolu University; Zeynep Karal; Anadolu University Outward FDI from a Developing Country: Evidence from Turkey Gokhan Onder; Anadolu University; Yesim Ucdogruk; Dokuz Eylül University The impact of political and financial risk on FDI by sector: a threshold effect INES TROJETTE; University of Toulon Lunch Break 14:30-16 Exchange Rates and Trade Melise Jaud Room 208 Export Big Hits Melise Jaud; University of Lausanne Mahmoud Mohieldin; World Bank External Wealth of Selected Arab Nations and the Role of Exchange Rate Ahmed Kamaly; The American University in Cairo Ahmed Rostom; George Washington University Rooholah Hadadi; FIU Lights On Trade: Estimation of Trade Flows Using Luminosity Hakan Yilmazkuday; Florida International University Value-added Trade, Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Trade Elasticity: Syed Uddin; Florida International University Revisiting the Trade Competitiveness Page 4 of 6 14:30-16 Crisis, Business Cycles, and Monetary Policy Mehmut Tekce Jean-Paul Tsasa Vangu; Laboratoire d'analyse-recherche en économie Networks, inflation and labor market dynamics Room 203 quantitative Hakan Yilmazkuday; Florida International University Is there a Role for International Trade Costs in Monetary Policy? Renzo Alvarez; Florida International University Berrak Bahadir; Özyeğin University Credit Decomposition and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies Inci Gumus; Sabanci University Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Business Cycles Secil Yildirim Karaman; Kemerburgaz Universitesi 14:30-16 Trade Jeffery B. Nugent Room 206 Institutions and Trade Promotion: What is the Nexus? Chahir Zaki; Cairo University Yulin Hou; Florida International University Do Gravity Variables Reflect Trade Costs or Preferences? Evidence from U.S. Yun Wang; Florida International University Imports. Hakan Yilmazkuday; Florida International University Trade liberalization and market competition: Evidence from Egypt firm-level Chahir Zaki; Cairo University data Do Firms Learn From Exporting if Returns to Scale are Variable? UMUT SENALP; Trakya University 14:30-16 Banking I Shawkat Hammodeh Room 209 Corporate Governance in the Banking Industry: Challenges and Implications