This paper aims to test jointly two economic puzzles: the effect of financial development and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on economic growth. Theories predict a positive effect of financial development and ICT on growth but empirical studies on these relationships produced...

The purpose of this article is to assess the relationship between trade liberalisation in Tunisia and the employment intensity of sectoral output growth, in order to examine the claim that free trade creates jobs by stimulating growth. Using panel data for 15 Tunisian sectors over the period...

This article examines the long-term ability of Tunisian industries to generate employment opportunities. Using a panel data set of 15 industries over 1983-2010, the authors estimate their long-run output – employment elasticities, using the “mean group” estimator. They argue that economic...

MENA region offers considerable opportunities in terms of tourism industries and is a relatively well-developed in some MENA countries and provides important sources of employment and revenues. According to data from UNWTO World Tourism, the Middle East, (4% share) tourism receipts increased by...

We study empirically how the positive effects of capital account liberalization on economic growth can be magnified or reduced by Corruption control. We develop a model in which Corruption control and capital account liberalization promote growth, but acts as substitutes. We test this...

In this paper we assess the relationship between the financial development and growth in some countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We try to check the specific effect of Islamic sector on the economic growth using the amount of credit issued to the private sector by...