Access to the 2008-2009 Femise Research Report

Currently, there are 8 reports available on 17 launched Studies

Theme 1 : Macroeconomy, Economies in Transition, Flows of Capital & Goods

Theme 2 : Liberalization of Agriculture, Trade in Services, Movement of Persons, and Energy and the Environment

Theme 3 : Development, Employment, the Informal Sector and Fight Against Poverty

Theme 4 : Euro-med Regional Integration and Cooperation and Integration among Southern Mediterranean Countries

Theme 5 : Education, Training and the Role of Women in Enterprises

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Theme 1 : Macroeconomy, Economies in Transition, Flows of Capital & Goods

FEM33-03 (new): Libéralisation du compte de capital et cadres de gestion macroéconomique comparés: Indicateurs de mesure et implications sectorielles et de politique monétaire en Tunisie (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 61 p., 1,3Mb – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Sami Mouley, Université de Tunis, Tunisia; Rafik Baccouche, Université de Tunis, El Manar, Tunisia.

In collaboration with: Philippe Gilles, Université du Sud, Toulon-Var, France; Nicolas Huchet, Université du Sud, Toulon-Var, France; Nicolas Péridy, Université de Nantes, France; Cécile Bastidon, Université du Sud, Toulon-Var, France; Hajer Zarrouk, Université de Tunis, El Manar, Tunisia.

FEM33-09 (new): Performances productives et climat de l’investissement dans quatre pays de l’espace MENA : Algérie, Egypte, Maroc, Liban (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 128 p., 2,9Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Patrick Plane, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France.

In collaboration with: Mohamed Chaffai, Université de Sfax, Tunisie; Fouzi Mourji, Université Hassan II, Morocco; Marie-Ange Véganzonès, Université d’Auvergne, France.

Annexes to the main report:

Do Investment Climate Deficiencies Explain Low Manufacturing Productivity in Developing Countries? An Application to the Middle East and North Africa, by Tidiane KINDA, IMF, Washington, D.C. USA; Patrick PLANE, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France ; Marie-Ange VEGANZONES-VAROUDAKIS, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France

Textile manufacturing in eight developing countries: How far does the business environment explain firms’ productive inefficiency? by Mohamed Chaffai, UREP, Sfax University, Tunisia ; Tidiane KINDA, IMF, Washington, D.C. USA ; Patrick PLANE, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France

Firm Productivity and Investment Climate in Developing Countries: How Does MENA Manufacturing Perform? By Tidiane KINDA, IMF, Washington, D.C. USA; Patrick PLANE, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France ; Marie-Ange VEGANZONES-VAROUDAKIS, CNRS-CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France

FEM33-20 (new): Financial Systems in Mediterranean Partners and the EURO-Mediterranean Partnership (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 58p., 1,6Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Simon Neaime, Institute of Financial Economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

In collaboration with: Nidal Sabri, Birzeit University, Palestine.

Theme 3 : Development, Employment, the Informal Sector and Fight Against Poverty

FEM33-02: Income Inequality and Poverty after Trade Liberalization in MENA Countries (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 178 p., 3,5Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Roby Nathanson, Macro Center for Political Economics, Israel

In collaboration with: Khalid Sekkat, University of Brussels, Belgium; Hagar Tzameret-Kercher, Macro Center for Political Economics, Israel; Oleg Glybchenko, Macro Center for Political Economics, Israel

FEM33-05: Social Cohesion Policies in Mediterranean Countries: an Assessment of Instruments and Outcomes (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 133 p., 1,6Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)
Leaders: Marco Zupi, CeSPI, Rome, Italy; Elisenda Estruch-Puertas, CeSPI, Rome, Italy
In collaboration with: Ahmed Driouchi, IEAPS, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco; Marina Izzo, CeSPI, Rome, Italy

FEM33-11 (new): International Openness and Social Development as Endogenous Determinants of Growth and Convergence of the Countries in the MENA Region (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 150p., 4,4Mb – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Jan J. Michalek, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

In collaboration with: Michal Brzozowski, University of Warsaw, Poland; Andrzej Cieslik, University of Warsaw, Poland; Lukasz Goczek, University of Warsaw, Poland; Dagmara Mycielska, University of Warsaw, Poland; Jerzy Mycielski, University of Warsaw, Poland; Agnieszka Pugacewicz, University of Warsaw, Poland; Victoria Roshal, Hebrew University, Israel; Alfred Tovias, Hebrew University, Israel.

FEM33-14 (new): Global food price shock and the poor in Egypt and Ukraine: a comparison of impacts and policy options (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 34p., 1,4Mb – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader: Marek Dabrowski, CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research, Poland

In collaboration with: Soheir Aboulenein, CASE, Egypt; Heba El Laithy, CASE, Egypt ; Omneia Helmy, CASE, Egypt; Hanaa Kheir-El-Din, Liudmyla Kotusenko, CASE, Ukraine; Maryla Maliszewska, CASE, Poland; Dina Mandour, CASE, Egypt; Wojciech Paczynski, Case, Poland.

Theme 4 : Euro-med Regional Integration and Cooperation and Integration among Southern Mediterranean Countries

FEM33-01: Regional Integration, Firms’ Location and Convergence: An Application to the Euro-Mediterranean Area (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 118 p., 2,4Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)
Leader: Nicolas Péridy (Université de Nantes, Laboratoire d’Economie de Nantes, France)
In collaboration with: Corinne Bagoulla (Université de Nantes, Laboratoire d’Economie de Nantes, France), Ahmed Ghoneim (Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt)

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These texts has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union within the context of the FEMISE program. The contents of those documents are the sole responsibility of the authors and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.