Access to the 2006-2007 Femise Research Report

Currently, there are 20 reports available on 22 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

Theme 1 : Macroeconomy, Economies in transition, flows of capital & goods

FEM 31-10 : Assessing the Macroeconomic Effects of the Barcelona Initiative’s Liberalization Process (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 203 p., 936 Ko – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leaders : Bernd Lucke, University of Hamburg, Institut für Wachstum une Konjunktur, Germany and Roby Nathanson, The Israeli Institute for Economic and Social Research, Israel

FEM 31-11 : How does Trade Liberalization Affect Entry and Exit Costs: a Comparaison of the Spanish and Turkish Experience Using Firm-level Data (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 124 p., 912 Ko - Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Juliette MILGRAM, University of Granada, Spain University of Granada, Spain

In collaboration with: CEFI Université de la Méditerranée, France ; METU, Ankara, Turkey ; Koç University, Istambul, Turkey

FEM 31-15 : Full Integration Versus Partial Trade Liberalization: Comparing The Economic Performance of The NMS and MPC’s (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 139 p., 796 Ko – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Jan Michalek, Warsaw University, Poland

In collaboration with: Leonard Davis Institute of International Relations, Hebrew University

FEM 31-26 : La conceptualisation du comportement des firmes dans le contexte d’ouverture des pays méditerranéens (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 32 p., 322 Ko – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Patricia Augier, CEFI – Université de la Méditerranée, France

In collaboration with : INSEA, Rabat, Maroc ; CARIS-Sussex University, United Kingdom and GREQAM-Université de la Méditerranée, France

FEM31-02R: Financial Development, Economic Growth And Poverty Alleviation In Mena Region (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 117 p., 2,4 Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)
Leaders: Mondher CHERIF (ESC Sfax) et Samy BENNACEUR
In Collaboration with: Yan BABESKI, Mohamed GOAIED, Magda Kandil, Iftekhar HASAN and Nidal SABRI

FEM31-19R: Compétitivité prix et efficacité productive dans les secteurs manufacturiers des pays d’Afrique du Nord et du Moyen Orient (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 64 p., 732 Ko – Résumé FR – Summary GB)
Annexe 1 “Total Factor Productivity of Tunisia’s manufacturing sectors: measurement, determinants and convergence towards OECD countries”, PDF, GB, 680 Ko
Annexe 2 “TFP in Tunisian Manufacturing Sectors: Convergence or Catch-up with OECD Members?”, PDF, GB, 536 Ko
Leader : Patrick Plane,CNRS, CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, France
In collaboration with: Fouzi Mourji, LASARE, Université de Casablanca (Responsable du projet au sud); Khalid Sekkat, DULBEA, Université de Bruxelles; Marie-Ange Véganzones,CNRS, CERDI, Université d’Auvergne; Mohamed Chaffai, UREP, Université de Sfax; Ridha Nouira, UREP, Université de Sfax

FEM31-25R (new): Efficiency of Monetary Policies in a Changing Macroeconomic Environment (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 168 p., 2,1Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader : Mongi BOUGHZALA, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
In collaboration with: Lahcen ACHY, INSEA, Morocco;Adel BOUGHRARA, Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Economiques et
Politiques de Sousse, Tunisia; Hasan ERSEL, Sabancı University, Turkey; Fatih ÖZATAY, Tobb University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

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

FEM 31-01 : Recent Migration Patterns from MENA Countries to the EU: A Quantitative Assessment and Policy Implications (Full Report/Rapport Complet PDF, FR, 185 p., 2,9 Mo - Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Nicolas Péridy, LEN, Université de Nantes, France

In collaboration with: GREM (Groupe de Recherches et d’Etudes sur les Migrations), Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc ; Leonard Davis Institute of International Relations, Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, Israël ; and Ministry of Finance, Israel

FEM 31-03 : Decision Tree of the Roadmap For Agricultural Liberalization in The Euro-Mediterranean Zone (Full Report/Rapport Complet PDF GB, 190 p., 3,7 Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)

Leader : Alejandro Lorca and Rafael de Arce, Agreem-UAM, Spain

In collaboration with: Galatasaray University, Department of Economics, Turkey ; Instituto de Predicción Económica Lawrence R. Klein. Spain ; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Spain ; Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Spain

FEM 3d-01 : The Role of the Services as the Factor of Integration of Euromed – Le Rôle des services comme facteur d’intégration de l’Euromed (Rapport Complet PDF, FR,80 p., 1,4 Mo – Full Report, PDF, GB, 72 p. 1,5Mo) – See also Femise 2007 Annual Report/Egalement dans le rapport annuel 2007 du Femise

Leaders : Subidey Togan, Bilkent University, Turquie and Jan Michalek, Warsaw University, Pologne

In collaboration with : Groupe d’Economie Mondiale, France

Theme 3 : Development, employment, the Informal Sector and fight against poverty

FEM 31-04 : Trade and Jobs in Morocco: Why Do Some Firms Succeed and Others Fail to Increase Employment? (Full Report/Rapport Complet PDF, GB, 25 p., 620 Ko- Résumé FR- Summary GB)

Leaders : Lahcen ACHY, INSEA, Morocco ; Khalid SEKKAT, DULBEA, University of Brussels, Belgium

FEM 31-22R : The Children Challenge in The Mediterranean Area. Experiences and Perspectives in Child Well-Being Promotion (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 150 p., 3,6 Mo – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Carla Collicelli, CENSIS, Rome, Italy

In collaboration with : Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

FEM 3d-02 : Le défi de l’emploi dans les pays méditerranéens/The Challenge Of Employment In The Mediterranean Countries (Rapport Complet PDF, FR, 76 p., 2,6 Mo, inclus les fiches pays sur le marché du travail (GB) – Full Report, PDF, GB, 75 p., 2,6 Mo, included the Labour Market Country Sheets – Full Report, PDF, Arabic, 71 p. 2,5 Mo, included the Labour Market Country Sheets in GB) ; See also Femise 2007 Annual Report/Egalement dans le rapport annuel 2007 du Femise

Leaders : Frédéric Blanc, Ahmed Galal, Maryse Louis, Jean Louis Reiffers, Femise Coordinators (Institut de la Méditerranée, France et Economic Research Forum, Egypt Economic)

FEM31-06R: Analyse de l’impact de la croissance sur la pauvreté et identification des stratégies de croissance bénéfique aux pauvres («pro-poor growth strategies»). Etude des cas pour six pays partenaires méditerranéens : Egypte, Israël, Liban, Maroc, Tunisie et Turquie. (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 79 p., 1,3 Mo – Résumé FR – Summary GB)
Leader : Valérie BERENGER et Claude BERTHOMIEU, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis (UNSA)
In collaboration with: Jaleleddine BEN REJEB (ISG Sousse), Valérie BERENGER (CEMAFI, UNSA), Ghazi BOULILA (ESSEC Tunis), Renginar DAYANGAÇ (Université de Galatasaray), Joseph DEUTSCH (Université de Bar-Ilan), Christophe EHRHART (CEMAFI, UNSA), Rita EL ARAJ (CEMAFI, UNSA), Abdelhamid EL BOUHADI (Université de Marrakech), Hajer EL OUARDANI (ESSEC Tunis), Abdelkader ELKHIDER (Université de Marrakech), Chaker GABSI (ISET de Médenine), Burak GÜRBÜZ (Université de Galatasaray), El Mustapha KCHIRID (Université de Marrakech), Haluk LEVENT (Université de Galatasaray), Zoya NISSANOV (Université de Bar-Ilan), Alain SAFA (CEMAFI, UNSA), Jacques SILBER (Université de Bar-Ilan), Chakib TAHIRI (Université de Marrakech), Mohamed TRABELSI (IHEC, Tunis).

Theme 4 : Euro-med Regional integration and cooperation and integration among southern Mediterranean countries

FEM 31-05 : Evaluation of the “Programme de mise à niveau” implemented by the southern Mediterranean countries (Full Report/Rapport Complet PDF, FR, 140 p., 2,1 Mo- Résumé FR- – Summary GB)

Leader : Samir GHAZOUANI, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisie

In collaboration with: INSEA, Maroc ; CREAD, Algérie

FEM 31-07 : Regional Integration and Goods and Factors Flows in the MENA Region (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 169 p., 1,4 Mo – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Sule Akkonyunlu, Bilkent University, Turkey & DIW, Germany Bilkent University, Turkey

FEM 31-08 : Examining the Deep Integration Aspects of the Eu-South Mediterranean Countries: Comparing the Barcelona Process and Neighbourhood Policy (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 140 p., 2,5 Mo – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Ahmed F. Ghoneim, Center for European Studies (CEUS), Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University Cairo University, Egypt

In collaboration with: University of Sussex, United Kingdom and Ministry of Trade and Industry, Egypt

FEM 31-13 : The Role and Rules of Origin in the Process of Euro-Med Integration and in the Integration Amonth the Southern Mediterranean Countries (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 56 p., 1,3 Mo – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Michael Gasiorek, CARIS, Sussex University, United Kingdom

In collaboration with: DEFI, Université de la Méditerranée, France ; ECES, Egypt and GREQAM, Université de la Méditerranée, France

Theme 5 : Education, training and the role of women in enterprises

FEM 31-18 : Policies to Promote an Enabling Environment for a Knowledge-Based Economy in Jordan and Palestine (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, GB, 86 p., 1,5 Mo – Résumé FR- Summary GB)

Leaders : Fause Ersheid, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Palestine and Amer Jabarin, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan

FEM 31-23 : Evaluation de la qualité du système de la formation professionnelle et son impact sur le développement : comparaison Maroc – Tunisie (Full Report/Rapport Complet, PDF, FR, 219 p., 3,1 Mo – Résumé FR - Summary GB)

Leader : Jamal BOUOIYOUR, CATT, Université de Pau, France

In collaboration with : Université Mohamed V-Rabat, Maroc ; Lest-CNRS, Aix Marseille, France ; Secrétariat d’Etat chargé de la Formation Professionnelle, Rabat, Maroc