{"id":4653,"date":"2013-12-13T17:26:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T16:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/?p=4653"},"modified":"2014-06-26T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:43:48","slug":"rapport-annuel-2007-du-femise-version-fran%c3%a7aise-et-anglaise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/en\/publications-en\/rapport-annuel-2007-du-femise-version-fran%c3%a7aise-et-anglaise\/","title":{"rendered":"2007 FEMISE Report on the EuroMediterranean Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Femise Report on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership 2007<\/p>\n

(February 2008)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Rapport

Rapport Annuel 2007<\/p><\/div>\n

Download the English version<\/a><\/p>\n

Introductory Chapter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

a glance at the economic and social performance of the Mediterranean Partner Countries<\/p>\n

Some Stylized facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

A trade liberalization of goods that has clearly been beneficial<\/p>\n

A beginning of convergence with the EU in terms of per capita income<\/p>\n

Progress to be made to meet employment needs<\/p>\n

A pattern of growth that requires an increase in investment rates and productivity to ensure its sustainability<\/p>\n

A macroeconomic equilibrium that is currently maintained but threatened by inflationary pressure<\/p>\n

An international trade position of the MPs market with deterioration in manufactured goods trade, a slight disengagement vis-\u00e0-vis the EU and a limited development of the intra-branch trade<\/p>\n

Ongoing reforms in all domains but a hierarchy needs to be specified<\/p>\n

Chapter I- The Challenge Of Employment In The Southern Mediterranean Countries<\/p>\n

I. Introduction<\/p>\n

II. The Nature Of The Employment Challenge And Demographic Trends<\/p>\n

II.1 Stylized facts : 3 factors of tension on the labor markets<\/em><\/p>\n

II.2 Necessary job creation in the region in the coming 15 years<\/em><\/p>\n

II.3 Are the actual trends compatible with the needs?<\/em><\/p>\n

II.4 Can migration offer a solution that could ease a \u00abeuromed labour market\u00bb?<\/em><\/p>\n

III. The Root Causes Of The Problem<\/p>\n

III.1 The growth-employment relationship in the MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

III.2 Adequacy of domestic and foreign investment<\/em><\/p>\n

III.3 The mismatch between education outcomes and labour market demand<\/em><\/p>\n

III.4 Widespread informality<\/em><\/p>\n

IV. Competitivness, Openess And Labor Market Policies<\/p>\n

IV.1 The compatibility of the pattern of specialization and employment with openness in the MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

IV.2 Labour cost and salaries<\/em><\/p>\n

IV.3 Do Institutions and policies of the MPs optimize the benefits openness, both on the macro and employment levels?<\/em><\/p>\n

V. Meeting The Employment Challenge: Key Issues Identified<\/p>\n

V.1 The need for an overall strategy<\/em><\/p>\n

V.2 Encouraging the women to take part in the labour market<\/em><\/p>\n

V.3 Reducing the size of the informal sector<\/em><\/p>\n

V.4 Improving the employment of a better educated population<\/em><\/p>\n

V.5 Coordinating cooperative migration schemes<\/em><\/p>\n

Chapter II-Liberalisation of services<\/p>\n

I. Framework for Services Liberalization<\/p>\n

I.1. Network Industries<\/em><\/p>\n

I.2. Liberalization Of Banking Services<\/em><\/p>\n

I.3. Maritime Freight Transportation<\/em><\/p>\n

I.4. Liberalization Of Other Services In The Eu<\/em><\/p>\n

II. The Role of Services as the Factor of Integration of Euromed<\/p>\n

II.1. The importance of services and network sectors in five MENA countries<\/em><\/p>\n

II.2. Services liberalization in the MENA countries<\/em><\/p>\n

III. Implications of Liberalization of Trade in Services and Network Industries<\/p>\n

III.1. Quantifying Barriers To Trade In Services And Network Industries<\/em><\/p>\n

III.2. Implications Of Liberalization<\/em><\/p>\n

Annexes<\/p>\n

Annex 1. Macroeconomic evolution of the 10 MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 2. Multicriteria analysis methodology<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 3. Soucres of growth in the 10 MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 4. Total Population and the evolution of the Working Population<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 5: Net migration flows in the EU-27 (per 1,000)<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 6: Migrations stock and flows in MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 7: Remittances & FDI as % of GDP in MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 8: The equilibrium mechanism of the current account for the 10 MPs<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 9 : Unit Value of Export, productivity and wages per capita<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 10a: Trade-policy reform progress, 2000-06<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 10b: Tariff and nontariff protection in the region, 2000 (or closest year available)<\/em><\/p>\n

Annex 11: Labour Policies oriented to encourage Women participation<\/em><\/p>\n

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