January 5, 2017
08:00 to 08:30	Breakfast
08:30 to 10:00	Parallel Sessions I
10:00 to 10:15	Coffee Break 1
10:15 to 11:45	Parallel Sessions II
11:45 to 12:00	Coffee Break 2
12:00 to 13:30	Parallel Sessions III
13:30 to 14:30	Lunch
14:30 to 16:00	Parallel Sessions IV
16:00 to 16:15	Coffee Break 3
16:15 to 17:45	Parallel Sessions V
January 7, 2017
12:30 to 02:15	Saturday Plenary Session
10:15 to 12:15	Randomized Controlled Trials in MENA
January 8, 2017
08:00 to 10:00	Governance and Insititutions
10:15 to 12:15	Conflict and Migration in MENA

Summary of All Sessions
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#	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
1	January 5, 2017 8:30-10:00	Room 209	invited	Energy	2
2	January 5, 2017 8:30-10:00	Room 206	invited	Gender	3
3	January 5, 2017 8:30-10:00	Room 203	invited	Inequality and Poverty	3
4	January 5, 2017 8:30-10:00	Room 208	invited	Inflation - Wages, and Labor Supply	4
5	January 5, 2017 10:15-11:45	N/A	invited	Conflict and Migration	4
6	January 5, 2017 10:15-11:45	N/A	invited	Environment and WTO	4
7	January 5, 2017 10:15-11:45	N/A	invited	Oil and Resources	3
8	January 5, 2017 10:15-11:45	N/A	invited	Turkish Economy	3
9	January 5, 2017 12:00-13:30	N/A	invited	Education	4
10	January 5, 2017 12:00-13:30	N/A	invited	FDI and Trade	3
11	January 5, 2017 12:00-13:30	N/A	invited	Financial Development	2
12	January 5, 2017 12:00-13:30	N/A	invited	Markets in Emerging Markets	3
13	January 5, 2017 14:30-16:00	N/A	invited	Banking I	4
14	January 5, 2017 14:30-16:00	N/A	invited	Crisis, Business Cycle, and Monetary Policy	4
15	January 5, 2017 14:30-16:00	N/A	invited	Exchange Rates and Trade	4
16	January 5, 2017 14:30-16:00	N/A	invited	Trade	4
17	January 5, 2017 16:15-17:45	N/A	invited	Banking II	3
18	January 5, 2017 16:15-17:45	N/A	invited	Employment and Health	4
19	January 5, 2017 16:15-17:45	N/A	invited	Finance	4
20	January 5, 2017 16:15-17:45	N/A	invited	Financial Sector	3
21	January 7, 2017 10:15-12:15	N/A	invited	Randomized Controlled Trials in the Middle East	4
22	January 8, 2017 8:00-10:00	N/A	invited	Governance and Institutions	3
23	January 8, 2017 10:15-12:15	N/A	invited	Conflict and Migration in MENA	4

 

23 sessions, 79 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers

37th Annual Meetings of MEEA - 2017
Detailed List of Sessions

Session 1: Inequality and Poverty January 5, 2017 8:30 to 10:00 Room 203
Session Chair: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Session type: invited
Revisiting the Middle Class Myth: Evidence from Cross-Country Analysis of Social Progress
presented by: Reham Kamel, British University in Egypt
Effects of Subsidy Reform on Consumption and Income Inequalities in Iran
presented by: Chengyu Yang, Beijing Normal University
Mismatch between Material Deprivation and Income Poverty: The Case of Turkey
presented by: Bulent Anil, Bahcesehir University
Session 2: Gender January 5, 2017 8:30 to 10:00 Room 206
Session Chair: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Session type: invited
The Conditional Gender Wage Gap in Egypt: Premium or Penalty?
presented by: Asmaa Ezzat, Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Wealth Inequality and Female Labor Supply in MENA
presented by: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Marriage Outcomes and Women Empowerment after Marriage: Two countries stories
presented by: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Session 3: Inflation - Wages, and Labor Supply January 5, 2017 8:30 to 10:00 Room 208
Session Chair: Riza Demirer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsvillle
Session type: invited
Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Inflation in Egypt: A Structural VAR Approach
presented by: Kholoud Hussein, Central Bank of Egypt
ASYMMETRY IN INFLATION TARGETING
presented by: Pınar Deniz, Marmara University
Analyzing Wage Differentials by Fields of Study: Evidence from Turkey
presented by: Aysit Tansel, Middle East technical University
THE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ON LABOR SUPPLY: THE CASE OF TURKEY
presented by: Irem Dogan, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University
Session 4: Energy January 5, 2017 8:30 to 10:00 Room 209
Session Chair: Philipp Dees, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Session type: invited
Estimating the Competitive Storage Model with Trending Commodity Prices
presented by: Nicolas Legrand, INRA
Renewable energy and economic growth in the MENA region: Empirical evidence and policy implications
presented by: Philipp Dees, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Session 5: Conflict and Migration January 5, 2017 10:15 to 11:45
Session Chair: Edward Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi
Session type: invited
Decentralization, institutions, and maritime piracy
presented by: Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
How to Measure the Burden of War beyond the Dead Body Count? The Case of Syria
presented by: Marcus Marktanner, Kennesaw State University
Sir! I'd rather go to school, Sir!
presented by: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Upward or Downward: Occupational mobility and Return Migration
presented by: Nelly El Mallakh, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Session 6: Oil and Resources January 5, 2017 10:15 to 11:45
Session Chair: Hassan Aly, Ohio State University
Session type: invited
Institutions and rents effects in oil dependent countries: Structural threshold regression with endogeneity approach
presented by: Yacine BELARBI, CREAD
DYNAMICS OF OIL PRICES, EXCHANGE RATES AND ASSET PRICES IN THE GCC COUNTRIES
presented by: Mehmet Candemir, Eastern Mediterranean University
Nuclear Energy and the Transient Population Effect
presented by: Ozgur Kaya, American University of Sharjah
Session 7: Turkish Economy January 5, 2017 10:15 to 11:45
Session Chair: volkan Ülke, International Burch University
Session type: invited
HOUSING AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN TURKEY
presented by: Gizem Uzuner,
THE INVESTIGATION OF RECENT TRENDS IN TURKISH CURRENT ACCOUNT
presented by: Umut Unal, Turgut Ozal University
The Impact of output volatility on output: Empirical evidence from Turkey
[slides]
presented by: volkan Ülke, International Burch University
Session 8: Environment and WTO January 5, 2017 10:15 to 11:45
Session Chair: Nathalie HILMI, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Session type: invited
Energetic transition in Iran
presented by: Nathalie HILMI, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Two Approaches in Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change on Turkish Agriculture: Autonomous Adaptation and Farmers’ Risk Behavior
presented by: Gokhan Ozertan, Bogazici University
Immigrants pro-trade effects: Does governance matter?
presented by: Doslalo Millogo, University of Toulon
Economic growth and process accession to the WTO Evidence from Comparative Study
presented by: Mokhtari Fayçal, university of Mascara
Session 9: Education January 5, 2017 12:00 to 13:30
Session Chair: Murat Kirdar, Bogazici University
Session type: invited
Entrepreneurship Education for University Students in Tunisia: Long-term impact evaluation results
presented by: Jumana Alaref, The World Bank
The Effects of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Marriage and Births in Turkey
presented by: Murat Kirdar, Bogazici University
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD EDUCATION EXPENDITURES IN TURKEY
presented by: Elif Acar, Cankaya University
Dynamics of Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Turkey
[slides]
presented by: Orhan Torul, Bogazici University
Session 10: Markets in Emerging Markets January 5, 2017 12:00 to 13:30
Session Chair: Mehmet Balcilar, Eastern Mediterranean University
Session type: invited
Has oil price risk gone global? An empirical analysis of quantiles
presented by: Mehmet Balcilar, Eastern Mediterranean University
The Influence of FOMC Minutes for Asset Prices in BRICS Countries and Turkey through GARCH Volatility Modeling
presented by: Evrim Toren, Eastern Mediterranean University
Elasticities of Substitution in a Nested CES Consumption: Evidence from Daily Data
presented by: Hasan Toprak, Florida International University
Session 11: Financial Development January 5, 2017 12:00 to 13:30
Session Chair: Hassan Aly, Ohio State University
Session type: invited
Linking remittances with financial development and institutions: a study of MENA countries
presented by: Imad EL HAMMA, Nice Sophia Antipolis University
Financial Development, Access to Finance and Economic Growth: The Case of Selected MENA Countries
presented by: Noha Emara, Rutgers
Session 12: FDI and Trade January 5, 2017 12:00 to 13:30
Session Chair: Raed Safadi, OECD
Session type: invited
Daily Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Agricultural Prices: The Role of Perishability
presented by: Renzo Alvarez, Florida International University
Outward FDI from a Developing Country: Evidence from Turkey
presented by: Yilmaz Kilicaslan, Anadolu University
The impact of political and financial risk on FDI by sector: a threshold effect
presented by: INES TROJETTE, University of Toulon
Session 13: Exchange Rates and Trade January 5, 2017 14:30 to 16:00
Session Chair: Melise Jaud, University of Lausanne
Session type: invited
Export Big Hits
presented by: Melise Jaud, University of Lausanne
External Wealth of Selected Arab Nations and the Role of Exchange Rate
presented by: Ahmed Kamaly, The American University in Cairo
Lights On Trade: Estimation of Trade Flows Using Luminosity
presented by: Rooholah Hadadi, FIU
Value-added Trade, Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Trade Elasticity: Revisiting the Trade Competitiveness
presented by: Syed Uddin, Florida International University
Session 14: Crisis, Business Cycle, and Monetary Policy January 5, 2017 14:30 to 16:00
Session Chair: Mahmut Tekce, Marmara University
Session type: invited
Networks, inflation and labor market dynamics
presented by: Jean-Paul Tsasa Vangu, Laboratoire d'analyse-recherche en économie quantitative
Is there a Role for International Trade Costs in Monetary Policy?
presented by: Renzo Alvarez, Florida International University
Credit Decomposition and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies
presented by: Berrak Bahadir, Özyeğin University
Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Business Cycles
presented by: Secil Yildirim Karaman, Kemerburgaz Universitesi
Session 15: Trade January 5, 2017 14:30 to 16:00
Session Chair: Jeffrey B. Nugent, University of Southern California
Session type: invited
Institutions and Trade Promotion: What is the Nexus?
presented by: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Do Gravity Variables Reflect Trade Costs or Preferences? Evidence from U.S. Imports.
presented by: Yulin Hou, Florida International University
Trade liberalization and market competition: Evidence from Egypt firm-level data
presented by: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Do Firms Learn From Exporting if Returns to Scale are Variable?
presented by: UMUT SENALP, Trakya University
Session 16: Banking I January 5, 2017 14:30 to 16:00
Session Chair: Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University
Session type: invited
Corporate Governance in the Banking Industry: Challenges and Implications
presented by: Wassim Shahin, Lebanese American University
Bank Lending in High Risk Environment: A Disaggregated Analysis
presented by: Ilker Kaya, American University of Sharjah
Modeling the CDS Prices: An Application to The MENA Region
[slides]
presented by: Seza Danisoglu, Middle East Technical University
Investment Banking and Certification Effect: An Empirical Analysis
presented by: Renato Giovannini, Universita G. Marconi
Session 17: Employment and Health January 5, 2017 16:15 to 17:45
Session Chair: Moundir Lassassi, Center for Research in Applied Economics for Development
Session type: invited
Physician Payment Schemes and Physician Productivity: Analysis of Turkish Healthcare Reforms
presented by: Ozan Hatipoglu, Bogazici University
Healthcare Inequalities in Turkey: Does Accessibility really Matter?
presented by: Burhan Karahasan, Piri Reis University
Informality, Public Employment and Employment Protection in Developing Countries
presented by: Shaimaa Yassin, University of Neuchatel
INFORMAL JOB SEARCH IN THE ALGERIAN LABOR MARKET
presented by: Moundir Lassassi, Center for Research in Applied Economics for Development
Session 18: Banking II January 5, 2017 16:15 to 17:45
Session Chair: Zeynep Onder, Bilkent University
Session type: invited
State-owned Banks, Foreign Banks and Macroeconomic Volatility
presented by: Zeynep Onder, Bilkent University
The Global Recession and Bank Efficiency: Case of Turkey
presented by: Cem Karatas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Do Principal-Agent Conflicts Impact Performance And Risk-Taking Behavior of Islamic Banks?
presented by: Asmaa Ezzat, Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Session 19: Financial Sector January 5, 2017 16:15 to 17:45
Session Chair: Sami Ben Naceur,
Session type: invited
Financials Sector Intraday Volatility Characteristics in the Emerging Turkish Economy
presented by: A. Can Inci, Bryant University
Further evidence on hedges and safe havens for GCC markets using a wavelet-based quantile approach
presented by: Mahmoud Haddad, University of Tennessee-Martin
The Effect of Margin Changes on Futures Market Volume and Trading
[slides]
presented by: Seza Danisoglu, Middle East Technical University
Session 20: Finance January 5, 2017 16:15 to 17:45
Session Chair: Wassim Shahin, Lebanese American University
Session type: invited
Debt-Threshold Effect in Sovereign Credit Ratings: New Evidence from Nonlinear Panel Smooth Transition Models
presented by: Nidhaleddine Ben Cheikh, ESSCA School of Management
Finance and Growth in Egypt Revisited
presented by: Ahmed Rostom, World Bank and The George Washington University
Financial Literacy in Developing Countries
presented by: Gokce Uysal, Bahcesehir University
The Feasibility of Interbank and FX Auction Mechanisms in Regulating the Egyptian Exchange Market
presented by: Zeinab Elgawady, Misr University
Session 21: Randomized Controlled Trials in the Middle East January 7, 2017 10:15 to 12:15
Session Chair: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Session type: invited
Exporting and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
presented by: Adam Osman, University of Illinois
Evaluating the Effects of Entrepreneurship Edutainment in Egypt
presented by: BRUNO CREPON, CREST
Understanding Demand for Sharia-Compliant Financial Products
presented by: Nour Shammout, JPAL
Selection into Job Training Programs
presented by: Jamin Speer, University of Memphis
Session 22: Governance and Institutions January 8, 2017 8:00 to 10:00
Session Chair: Jeffrey B. Nugent, University of Southern California
Session type: invited
Socioeconomic Drivers of the Spread of the Tunisian Revolution
presented by: Daniel Egel, RAND Corporation
Do Muslims understand Democracy? An Empirical Investigation
presented by: Moamen Gouda, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Democratic Institutions and Prosperity - The Special Case of the Middle Eastern Countries
presented by: Helena Helfer, University of Münster
Session 23: Conflict and Migration in MENA January 8, 2017 10:15 to 12:15
Session Chair: Edward Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi
Session type: invited
Relative Deprivation and Radicalization: Evidence from MENA countries
presented by: Kartika Bhatia, The World Bank
Does Lack of Trust Fester Conflict?
presented by: Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah
The Migration of Fear: An Analysis of Migration Choices of Syrian Refugees
presented by: Jeffrey B. Nugent, University of Southern California
Who Supports Violent Extremism in Developing Countries?
presented by: Youssouf Kiendrebeogo, World Bank

 

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