January 4, 2018
07:45 to 08:30	Breakfast and Registration
08:30 to 10:00	Parallel Sessions I
10:00 to 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 to 11:45	Parallel Sessions II
11:45 to 12:00	Coffee Break
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
16:15 to 17:45	Parallel Sessions V
January 6, 2018
10:15 to 12:15	Panel (Joint with AEA)
12:30 to 02:30	Parallel Sessions ASSA I
January 7, 2018
08:00 to 10:00	Parallel Sessions ASSA II
10:15 to 12:15	Parallel Sessions ASSA III

Summary of All Sessions
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#	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
1	January 4, 2018 8:30-10:00	Classroom 208	invited	Intra-household Decisions	3
2	January 4, 2018 8:30-10:00	Classroom 109	invited	Market Efficiency and Asset Pricing	2
3	January 4, 2018 8:30-10:00	Classroom 108	invited	Oil and Capital Markets	3
4	January 4, 2018 8:30-10:00	Classroom 209	invited	Remittance and Economic Growth	2
5	January 4, 2018 10:15-11:45	Classroom 109	invited	Institutions and Development	1
6	January 4, 2018 10:15-11:45	Classroom 208	invited	Banking Sector I	3
7	January 4, 2018 10:15-11:45	Classroom 209	invited	Natural Resources	2
8	January 4, 2018 10:15-11:45	Classroom 108	invited	Trade and FDI in the MENA Region	3
9	January 4, 2018 12:00-13:30	Classroom 108	invited	Banking Sector II	2
10	January 4, 2018 12:00-13:30	Classroom 209	invited	Government as an Economic Agent	3
11	January 4, 2018 12:00-13:30	Classroom 208	invited	Labor Markets	3
12	January 4, 2018 12:00-13:30	Classroom 109	invited	Environmental economics Session I	2
13	January 4, 2018 14:30-16:00	Classroom 109	invited	Conflict , Markets, and Economic Growth	2
14	January 4, 2018 14:30-16:00	Classroom 108	invited	Inflation and Monetary Policy	3
15	January 4, 2018 14:30-16:00	Classroom 208	invited	Migration and Education	2
16	January 4, 2018 14:30-16:00	Classroom 209	invited	Environmental economics Session II	2
17	January 4, 2018 16:15-17:45	Classroom 209	invited	Banking Sector III	2
18	January 4, 2018 16:15-17:45	Classroom 208	invited	Business Cycles and Credit Risk	3
19	January 4, 2018 16:15-17:45	Classroom 108	invited	Financial Institutions and Growth	2
20	January 4, 2018 16:15-17:45	Classroom 109	invited	Oil, Foreign Aid, and Poverty	2
21	January 6, 2018 10:15-12:15	Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409	invited	Regional Financial Integration in MENA	2
22	January 6, 2018 12:30-2:30	Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409	invited	Economics of conflict	2
23	January 7, 2018 8:00-10:00	Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409	invited	Education and Youth	3
24	January 7, 2018 10:15-12:15	Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409	invited	Employment, Migration and Inequality	4

 

24 sessions, 58 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers

38th MEEA/ASSA Annual Meeting
Detailed List of Sessions

Session 1: Market Efficiency and Asset Pricing January 4, 2018 8:30 to 10:00 Classroom 109
Session Chair: Riza Demirer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsvillle
Session type: invited
Does oil predict momentum in emerging stock markets? Evidence from Borsa Istanbul
presented by: Riza Demirer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsvillle
SYSTEMATIC RISK OF HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS AND ASSET PRICING
presented by: Seza Danisoglu, Middle East Technical University
Session 2: Intra-household Decisions January 4, 2018 8:30 to 10:00 Classroom 208
Session Chair: Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
Session type: invited
Inheritance and Fertility Decision
presented by: Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
Fertility Regulation Behaviour: Sequential Decisions in Tunisia
presented by: Christophe Muller, Aix-Marseille University
Women Empowerment and Divorce Rates: Does Evidence Support Kuznets Curve?
presented by: Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah
Session 3: Oil and Capital Markets January 4, 2018 8:30 to 10:00 Classroom 108
Session Chair: Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University
Session type: invited
The impact of major oil, financial and uncertainty factors on sovereign CDS spreads: Evidence from GCC, oil-exporting countries and regional markets
[slides]
presented by: Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University
Financial Stability and Economic Growth: Does Exporting Oil Matters?
presented by: I-Ming Chiu, Rutgers University-Camden
OIL PRICES and RENEWABLE ENERGY: OIL DEPENDENT COUNTRIES
presented by: Pınar Deniz, Marmara University
Session 4: Remittance and Economic Growth January 4, 2018 8:30 to 10:00 Classroom 209
Session Chair: Mohamed Trabelsi, IMF
Session type: invited
EXTERNAL AID VERSUS REMITTANCES: WHICH WORKS BETTER: THE CASE OF A SELECTED MENA COUNTRIES
presented by: Imad EL HAMMA, Université Côte d'Azur, GREDEG, CNRS
Workers’ Remittances and Financial Inclusion
presented by: Mohamed Trabelsi, IMF
Session 5: Institutions and Development January 4, 2018 10:15 to 11:45 Classroom 109
Session Chair: Monika Sheldon-London,
Session type: invited
Accountability Asset Recovery: A Leadership and Sustainability Initiative
[slides]
presented by: Monika Sheldon-London,
Session 6: Banking Sector I January 4, 2018 10:15 to 11:45 Classroom 208
Session Chair: Wassim Shahin, Lebanese American University
Session type: invited
Institutional Environment and Bank Capital Ratios
presented by: Christina Nicolas, University of Limoges
Funding Liquidity Risk and High Quality Liquid Assets
presented by: Hande Ayaydin Haciomeroglu, Middle East Technical University
Does foreign bank penetration affect the risk of domestic banks? Evidence from emerging economies
presented by: Ji Wu, Southwestern Univ of Fin and Econ
Session 7: Natural Resources January 4, 2018 10:15 to 11:45 Classroom 209
Session Chair: Mahmoud Haddad, University of Tennessee-Martin
Session type: invited
Determinants of the Contemporary Inequality among MENA and African Countries: What are in the variation of Land and Natural Resource Ownership?
presented by: Ece H. Guleryuz, Istanbul 29 Mayis University
Oil prices and Saudi firm financial soundness
presented by: Mahmoud Haddad, University of Tennessee-Martin
Session 8: Trade and FDI in the MENA Region January 4, 2018 10:15 to 11:45 Classroom 108
Session Chair: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Session type: invited
Revisiting the Impact of Trade Openness on Informal and Irregular Employment in Egypt
presented by: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Standards and Market Power: Evidence from Tunisia
presented by: Hendrik Kruse, University of Goettingen
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Real Wages in Egypt: A Sectoral Empirical Analysis
presented by: Mohamed Abed, Alexandria University
Session 9: Banking Sector II January 4, 2018 12:00 to 13:30 Classroom 108
Session Chair: Alpay Filiztekin, Sabanci University
Session type: invited
BANK AFFILIATION AND DISCOUNT ON CLOSED-END EQUITY FUNDS: WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BANKS?
presented by: Nuray Guner, METU
Corporate Governance, Risk and Efficiency: Evidence from some Islamic Banks
[slides]
presented by: Ben zeineb ghada, ihec carthage
Session 10: Government as an Economic Agent January 4, 2018 12:00 to 13:30 Classroom 209
Session Chair: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
Session type: invited
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Cross-border investment in the Arab Region
presented by: Chahir Zaki, Cairo University
The Premium of Government Debt: Disentangling Safety and Liquidity
presented by: Qizhou Xiong, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Targeting debt in Lebanon: A structural macro-econometric model
presented by: Layal ICHRAKIEH, American University of Beirut- Institute of Financial Economics
Session 11: Labor Markets January 4, 2018 12:00 to 13:30 Classroom 208
Session Chair: Rana Hendy, The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Session type: invited
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL TRANSFERS ON LABOR SUPPLY IN TURKEY
presented by: Fadime Irem Dogan, Altınbaş University
The Effects of the Revolution on the Labor Market Aren’t Totally Negative After All! A Gender Analysis
presented by: Rana Hendy, The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Does higher productivity pay off? A firm-level analysis of earnings inequalities in Egypt
presented by: Amr Ragab, Doha Institute
Session 12: Environmental economics Session I January 4, 2018 12:00 to 13:30 Classroom 109
Session Chair: Nathalie HILMI, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Session type: invited
Pollution Effects on Early Childhood Health and Mortality: Evidence from Egypt
presented by: Nagwa Khordagui, UCI
Decoupling Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in the MENA: Can It Really Happen?
presented by: Nathalie HILMI, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Session 13: Conflict , Markets, and Economic Growth January 4, 2018 14:30 to 16:00 Classroom 109
Session Chair: Alberto Iniguez-Montiel, University of Tokyo
Session type: invited
Trade and conflict: Arab Maghreb Union’s countries case
presented by: Rayhana Asmi, Université Tunis el Manar
Local Violence, Market Transactions and Living Standard: Disruptive Impact of the Mexican Drug War, 2000–2012
presented by: Alberto Iniguez-Montiel, University of Tokyo
Session 14: Inflation and Monetary Policy January 4, 2018 14:30 to 16:00 Classroom 108
Session Chair: Mohamed Abed, Alexandria University
Session type: invited
Inflation Targeting under Fiscal Dominance of Monetary Policy in Egypt
presented by: Mohamed Abed, Alexandria University
Is the Food Price Volatility Responsible for Inflation Volatility? An Investigation for Turkey
presented by: Kenan Lopcu, Çukurova University
Exchange Rate Determination under Alternative Inflation Targets: The Role of International Trade Costs versus Monetary Policy
presented by: Renzo Alvarez, Florida International University
Session 15: Migration and Education January 4, 2018 14:30 to 16:00 Classroom 208
Session Chair: Hisham Foad, San Diego State University
Session type: invited
Migration and Social Mobility in MENA: Evidence from Labor Market Panel Surveys
presented by: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Armed Conflict, School Drop-Out, and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq
presented by: George Naufal, Texas A&M University
Session 16: Environmental economics Session II January 4, 2018 14:30 to 16:00 Classroom 209
Session Chair: Pınar Deniz, Marmara University
Session type: invited
Market Responses to Multiple Hurricane Exposures in Florida： Evidence from Real Estate Sales Data
presented by: fan jiang, florida international university
The Structure of Political and Economic Systems and Inflation
presented by: NASR ELBAHNASAWY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Session 17: Financial Institutions and Growth January 4, 2018 16:15 to 17:45 Classroom 108
Session Chair: Sami Ben Naceur, IMF
Session type: invited
Finance and Growth in Egypt Revisited
presented by: Mahmoud Mohieldin, World Bank
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Macroeconomic and Financial Linkages
presented by: Abdullah Al hassan, IMF
Session 18: Oil, Foreign Aid, and Poverty January 4, 2018 16:15 to 17:45 Classroom 109
Session Chair: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Session type: invited
Did the Cost of Living Rise Faster for the Rural Poor? Evidence from Egypt
presented by: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Does Foreign Aid Promote Economic Growth in Sudan? Evidence from ARDL Bounds Testing Analysis
presented by: MOHAMMED ALI, University of Kassala
Session 19: Business Cycles and Credit Risk January 4, 2018 16:15 to 17:45 Classroom 208
Session Chair: Emiliano Santoro, University of Copenhagen
Session type: invited
Business cycle, credit risk and macroprudentiel policy: A spectral analysis
presented by: arafet Farroukh, FSEGT and LIEI university Tunis EL Manar
A nonparametric assessment of spillovers in the bank lending channel
presented by: Arturo Lamadrid, Banco de Mexico
Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness
presented by: Emiliano Santoro, University of Copenhagen
Session 20: Banking Sector III January 4, 2018 16:15 to 17:45 Classroom 209
Session Chair: Marwa Elsherif, Helwan University
Session type: invited
Real Exchange Rate Misalignments and Economic Growth: Evidence from Arab Countries
presented by: Marwa Elsherif, Helwan University
Financial Sector Development and Growth Volatility: Evidence from 50 Countries
presented by: Wenjun Xue, Florida International University
Session 21: Regional Financial Integration in MENA January 6, 2018 10:15 to 12:15 Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409
Session Chair: Hassan Aly, Ohio State University
Session type: invited
Fiscal and monetary policy in resource-rich countries
presented by: Raja Almarzoqi, President of the Gulf Monetary Council
Financial Integration in the MENA Region: A Focus on Monetary Coordination
presented by: Wassim Shahin, Lebanese American University
Session 22: Economics of conflict January 6, 2018 12:30 to 2:30 Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409
Session Chair: Jeffrey B. Nugent, University of Southern California
Session type: invited
Muslim Youth Unemployment and Expat Jihadism - Bored to Death?
presented by: Marcus Marktanner, Kennesaw State University
Grief and Greed: A Dynamic Model of Civil War
presented by: Raimundo Soto,
Session 23: Education and Youth January 7, 2018 8:00 to 10:00 Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409
Session Chair: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Session type: invited
Youth Vulnerability in the MENA region: Dimensions and Determinants
presented by: Shireen Alazzawi, Santa Clara University
Schooling choices response to labor market shock: evidence from a natural exper
presented by: Ayhab Saad, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Eliminating Supply: A Natural Expermient on Tertiary Education
presented by: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Session 24: Employment, Migration and Inequality January 7, 2018 10:15 to 12:15 Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Room 409
Session Chair: Mine Cinar,
Session type: invited
Youth Employability and Skill Mismatch in Lebanon
presented by: Walid Marrouch, Lebanese American University
Child Labour among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence from Jordan
presented by: Rami Galal, The American University in Cairo
Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States
presented by: Hisham Foad, San Diego State University
THE DETERMINANTS OF JOB SEARCH INTENSITY IN NORTH AFRICA: VARIATIONS IN SEARCH METHODS USED IN ALGERIA, EGYT AND TUNISIA
presented by: Moundir Lassassi, Research Centre in Applied Economics

 

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