CONFERENCE PROGRAM
13th International Conference of MEEAOn the theme
Managing the MENA transitional economies
31st May- 1st June 2014 – Tlemcen, Algeria
Saturday, May, 31st 2014
Registration: 8:30-10:00Coffee and Tea/Refreshment
Opening Session 10:00-11:00
Prof. Hassan ALY, MEEA PresidentOfficial opening by the Wali of Tlemcen: Mr SASSI Ahmed Abdelhafid
Commentary by Prof. Gouda ABDELKHALEK, Cairo University
Coffee Break: 11:00-11:30
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Keynote speaker: Prof. TEMMAR Hamid, former Algerian Minister of SME "A strategic framework for the revival and the sustainable
development of MENA economies"
Parallel Session A: 11:30-1:00Session 1
Session Title: Application of quantitative technics
Chair: ISMAIL H. GENC (American University of Shrajah) ([email protected])
Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
HAYKEL HADJ
SALEM
MANEL AYADI Construction of financial social accounting
matrix for Tunisia
[email protected]; [email protected];
SOUAR
YOUCEF
BERBER
HAFIDA
A Neural network and Z-score models`
application to manage credit risk in Algeria
banks Case Study of BADR Bank- Saida
Agency-
Saida University-algeria [email protected]; [email protected];
KNANI RAMZI CHEBBI ALI Understanding the Business Cycle
Fluctuations in the Emerging Economies:
The MS-VAR approach
MACMA, University of Tunis;
MACMA, University of Tunis;
YACINE
BELARBI
RADIA ZOUGALI SAMER
MHIBEL
Estimating Taylor Rule for the Algerian
economy : Evidence from 2000 to 2011
Centre for Research in Applied
Economics for Development (CREAD),
University A. Mira – Bejaia. Research
Laboratory: Economics and
development.
Session 2
Session Title: Oil, Growth and China Chair: ABDERREZAK BENHABIB (Preparatory School of Economics & Tlemcen University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
TABET AOUEL
Wassila
KAZI TANI Amal BERRACHED
Wafaa
The Interpretation of the Growth in the
Algerian Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises.
Abou Bekr Belkaid University of
Tlemcen
HAROUN
TAHAR
MESSAOUD
ZEMOURI
The strategy of Chinese firms in Algeria University of Batna; University of
Batna
YADOLLAH
DADGAR
Some Alternatives to replace Oil Revenue in
Iranian economy: feasibility (extensible to
some other MENA countries)
Beheshty University, [email protected];
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Session 3
Session Title: Oil and Fiscal Institutions Chair: JEFFREY B. NUGENT (University of Southern California) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
SELIN
DEVRIM
OZDEMIR
ISIL AKGUL The Effects of Changes in Oil Prices and
Domestic Gasoline Prices on Industrial
Production Index: MS-VAR Model
Marmara University; Marmara
University
JEFFREY B.
NUGENT
AMANY EL-
ANSHASY
KAMIAR
MOHADDES
Fiscal Institutions in Arab Oil Exporting
Countries? Effects and Political Economy
Determinants
USC, Los Angeles, CA [email protected];
FARAH ELIAS
ELHANNANI
MOHAMED
BENBOUZIANE
On the Price volatility in Crude Oil and Food
Markets: Is there a link?
Abou Bekr Belkaid University of
Tlemcen
Session 4Session Title: Entrepreneurship in MENA Countries
Chair: A. SUUT DOGRUEL (Marmara University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
YOUNES
BENZAID
AHMED RAMZI
SIAGH
An international comparison for
Entrepreneurship, Unemployment and
Economic Growth over MENA countries
University of Rennes 1, University of
Tunis ElManar; EcoNature Laboratory -
Kasdi Merbah University, University
of Tunis El Manar.
Abedou
Abderrahman
e
Slamani Hind Study of entrepreneurial dynamics at the
regional level in Algeria
CREAD, University A. Mira – Bejaia.
Research Laboratory: Economics and
development.
Metaiche
Mohammed
El Amine
Smahi Ahmed BENBOUZIAN
E Mohammed
Innovation and Research policy analisys
–evidence from Algeria
Preparatory school of Economics [email protected];
SAMIR BAHA-
EDDINE
MALIKI
ABDELHAMMID
BOUROUAHA
ABDELKADER
DERBAL
AHMED
SMAHI
Entrepreneurship Facilities and
Unemployment in Algeria: a case study
from Tlemcen region
University of Tlemcen; Oran
University;
Lunch time: 1:00-2:15
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Parallel Session B: 2:15-3:45Session 5
Session Title: Human capital and economic growthChair: DERBAL ABDELKADER (University of Oran) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
Lachhab
Amira
Mohammed
Amine Hammes
Human Capital and Growth: The Role of the
Trade Regime
Faculty of Economic and
Management of Sousse
BENHAMOUD
A Youcef
YEKHLEF
Abdallah
The impact of the human capital
development on GDP in Algeria:
Econometric study during the period (1990-
2013)
Preparatory School of Economics,
Tlemcen
Tawfiq
BOUDJENANE
Benmansour
Abbedellah
Monitoring human development: enlarging
people’s choices to have access to the
resources needed for a decent standard of
living
Abou Bekr Belkaid University of
Tlemcen
SAMIA
MANSOUR
Education and Economic growth: Case of
the North African countries
African Development Bank &
Avicenne Private Business School,
Tunis, Tunisia
Session 6Session Title: Poverty, Inequality and demographic structureChair: KARIMA KORAYEM (Al Azhar Univesity) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
ADEM GOK MAHMUT
TEKCE
The Relationship between Income
Inequality and Economic Growth in MENA
Countries
Marmara University; Marmara
University
KARIMA
KORAYEM
Poverty in Low-, Medium- and High-Income
Arab Countries (Yemen, Egypt, Bahrain);
Estimation and Assessment
Al-Azhar University [email protected];
MEROUANI
Walid
Nacer eddine
Hammouda
Claire El
Moudden
The Algerian social protection system:
between bismarckian and beveridgian.
CREAD,CREM-CNRS [email protected];
RANA HENDY How Marriage Alters Females Time
Allocation? Evidence from Egypt
Economic Research Forum (ERF) [email protected];
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Session 7
Session Title: Diverse Topics of ME EconomicsChair: RAHEL SCHOMAKER (Cologne Business School ) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
BAGHLI
Ahmed
BENBOUZIANE
Mohamed
Testing the Absolute and the Evolving
Efficiency in Some Selected Countries:
Tunisia, Morocco, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait
Tlemcen University [email protected];
JEFFREY B.
NUGENT
ZARA LIAQAT Do Tighter Labor Regulations, Stricter
Enforcement and Stronger Rule of Law
Promote or Hinder the Private Provision of
Training by Firms? Firm Level Evidence
from MENA Countries
USC, Los Angeles, CA [email protected]; [email protected];
FARID FLICI NACER-EDDINE
HAMMOUDA
Analysis of half century of mortality
evolution in Algeria 1962 – 2012.
Centre for Research in Applied
Economics for Development (CREAD),
Algeria
Session 8
Session Title: Employment and labor mobilityChair: EDWARD SAYRE (University of South Mississippi) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
EDWARD
SAYRE
Qatarization during an Economic Boom:
Building Capacity and Managing the
Expectations Mismatch
University of Southern Mississippi [email protected];
MOEZ BEN
TAHAR
SARRA BEN
SLIMANE
Employment Intensity of Growth in
Developing Countries
Central University, Tunisia, and LEFA
HEC Carthage. University of Tabuk,
KSA, and LEFA HEC Carthage
SAMER
KHERFI
Internal Labor mobility in Egypt American University of Sharjah [email protected];
DAN TOP A Comparative Analysis between Algeria
and Jordan
Coffee Break: 3:45-4:00
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Parallel Session C: 4:00-5:30
Session 9
Session Title: Development and middle income trapChair: FATMA DOGRUEL (Marmara University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
ALLAOUI
Lahcen
TIDJANI chems
eddine
MILOUD
Lacheheb
Middle income trap”; what position for the
Algerian economy ?
Ouargla University, Algeria [email protected];
A. SUUT
DOGRUEL
FATMA
DOGRUEL
Escape from Middle Income Trap: Did
Turkey Failed or Succeed?
Marmara University; Marmara
University
SUFIAN
ELTAYEB
MOHAMED
Institutional Quality and Growth in Selected
MENA Countries
Rustaq College of Applied Sciences; [email protected];
Session 10
Session Title: International economics, foreign direct investment and country riskChair: BOUTELDJA DJAMEL ABDELNACER (University of Tlemcen) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
CHAIB
BOUNOUA
SIHAM
MATALLAH
The Impact of Institutional Quality in
Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in
MENA Countries
University of Abou Bakr Belkaid
–Tlemcen
BOUYAHIAOU
I Nasser
HAMMACHE
Souria
BENTAYEB
Feryel
The Impact of country risk on foreign direct
investments in the MENA region
Mouloud Mammery University of Tizi
Ouzou
Nasri Nafissa Bouteldja
Abdelnacer
The Impact of Black( parallel) Market
Exchange Rate on the Demand for money
in Algeria
Tlemcen University [email protected];
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Session 11
Session Title: Macroeconomics and monetary economicsChair: SAMER KHERFI (American University of Shrjah) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
KENAN
LOPCU
Has the Conduct of Monetary Policy
Changed in Turkey? An Analysis with
Multiple Breaks
Çukurova University , Turkey [email protected];
Gulcay Tuna Murad Bein The Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on
the BRIC-Turkey and the
Developed Stock Markets’ Dynamic
Interrelationships
Eastern Mediterranean University [email protected];
Mohsen
Brahmi
Sonia Zouari Moderating affects of the monetary policy
and the difficulties of the inflation targeting
for the BCT: 90's-2013 statistics.
IAE Business Administration Institute,
Campus Southern Ouest
Imed Eddine
CHERABI
Abdelaziz
CHERABI
Are the MENA stock markets efficient
enough to ensure a successful economic
transition?
university of Constantine, Algeria [email protected];
Session 12
Session Title: Health, institutions and policiesChair: YACINE BELARBI (CREAD) ([email protected]) Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
Lyes
Boumaraf
Aziz Sebti Comparative efficiency of MENA healthcare
systems using DEA Approach
Farhat Abbes University, Setif1 [email protected];
Berrached
Amina
Abderrezak
BENHABIB
NATIONAL HEALTH SPENDING POLICY;
HOW TO MAKE A TRADE OFF BETWEEN
SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY
Preparatory school of Economics
Tlemcen
Leila CHIKHA Abd-Elrazak
Kebout
How do surveys help in making investment
decisions in the pharmaceutical sector?
university of Batna [email protected];
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Sunday, 1st June 2014
Parallel Session D: 9:00-10:30
Session 13Session Title: Labor market, youth and institutionsChair: HASSAN ALY (Ohio State University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
MOUNDIR
LASSASSI
IBRAHIM
ALHAWARIN
Social Networks and Integrating Young
Workers into the Labour Market: A
Comparative Analysis between Algeria and
Jordan
Centre for Research in Applied
Economics for Development (CREAD),
University A. Mira – Bejaia. Research
Laboratory: Economics and
development.
RAHEL
SCHOMAKER
Youth, Institutions and successful
Transitions – Lessons not only for MENA
Cologne Business School [email protected];
SELMI
Abdeldjabar
BEZZAOUYA
Abdelhakim
The governance of higher education
institutions in United Kingdom for
educational service quality
Preparatory School of Economics,
Tlemcen
Session 14
Session Title: International and financial economicsChair: GOUDA ABDELKHALEK (Cairo University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
MADOUNI
Mourad
Real exchange rate misalignment in Algeria University of Tlemcen [email protected];
MAHMOUD
R. FATH-
ALLAH
Trade Agreements in Arab Countries: what
are the effects on their trade? A Gravity
Modeling Approach
League of Arab States [email protected];
Si
Mohammed
KAMEL
Abderrezak
BENHABIB
Samir MALIKI Foreign exchange market and
contagion:The evidence through GARCH
model
university of Tlemcen [email protected];
[email protected]; SOUMIA
ZENASNI
ABDERREZAK
BENHABIB
The Impact of Financial Integration on
Economic Growth in an Era of
Globalization: A Multivariate Threshold VAR
Analysis for North Africa
Preparatory school of Economics,
Tlemcen
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Session 15Session Title: Sectoral stratejies and Regulations
Chair: ZEMOURI MESSAOUD (University of Batna) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
SENOUCI
Benabbou
"Sectoral choice of new industrial strategy
in Algeria. Elements for discussion "
2E2D M LAREEM / University of Oran [email protected];
Amrane
Ahmed
Youssouf
Imene
Messamah
Farès
Boubakour
The opportunity of Financing the
transportation investment in Algeria by
increasing fuel taxes.
university of Batna [email protected];
NABIL
MENASRIA
Global governance and sovereignty in
MENA countries: the case of
communications regulation
BBA University, [email protected];
Session 16Session Title:Agricultural and Environmental Policies
Chair: AMINE METAICHE (The preparatory school of economics) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
NATHALIE
HILMI
ALAIN SAFA IHSEN
KETATA
The Ecological Risks in the Economic Policy
and the Sustainable Development
Strategies
Centre Scientifique de Monaco;
University of Nice-Sophia; Georgia
State University
[email protected]; [email protected];
RACHID
ADOUANE
CHERIF BEGGA The effects of agricultural policy on the
environment in MENA countries. Case of
Algeria
Batna University; Setif University [email protected];
Ahmed Touil Bouchaour
Radia
Didouh.
Choukria
Rural Development: Strategy to reduce
unemployment and achieve sustainable
development in Algeria
university of Tlemcen [email protected];
Coffee Break: 10:30-10:45
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Parallel Session E: 10:45-12-15
Session 17Session Title:Regional issuesChair: GULCAY TUNA (Eastern Mediterranean University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
Loubna Rabab
MAZOUZ
Houssem
Mouffouk
Farès
Boubakour
Valuing time, security and comfort gains on
the Algerian East-West Highway: Algiers-
Constantine section
Batna University; Setif University [email protected];
MESSAMAH
IMENE
Amrane Ahmed
Youssouf
Farès
Boubakour
Investing In Public Transportation:Making
New Transportation Modes More Efficient
Case Of Intermodality In Algeria
Batna University; Setif University [email protected]; amrane-
A. SUUT
DOGRUEL
FATMA
DOGRUEL
Two Phases of Deindustrialization Policies
in Istanbul
Marmara University; Marmara
University
Session 18Session Title: Economic growth and trade
Chair: NATHALIE HILMI (Centre Scientifique de Monaco) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
Mokhtari
Fayçal
Tchikou Faouzi Belmokadem
Mostafa
Economic growth and process accession to
the WTO Evidence from Algeria
University of Mascara, Algeria [email protected];
MARIE-ANGE
VÉGANZONÈS-
VAROUDAKIS
YOUSSOUF
KENDREBEOGO
Financial Vulnerability and Export
Diversification in Developing Countries
CERDI, Université d’Auvergne [email protected];
E. MINE
CINAR
KATHERINE
GEUTZ
JOSEPH R.
JOHNSON
The Silk Road: A Historical and Present Day
Perspectives on Trade
Loyola University;Loyola
University;Loyola University;
NATHALIE
HILMI
ALAIN SAFA NICOLAS
PERIDY
MESSAOUD
ZEMOURI
An indicator of sustainable development for
the MENA region
Centre Scientifique de Monaco [email protected];
[email protected], [email protected],
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Session 19Session Title: Growth, labor and urban issues
Chair: MOHAMED BENBOUZIANE (Tlemcen University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
RANDJA
ZAKIA
Globalization and regionalization in the
economy policies
university of Algiers 03 [email protected];
ABDELHEQ
LACHACHI
ZEGHOUDI
AHMED ;
MUSTAPHAHO
UHOU;
KOUIDERAT
AMINE;
BENACHOUR
OUSSAMA
The impact of coaching on performance :
The case of Sonatrach
Abou bekr Belkaid university of
Tlemcen
Houssem
Mouffouk
Farès
Boubakour
Loubna Rabab
MAZOUZ
Equity and the fight against exclusion in
urban transport: On some aspects in the
city of Batna/Algeria.
Batna University; Setif University [email protected];
Session 20
Session Title: Macroeconomics and financial economics
Chair: SAMIR MALIKI (Tlemcen University) ([email protected])Name (First
author)
Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Paper Title Institutional Affiliation email address
ALMUKHTAR
AL-ABRI
GEORGE
NAUFAL
ISMAIL H.
GENC
Government spending multipliers and
remittances in KSA
American University of Sharjah [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; KHALDI
Khadidja
BENHABIB
Abderrezzak
Screening criteria, Methodology for Islamic
equity funds
Abou Bekr Belkaid University of
Tlemcen
SAMER
MEHIBEL
YACINE
BELARBI
Inflation Dynamics in Algeria Centre for Research in Applied
Economics for Development (CREAD),
University A. Mira – Bejaia. Research
Laboratory: Economics and
development.
MALTI
GHOMARI
Souhila
BERBER
BERRACHED
Wafaa
Experiences of countries in the MENA
regionin the domain of Upgrade: The case
of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Preparatory school of Economics,
Tlemcen University
Lunch time: 12:15-1:30
Closing Ceremony: 1:30 -2:00
Visit of the city of Tlemcen
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