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Determinants Of Economic Success In The Middle East And North Africa

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  • Felina B. Duncan
  • Zulal S. Denaux

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Periodically referred to as the cradle of civilization, an adage reflecting its past economic success and growth, the Middle East and North Africa region continues to serve as an international focal point, albeit a disappointing one in light of its economic potential. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to utilize regression analysis to reexamine the impact of initial conditions, human capital, the investment ratio, macroeconomic performance, trade openness, life expectancy, and natural resource abundance on the growth of the Middle East and North Africa region’s real GDP per capita in light of recent events, namely the widespread civilian protests, demonstrations, and toppled dictatorships across the Arab World where high unemployment, security states, a weak private sector, volatile external revenues, and a disproportionate concentration of power in the hands of a few have been the norm for decades.

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  • Felina B. Duncan & Zulal S. Denaux, 2013. "Determinants Of Economic Success In The Middle East And North Africa," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 7(5), pages 25-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:gjbres:v:7:y:2013:i:5:p:25-34
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    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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