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Macroeconomic Vulnerability and Investment Risks in the Middle East and North Africa Region

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In this paper we assess a country’s investment risk by studying its vulnerability to shocks in macroeconomic variables including GDP growth, infl ation, and unemployment. Based on the criteria of quick stabilization in the impulse responses of the macro variables after a one standard deviation shock, we rank a sample of ten MENA countries as follows: Algeria (least risky), Syria, Malta, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Oman, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (most risky). We conclude that a country’s economic policy appears to be more important than its oil reserves in stabilizing its economy and attracting FDI in the MENA region.

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  • Ghosh, Baidyanath N. & Li, Eric A.L., 2009. "Macroeconomic Vulnerability and Investment Risks in the Middle East and North Africa Region," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 62(1), pages 1-39.
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    1. Chopra, Parvesh K., 2015. "Country Risk: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Northern African Economies - Il rischio paese: un’analisi teorica e empirica con particolare riferimento ai paesi del Nord ," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 68(1), pages 81-137.

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    Keywords

    Vulnerability; Investment Risk; Impulse Response; Macroeconomic Shock;

    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity

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