By: Dr. Hashim Al-Ali, Senior Macroeconomic Planning and Fiscal Management Advisor Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. Orouba Sabbagh (Ms.) Senior Economist and Research Coordinator Amman, JORDAN. Abstract The main objective of this paper is to share our own practical experience in structuring and in application of the input-output tables for an upper-middle income developing e
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Abstract: Despite the tremendous increase in oil revenue and Military Expenditures in the Gulf region after the second and third oil prices revolutions (1980 and 2003), the relationship between them is not studied fully. This paper studies the effect of the oil revenue on the regional security measured by the Military Expenditure in that region. The analysis suggests that oil
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Digital Content technology is transforming traditional knowledge industry structures, business models, and ways of doing things and is forming an important activity in its own right. Creating digital content strategies of increasing importance to national governments. Particularly in cases where cultural and linguistic heritage is highly valued, these prog
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Abstract Diversifying oil economies toward manufacturing and more sophisticated products and services is one of the most pressing public policy challenges facing these countries. This paper provides new evidence about the impact of oil rents and real exchange rate undervaluation on various measures of exports, using a global sample spanning 1980-2011. Our results suggest tha
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