Journal of World Economic Research

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014

  • Measurement of Regional Poverty in Tunisia: A Descriptive Approach

    Lasaad Jebali

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: Dec. 16, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 18, 2014
    Published: Jan. 17, 2015
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    Abstract: Our objective of this paper is double: searching in economic theory about the divergence between concept of poverty and the regional dimension social inequality. This divergence may biases estimates of poverty rates. This largely depends on measurement tool and the use indicator target. We propose later to response for: if the problem is disruptive... Show More
  • Problems Related to Measuring and Interpreting Indicators of the Standard of Living

    Naďa Birčiaková, Jana Stávková, Jana Turčínková

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 9-14
    Received: Nov. 30, 2014
    Accepted: Jan. 12, 2015
    Published: Jan. 21, 2015
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    Abstract: The paper deals with different approaches to measuring living standards. Attention is drawn to income and expenditures recorded in selected countries of the European Union (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic). The basic model of linear regression analysis is used to present the curve of the income and expense situatio... Show More
  • Money Demand Instability and Money Supply in Tunisia during Transition Period

    Olfa Manai Daboussi, Amira Majoul

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 15-21
    Received: Dec. 14, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 16, 2014
    Published: Jan. 24, 2015
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    Abstract: The objective of this paper is to present an empirical analysis of Tunisian money demand, money supply and monetary policy before and after economic transitions. This work explores the instability in estimated money demand functions. We evaluate the role of financial innovations in stabilizing the demand money function over two periods. Results sug... Show More
  • The Effect of Global Economic Crisis on Turkish Tourism Demand and a Review for the Period 2003-2013

    Kudret Gul, Nuran Aksit Asik, Ali Kemal Gurbuz

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 22-32
    Received: Nov. 20, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 03, 2014
    Published: Jan. 27, 2015
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    Abstract: Turkish tourism has developed as more dependent on the international tourism demand until the 2000s. However, it has gained more stable and more balanced structure with the effect of increase in demand of domestic tourism in the early 21st century. In recent years, despite of the global crisis, the growth rate of the domestic and international tour... Show More
  • Drivers and Forecasting Inflation for Agreement Agadir Countries

    Ahlem Dahem, Dhafer Saidane, Fatma Siala Guermazi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 33-38
    Received: Dec. 14, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 16, 2014
    Published: Feb. 08, 2015
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    Abstract: The question of the determination of effective forecasting models, for macroeconomic variables, is still considered crucial for the monetary authorities. On the academic side, the interest aroused by this issue in international economics has been a subject of major debate at the center of the recent literature. This last demonstrate that prediction... Show More
  • Business Cycle Synchronization between United States and African Region: Some Empirical Evidence

    Olfa Manai Daboussi, Amira Majoul

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6-1, December 2014
    Pages: 39-47
    Received: Dec. 14, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 16, 2014
    Published: Feb. 11, 2015
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    Abstract: This article analyzes the transmission cycle of the United States to emerging markets of the Middle East and North Africa. The related empirical literature dedicated to the transmissions of financial and real shocks on business cycles in emerging African countries does not lead to firm conclusion. We propose a different empirical approach allowing ... Show More