“The Arab Awakening and the Role of the EU-Med Partnership”, Marseille 15th and 16th of Decembre 2011

Below, the papers presented during the Femise annual Conference in December 2011. Papers are in PDf format except when mentionned:

(1)  Towards Political and Economic Inclusion: Managing the Transition and Beyond

• Arab Spring : It is time to Walk the talk, Emanuele Santi, African Development Bank Funds
• Managing the Transition and beyond: What lessons can be drawn from transition in the CEE countries? Jan J. Michalek, Warsaw University

(2) Sustainable development in the South Med region

• Climate Change and Economic Growth in Egypt; An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Approach, Abeer El-Shinnawy, American University in Cairo
• The Economic Costs of Climate Change in MENA countries: A Micro-Spatial Quantitative Assessment and a Survey of Adaptation Policies, Nicolas Peridy, Université de
  Toulon-Var (PPTx)
• Towards Green Growth in Mediterranean Countries: Enhancing the Economic Benefits of Environmental Assets, Frédéric Blanc, FEMISE
• Renewable Energies and sustainable Development in the Mediterranean: Morocco and the Mediterranean Solar Plan. Présentation 1 et Présentation 2, Rafael de Arce, Agreem-Université Autonome de Madrid and Lahcen Oulhaj

(3) Employment, Labour Markets and Well-Being

• The impact of FDI on firm survival and employment: a comparative analysis for Turkey and Italy, Anna M. Ferragina, CELPE, Université de Salerno
• Foreign ownership, competition and survival dynamics, Erol Taymaz (Middle East Technical University, Turquie), Yesim Ucdogruk (Dokuz Eylul University, Turquie), Kamil Yilmaz (Koc University, Turquie)
• The macro economic impact of labour liberalization and policies in MENA countries, Robby Nathanson, The Macro Center for Political Economics
• Consumption and Well-being in the Euromed Region, Dwight MERUNKA, Euromed Management

(4) Macroeconomics and Financial Crisis

• Perspectives économiques des pays méditerranéens dans la post crise financière globale : nouveaux enseignements et débats comparés Tunisie – Algérie – Maroc, Sami Mouley, ESSEC et FSEG, Université de Tunis – El Manar
• Macro and financial crisis management in the south Mediterranean countries: Lessons and Prospects? Rym Ayadi, CEPS
• Financial integration, shock vulnerability and dominant foreign investors. Implications for the cost of capital in emerging markets, Simon Neaime, American University in Beirut
• Does capital account liberalization spur private capital flows, financial development and economic performance, Bassem Kamar, Université de Monaco et GEFIC (PPTx)

(4) Migration in the EU-Med region and its impact

• The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants inside the MED region, Andrés Artal Tur, Université de Valence (Espagne)
• New Economics of Migration of Medical Doctors: A Win-Win Framework with Applications to EU, Eastern and Central European, and MENA countries, Ahmed Driouchi, IEAPS-Al Akhawayn University
• Migration and its effects on trade in the Euro-Mediterranean region, Selim Cagatay, Centre for Economic Research on Mediterranean Countries, Akdeniz University
• Impact des transferts de fonds des migrants sur la pauvreté et les inégalités : une comparaison Maroc-Algérie, EM Mouhoud, Univ. Paris Dauphine (PPT)

(5) EU-Med Integration and Trade liberalization

• EMP Role in FDI Promotion Trade Liberalization of Services: Failures and Causes, Mireai Borrell-Porta, London School of Economics
• Convergence beyond the economic sphere: Effects and feedbacks of Euro-Med integration, Suleyman Degirmen, Economics Department of Mersin University