The empirical analysis in this dissertation comprises two essays investigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture in Morocco, with an emphasis on climate uncertainty and robust adaptation. The first essay in Chapter 4 provides estimates of economic impacts of climate c…
The Palestinian economy is a small open economy with poor endowments of natural resources and unmarked national borders. Almost 80% of its foreign trade is conducted with a single trading partner, Israel. It currently exports 17% of its output, which in turn finances only about …
This dissertation analyzes the effects of different trade policies on the economic growth rate of Saudi Arabia. A partially adaptive dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model (CGE) is adopted in order to evaluate policy options and assess the impact of policy changes on resou…
Despite the prevalence of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models applied to tax changes of varying types, little work has been done focusing on state level comprehensive tax reform or on tax reform in countries undergoing a regime change. This research develops and applies …
During the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990's, national survey data indicated that income distribution among Indonesian households became increasingly more egalitarian. However, it was unclear whether the distribution of income became more equal because of the crisis, or …
The dissertation examines the impact of trade liberalization and free trade agreements (FTAs) on growth, inequality, and poverty in light of Egypt's efforts to integrate its economy with the rest of the world. Do the new trade arrangements promote economic growth? And if so, wha…