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This dissertation utilizes the latest econometric techniques to address three economic growth issues based on the experiences of selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies. First, in chapter two we use the perpetual inventory method to construct series of physical ca…

The main objective of this study is to examine the export-led growth (ELG) hypothesis for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. More specifically, the study empirically investigates the long run relationship and the causality direction between aggregate export and econom…

This dissertation is about trade, growth and economic development. It begins by examining a strand of post-Keynesian growth theory developed by Thirlwall (1979), which emphasizes the role of exports in driving the process of economic growth. The main critique here is that Thirlw…