Dr Fida Karam (Gulf University for Science & Technology) Kuwait

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

1. “When Trade Agreements Are Gender-Friendly: Impact on Women Empowerment using Firm Data”, (joint with Chahir Zaki), Journal of Economic Integration, 2024. (https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2024036)
2. “Semi-Informed Traders and Information Sharing: The Stackelberg Game” (joint with Wassim Daher and Naveed Ahmed), Mathematics, 2023, 11, (https://doi.org/10.3390/math11224580)
3. “On trade policy and workers’ transition between the formal and informal sectors: An application to the MENA region in the time of COVID-19” (joint with Chahir Zaki), The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, (https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2023.2222422)
4. “On women participation and empowerment in international trade: Impact on trade margins in the MENA region” (joint with Chahir Zaki), The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2021, 30:3, 384-406. (https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2020.1861067)
5. “A New Dawn for MENA Firms: Service Trade Liberalization for More Competitive Exports” (joint with Chahir Zaki), Applied Economics, 2020, 52(1), 19-35. (https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1624921)
6. “Why Don’t MENA Countries Trade More? The Curse of Deficient Institutions” (joint with Chahir Zaki), The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2019, 73, 56-77. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2018.04.017)
7. “How Did Wars Dampen Trade in the MENA region?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), Applied Economics, 2016, 48:60, 5909-5930. (https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1186799)
8. “Trade Volume and Economic Growth in the MENA Region: Goods or Services?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), Economic Modelling, 2015, 45, 22-37. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2014.10.038)
9. “Insider Trading With Product Differentiation” (joint with Wassim Daher, Harun Aydilek and Asiye Aydilek), Journal of Economics, 2014, 111, 173-201. (DOI 10.1007/s00712-013-0340-x)
10. “On The Determinants Of Trade In Services: Evidence From The MENA Region” (joint with Chahir Zaki), Applied Economics, 2013, 45:33, 4626-4640. (https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2013.797560)
11. “Insider Trading In A Two-Tier Real Market Structure Model” (joint with Wassim Daher), The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2013, 53, 44-52. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2012.12.001)
12. “Insider Trading with Different Market Structures” (joint with Wassim Daher and Leonard J. Mirman), International Review of Economics and Finance, 2012, 24, 143-154.
13. “Trade Liberalisation And The Skill Composition Of Migrant Flows: The Case Of Morocco”, The Journal of North African Studies, 2011, 16(3), 445-464. (https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2010.547039)
14. “Is International Migration A Cure For Moroccan Unemployment?” (joint with Bernard Decaluwé), The Journal of North African Studies, 2010, 15(4), 497-520. (https://doi.org/10.1080/13629381003603006)
15. “When Migrant Remittances Are Not Everlasting, How Can Morocco Make Up?” The Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2010, 6(1), Article 1. (https://doi.org/10.2202/1475-3693.1226)

BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. “Trade and economic growth in the MENA region: Do trade in goods and trade in services differ in their impact on growth?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), (2021), Chapter 10, pp. 165-185, In The Routledge Handbook on the Middle East Economy, Edited by Hassan Hakimian.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1. “When gender matters for exports by MENA firms” (joint with Chahir Zaki), 2021, ERF Policy Portal, the Forum. https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/01/04/gender-matters-exports-mena-firms/

WORKING PAPERS

1. “Solutions for Unleashing Firm Innovativeness: The Role of Gender Dynamics and Standardisation", (joint with Mahelet Fikru and Chahir Zaki), EMANES Working Paper No 74, April 2024, Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies.
2. “When Trade Agreements Are Gender-Friendly: Impact on Women Empowerment using Firm Data”, (joint with Chahir Zaki), DR LEO - Working paper - 2023-19, Working Paper Series, Economic Research Department of the University of Orléans (LEO), France.
3. “On Trade Policy and Workers’ Transition between the Formal and Informal Sectors: An application to the MENA Region in the Time of COVID-19?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 1628, 2023.
4. “On women participation and empowerment in international trade: Impact on trade margins in the MENA region” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 1425, 2020.
5. “A New Dawn for MENA Firms: Service Trade Liberalization for More Competitive Exports” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 1296, 2019.
6. “Why Don’t MENA Countries Trade More? The Curse of Bad Institutions” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 1148, 2017.
7. “Why Can’t MENA Countries Trade More? The Curse of Bad Institutions” (joint with Chahir Zaki), AGRODEP Working Paper No. 0037, 2016.
8. “How Did Wars Dampen Trade in the MENA Region?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 933, 2015.
9. “Trade Volume and Economic Growth in the MENA Region: Goods or Services?” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 825, 2014.
10. “On the Determinants of Trade in Services: Evidence from the MENA Region” (joint with Chahir Zaki), ERF Working Paper No. 692, 2012.
11. “Trade Liberalization And The Skill Composition Of Migrant Flows: The Case Of Morocco”, ERF Working Paper No. 595, 2011.
12. “Migration Impact On Moroccan Unemployment: A Static Computable General Equilibrium Analysis” (joint with Bernard Decaluwé), CES Working Papers 2008.52, 2008.
13. “Trade Liberalization Under Different CGE Structures” (joint with Bernard Decaluwé), 2006, mimeo.