This book offers new perspectives on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa region. Offering both theoretical studies and empirical country studies, it examines micro- and macroeconomic issues and provides deep insights into the development challenges and prospects of various countries in the region. The articles examine a wide range of development issues, including economic growth, natural resource use, food security, poverty and inequality, corruption and transparency, military spending, water and resource scarcity, agriculture and aid effectiveness, and other relevant issues. The volume is aimed at scholars in economic and development studies as well as policy-makers and investors interested in the economic development of the MENA region.

Examines micro- and macroeconomic development issues

1. Introduction.- 2. Quality of institutions and the macro-return to education: The case of Middle East and North Africa (MENA).- 3. Short and Long Run Causality Between Remittances and Economic Growth in MENA Countries: A Panel ARDL Approach.- 4.Asymmetric impact of oil price shocks on tourism: evidence from selected MENA countries.- 5. Youth Unemployment and Quality of Education in the MENA: An empirical Investigation.- 6. Military spending and Economic Development: Evidence from the MENA region.- 7. Foreign Aid, Development, and International Migration: An Exploration of the MENA Region.- 8. The Resource Curse: How can Oil shape MENA Countries' Economic Development?.- 9. Towards a Circular Economy in the MENA Region: Insights from the Water-Food Nexus.- 10. Globalization and Environmental Pollution: Where does the MENA region stand.- 11. ICT and growth in MENA countries: what are the involved transmission channels?.