Mohamed Salah Matoussi

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a theory of sharecropping which emphasizes the dual role of moral hazard in the provision of effort and financial constraints, which is compatible with a large variety of contracts as observed in the region of El Ouija in Tunisia.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the current status, including the opportunities and the practices of applying the WEF Nexus in the Mediterranean and draw specific recommendations for the way forward, and propose a set of interventions to strengthen the institutional capacities, to enhance the finance mechanisms, to support the intra-regional dialogue as well as to implement economic instruments and integrated economic approaches to measure the impact of Nexus into economy and employment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the patterns of agricultural productivity growth in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries during the period 1970-2000, using a nonparametric, output-based Malmquist index.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the patterns of agricultural productivity growth in 16 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries during the period 1970 - 2000, using a nonparametric, output-based Malmquist index.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a tariff policy to discourage high levels of consumption through price increases in higher blocks, at the same time without affecting the well being of the relatively poor by keeping constant lower block prices.