The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Tunisian Economy
We use Synthetic Control Methodology to estimate the output loss in Tunisia as a result of the “Arab Spring.” Our results suggest that the loss was 5.5 percent, 5.1 percent, and 6.4 percent of GDP in 2011, 2012, and 2013 respectively. These findings are robust to a series of tests, including placebo...
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okr-10986-342962021-05-25T10:54:38Z The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Tunisian Economy Matta, Samer Appleton, Simon Bleaney, Michael ARAB SPRING ECONOMIC IMPACT SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD ECONOMIC GROWTH OUTPUT LOSS INVESTMENT We use Synthetic Control Methodology to estimate the output loss in Tunisia as a result of the “Arab Spring.” Our results suggest that the loss was 5.5 percent, 5.1 percent, and 6.4 percent of GDP in 2011, 2012, and 2013 respectively. These findings are robust to a series of tests, including placebo tests, and are consistent with those from an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model of Tunisia’s economic growth. Moreover, we find that investment was the main channel through which the economy was adversely impacted by the Arab Spring. 2020-08-06T20:20:38Z 2020-08-06T20:20:38Z 2019-02 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34296 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Middle East and North Africa Tunisia |
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We use Synthetic Control Methodology to estimate the output loss in Tunisia as a result of the “Arab Spring.” Our results suggest that the loss was 5.5 percent, 5.1 percent, and 6.4 percent of GDP in 2011, 2012, and 2013 respectively. These findings are robust to a series of tests, including placebo tests, and are consistent with those from an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model of Tunisia’s economic growth. Moreover, we find that investment was the main channel through which the economy was adversely impacted by the Arab Spring. |
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The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Tunisian Economy |
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The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Tunisian Economy |
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The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Tunisian Economy |
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