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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Main Authors: Matta, Samer, Appleton, Simon, Bleaney, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34296

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