Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) List of Publications September 2014 1. Macroeconomics and Development Climate A Legal Framework for Palestinian Development Planning, 2014. Problems and Obstacles to Land Surveying and Land Property Registration in the West Bank, (Round Table 2013). Gaza Reconstruction Projects: Advances and Shortcomings', (Round Table 2013). The Palestinian Economy After 20 years of Oslo Accords, (Round Table 2013). Economic Paris Protocol: Text Versus implementation, 2013. Qalandiya Conjunction: The Social and Economic Consequences of Congestion and Disorder, (Round Table 2012). Who shared the fruits of growth in the Palestinian economy, 2006-2010?, 2012. Ways to increase the market share of Palestinian products, 2012. Towards rationalization of development planning efforts and increasing its effectiveness in the OPT, 2012. Policies to Mobilize Palestinian Cooperative Initiatives 2012 Who shared the fruits of growth in the Palestinian economy, 2006-2010?, 2012 The Palestine State: Economic Integration despite Geographical Discontinuity, 2011 Options for Achieving Internal Economic Connectivity and Effective International Trade for a Viable Palestinian State, 2011 Building an Efficient and Effective Public Administrative Structure Despite Geographical Separation, 2011 The Burden of Internal Political Divisions on the Palestinian Private Sector and Ways to Mitigate the Resulting Negative Effects, (Round Table 2011). Calls to Dissolve PNA: Rationales, Risks, and Consequences with Focus on the Economic Dimensions, (Round Table 2011). National Development Plan 2011-2013: Establishing the State and Building our Future, (Round Table 2011). Possible Impacts, and Ways to Mitigate, Israel Threats to Cancel the Contractual Agreements with the PLO, (Round Table 2011). Merging Municipalities: Rationale and Limitations of the Resolution, (Round Table 2011). Ways to Revive the Economy of East Jerusalem, (Round Table 2011). Towards a Palestinian Development Vision, 2005 The Impact of Macroeconomic Policy Options on the Labour Market in the Gaza Strip: Econometric Model Simulation Findings, 2005 Towards a More Effective Use of International Aid to the Palestinian People, 2005 Comprehensive Framework of the Palestinian Economy Trade and Labour Policies: Preliminary Analysis, 2004 Enhancing the Capacity of the Palestinian Economy, 2003 Towards a Palestinian Developmental Vision, 2003 Investment and the Investment Environment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2002 (A) The Effects of Israeli Siege on the Palestinian Economy for the Period 28/9/2000 30/6/2001, 2001 Evaluation of Palestinian Development Plans and Ministerial Programs Pertaining to Poverty Eradication, 2001 Development under adversity, 1999 Living standards in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1997 Palestinian National Accounts 1994: Preliminary Estimations, 1997 Bulletin of Consumer prices : December 1995-June 1996: Demographic Survey (out of print), 1996 Towards a vision of Palestinian Economic Development (out of print), 1996 1
2. Labor Market The minimum Wage: Between Legislation and Implementation, (Round Table 2012). The Challenges of Re-unifying the Palestinian Government Sector: Solutions Under the National Reconciliation, (Round Table 2011). The Effects of a PNA Minimum Wage Policy, 2010 Toward Policies for promoting "Trust" in the Palestinian Labour Market, 2010 Evaluating the Level of Adherence to the Palestinian Labor Law, 2010 The Brain Drain in the Palestinian Society: with an Exploratory Study of the Health and Higher Education Sectors, 2008 Palestinian Labor Migration into Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate: Causes and Economic Effects, 2008 Means to activate the Role of labour Unions in the Formulation of Public Policies, 2007 The Determinants of Female Labour-Force Participation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2007 Wages and their limitations in the Palestinian Reality: analysis at sectoral level (in English), 2007 Impacts of the application of the Palestinian Labour Law on the Competitiveness of the Private Sector, 2007 Wages and Productivity in the Palestinian Industrial Sector, 1996-2004, 2006 Matching Higher Education Graduates with Market Needs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2004 Enhancing the Labor Absorptive Capacity in The West Bank and Gaza Strip: Options and Policies, 2001 Determinants of Labor Absorptive Capacity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2001 Internal Migration and Palestinian Returnees in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2000 Analysis of Palestinian Labor Supply and Demand, 2000 The Implementation of Labor-related Articles in the Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the PLO: A Critical Review, 1999. Determent of Women Participation in the Labor Market in WB & GS., 1999 (Arabic). Unemployment in Palestinian Territory, 1999. (Arabic). Palestinian Employment In Israel: 1967-97, 1998 Employment Generation Schemes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1996 3. Financial Policies The PNA s 2013 Budget: How to break through the bottleneck?, (Round Table 2013). The PNA s 2012 Budget: The Plan versus Implementation, (Round Table 2013). Implications of reducing the purchase tax on private vehicles, 2013. The Palestinian National Authority s Budget, 2012, (Round Table 2012). Fiscal Sustainability of the Palestinian National Authority: Experience and Future Prospects, 2012 Financial Crisis of the Palestinian National Authority, (Round Table 2011). Strengthening the Role of the Palestine Securities Exchange in Attracting Foreign Investment, 2008 Improving the Gender-Sensitivity of the Palestinian National Budget, 2005 A Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Public Debt Law, 2005 Evaluating the Performance of the Palestinian Ministry of Finance, 2004 The Impact of Palestinian Trade and Fiscal Policies on Trade and Budget Deficits, 2002 Structure of Palestinian Public Budget, 2002 A Preliminary Evaluation of the Tax System in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1996 Palestinian Budget in 1995 (out of print), 1995 4. Monetary Policies and Banking Future Currency and Monetary Policy Alternatives for Palestine: A Review, 2014 Socio Economic Effects of Consumer s Credit Risks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 2013 Microfinance in Palestine: The legal framework and the enforcement of contracts, 2013. A macroeconomic Narrative for the Palestinian Economy, 2012. Housing and Mortgage Loans in Palestine, 2009. The Impact of Implementing the Palestinian Banking Law on the Performance of the Private Sector, 2008 A Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Banking Law, 2000 Monetary Policy in the Absence of a National Currency and Under Currency Board in West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2000 Informal Finance and Lending NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1998 The Capital Structure of Non-Financial Corporate Sector in Palestine: A Comparative Study, Pre and Post Oslo Accord 1993, 1998. 2
The Palestinian Banking System: Reality and Potential, 1996 Palestinian Banking Sector: Statistical Study Issue 1 (out of print), 1995 Palestinian Banking Sector: Statistical Study Issue 2 (out of print), 1995 Banks Oversight (not for distribution), 1995 5. Trade Policies Consumer Protections in Palestine in the Food Sector, (Round Table 2013). The 35% Anti-Dumping Tariff: Is It Useful? Is it implementable?, (Round Table 2013). Palestine and the WTO, (Round Table 2012). Recent Amendments to Trade Arrangements in Paris Protocol, (Round Table 2012). Towards Establishing the Palestinian Competition Commission, 2012. Options for Achieving Internal Economic Connectivity and Effective International Trade for a Viable Palestinian State, 2011 Assessing the Legal Framework of the Palestinian Standards and Measures, and its Compliance with the WTO Requirements, 2010 Impacts of the Commercial Agents Law on the Private sector competitiveness, 2007 The Palestinian National Authority's Role in Maximising the Benefits of International Trade Agreements, 2005 Palestinian-Israeli Economic Relations: Reality and Future Prospects, 2003 Requirements for Developing Palestinian-Arab Economic Relations, 2003 Palestinian Trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC: Future Prospects, 2002 Evaluation of Palestinian International Economic and Trade Agreements, 2002 Palestine and The Great Arab Free Trade Area, 2002 Palestinian Trade in Services: Reality and Prospects, 2002 Palestinian Trade Policy: Alternatives and Options, 2002 Palestinian Foreign Trade in Services: Data Sources and Collection Methodology, 2001 Analytical Review to Improve Data Collection Methodologies: The Case of the Palestinian Merchandise Trade Statistics, 2000. Palestinian-Egyptian Foreign Trade: Reality and Future Prospects, 2000 Palestinian-Israeli Foreign Trade: Reality and Future Prospects, 2000 Palestinian-Jordanian Foreign Trade: Reality and Future Prospects, 2000 Associating Palestine with the European Union: The Present Framework and the Way Ahead, 2000 Trade Policy Options for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1997 Trade Relations Between Palestine and Israel: Free Trade Area or Customs Union?, 1996 Goods Foreign Trade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Potential and Prospects, 1995 The Palestinian-Israeli Trade Arrangements: Searching for Fair Revenue-sharing, 1995 6. Industrial Sector The Transfer of Industries in Ramallah and Al- Bireh Governorate from existing Areas to New Industrial Zaone: an Exploratory Study, 2013. The Market of Oil derivatives and Gas in the West Bank, 2013. Heritage Industries in the OPT: Investment Opportunities and Horizons for Micro, Small and Medium Industries, 2011 Wages and Productivity in the Palestinian Industrial Sector, 2006 Informal Handicraft Industries in the Palestinian Territories: Current Status and Prospects, 2006 Informal food Processing Industries in the Palestinian Territories: Current Status and Prospects, 2006 Cost Structure, Economies of Scale and Their Effect on the Competitiveness of Palestinian Industries, 2004 Software Industry in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Reality and Prospects, 2002 The Role of Industrial Sector in Palestinian Economic Development, 2002 Palestinian Industrialization Policies and Strategy: Options Available at Short-and Long Terms, 2001 Footwear Industry in Palestine: Ability to Adjust with Local, Regional and International Challenges, 2000 Restructuring Garment Industry in Palestine: Adjustment with Local, Regional and International Changes (MAS and the Forum), 2000 The Pharmaceutical Industry in Palestine: Reality and Future Prospects, 1999. Quarrying, Crushing and Stone Industries in Palestine: Current Situation and Prospects, 1999. Tanning and Natural Leather-Based Industries in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Current Status and Prospects, 1998 Palestine and Israel: Sub-Contractual Relations in the Garment Industry, 1997. 3
Impact of the Peace Process on the Textile and Garment Industry in Palestine, 1997 Opportunities and Potentials for Palestinian Industrialization, 1997. Industrial Survey/ Services Survey 1994: Basic Results, First Report, 1997. Competitiveness of the Palestinian Industry in Comparison to the Jordanian Industry, 1996. 7. Agriculture and Food Security The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyer: The Project, Rationale, Assessment and Potential Benefits to the Palestinian Territory, (Round Table 2013). The New Water Tariff System in Palestine: Between Economic Efficiency and Social Justice, 2013. Prospects for No conventional Agriculture in Palestine with Special Focus on Organic Farming, 2012. Encouraging the Use of Treated Grey- Water in Palestine, 2012. The Mashareeq Village: Priority Development Needs, 2012. A Critical Review of the Legal Framework of e-crime in the OPT, 2012. Agricultural Cooperatives in the Palestinian Territory: Current Status and Perspectives, 2010 Meeting Future Palestinian Water Needs, 2010 Food Security and Viral Diseases (in Fruit Trees), 2009 Agricultural Insurance in Palestine: Current Conditions and Recommendations for Future Policy, 2009 Cash Versus In-Kind Assistance: Statistical Study of a Household Survey in Palestine, 2009 Future Water Needs in Palestine, 2009 Food Aid and Macroeconomic Indicators in the Palestinian Territories, 2009 Irrigated Agriculture as Business Enterprise in Palestine, 2009 Local Marketing of Irrigated Cash Crops in Palestine, 2009 Arable land in Palestine: Reasons of Decline and Policies for Protection, 2009 Decision Support Systems in Facing Food Insecurity Challenges, 2008 Water and Food Security in the Gaza Strip: Evaluation, 2008 Financing of Palestinian Agriculture Economy, 2007. 'The Economics of Agriculture in the Tulkarem and Qalqilya Districts: Improving the Profitability of Farmers Affected by the Separation Wall', 2005 8. Other Productive Sectors Structure of the Palestinian Services Sector and Its Economic Impact, 2013. Electricity Crises in Gaza: Causes and Economic and Social Consequences, (Round Table 2013). Law and Freedom to Use the Internet, (Round Table 2012). Renewable energy in the Palestinian Territory: Opportunities and Challenges, (Round Table 2012). The ICT Sector in Palestine: Current State and Potentials, 2012. Tourisim in the Palestinian Territory: Analysis of Significance and Impact, 2012. Investment Opportunities in the Palestinian Products, 2012. The Building sector: is there a Real Estate Bubble? (Round Table 2012). Housing and Mortgage Loans in Palestine, 2009 The Impact of Implementing the Palestinian Banking Law on the Performance of the Private Sector, 2008 Public Policies to Enhance Private-Sector Investment and Competitiveness in Tertiary Health Care in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2008 Effect of the Cost of Infrastructure on the Competitiveness of the Palestinian private sector, 2007 Business Development Services in the Palestinian Territory : Analysis of Demand and Supply, 2007 Informal Construction Services in the Palestinian Territories: Current Status an Prospects, 2006 The Economics of Agriculture in the Tulkarem and Qalqilya Districts: Improving the Profitability of Farmers Affected by the Separation Wall', 2005 The Competitiveness of the Palestinian Dates (Medjool) in the Local and Export Markets, 2004 Palestinian Services Sector and its Role in Economic Development, 2003 The Role of Construction and Housing Sector in Palestinian Economic Development, 2002 Palestinian Tourism Sector: Current Situation and Future Potential, 1997 Infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Institutions, and Growth, 1997 Health in Palestine: Potential and Challenges, 1997 4
9. Micro, Small and Middle Enterprises in the Palestinian Territories The Informal Sector in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2014 Traditional Handcrafts in Jerusalem: Reality and Ways of Reservation, 2012. Towards Policies that stimulate Adequate Financing to Small and Medium Size enterprises, 2010 Investment Opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Palestinian Transportation Sector, 2010 Improving Palestinian Investment Legislation to the Advantage of SMEs, 2010 Policies to Improve Capacity of Technical Education and Vocational Training to Meet SME s Needs, 2010 MSMEs in Palestine; Challenges and Potential, 2010 Evaluation of the Legal Environment of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Palestine, 2009 Marketing Products of Palestinian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2009 International Experiences in Supporting MSMEs: Lessons for Palestine, 2009 Problems of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Palestine, 2009 Enabling Palestinian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to meet International Product Standards, 2009 Review of Draft Law on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2009 Social and Economic Characteristics of the Informal Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2004 The Informal Sector Enterprises in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Case Studies, 2000 Palestine Small Business Enterprise: the Nature and Causes of Success (MAS & Forum), 1999 10. Policies to Promote Investment The Palestinian Private Investment Funds: Challenges and Opportunities, (Round Table 2012). Improving Palestinian Investment Legislation to the Advantage of SMEs, 2010 Investment Opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Palestinian Transportation Sector, 2010 Policies to Enhance Private Sector Investment in Primary Education in Palestine, 2008 Public Policies to Enhance Private-Sector Investment and Competitiveness in Tertiary Health Care in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2008 Investment and the Investment Environment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2002 The Role of Construction and Housing Sector in Palestinian Economic Development, 2002 11. Education, Knowledge and Entrepreneurship Policies for Scaling Up Female Entrepreneurship in the State of Palestine, 2014 Policies for Scaling up Youth Entrepreneurship in the State of Palestine, 2014 Toward a National Strategy for The Financial Sustainability of Palestinian Universities, 2013. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM): Palestine Country Report 2012, 2013 Entrepreneurship Education in The Occupied Palestinian Territory: An Exploratory Study, 2012. Return to Schooling for Males and Females in Palestine: Trends and Determinants, 2012 Policies to Promote Female Entrepreneurship In the Palestinian Territory, 2011 The Role of Youth Organizations in Enhancing Social Capital in the Palestinian Territories, 2011 The Financial Crisis of the Palestinian Universities, (Round Table 2011). Policies to Improve Capacity of Technical Education and Vocational Training to Meet SME s Needs, 2010 The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM): Palestine Country Report 2010, 2011 Bridging the Gap between Research and Policy Making in the Palestinian Territories: A Stakeholders Analysis, 2009 The Role of Research and Development in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Palestinian Private Sector, 2008 Policies to Enhance Private Sector Investment in Primary Education in Palestine, 2008 Towards Policies to Reinforce Entrepreneurship Among the Youth in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2007 To Promote an Enabling Knowledge-based Economy Environment in Palestine and Jordan, 2007 Policies to Improve the Quality of Teaching Profession in the Palestinian Territory, 2006 Educational Policies to Promote Competitive Knowledge-based Economy in the Palestinian Territory, 2006 Matching Higher Education Graduates with Market Needs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2004 Financing Palestinian University Education; Prospects for Improvement, 2002 Palestinian higher education: between the public sector and privatisation, 1999 5
12. Social Capital, Social Development and Non-Government Organizations Social Security in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation and Challenges:Exploratory Study, 2012 Policies to Mobilize Palestinian Cooperative Initiatives, 2012. Social Capital and Public Health in Palestinian Territory, 2011 Palestinian Diaspora: Building Transnational Capita, 2011l The Social Capital and Corruption Puzzle: Evidence from a Palestinian Survey, 2011 The Role of Youth Organizations in Enhancing Social Capital in the Palestinian Territories, 2011 Basic School and Social Capital: Case Studies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2010 Studies on Social Capital In the Palestinian Territories, 2009 Tracking External Donor Funding to Palestinian Non Governmental Organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip 1999-2008, 2009 Measuring social capital in the Palestinian Territory, 2007 Mapping Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2007 Analysis of the effectiveness of organizations operating in the area of women, democracy, good governance and human rights in the Palestinian Territory, 2007 The Concept of Social Capital and its Relevance to the Occupied Territory, 2006 The Relations Among the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations and with the Palestinian National Authority and donors, 2001 Mapping Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2001 Adapting to Change: the Case of Four Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1994-1998), 2000 Volunteer community organisations and the PNA: toward complementary relation, 1999 Towards a Social Security System in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1998 Informal Finance and Lending NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1998 The Workplace as a Source of Pension Benefits and Health Insurance in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1997 Informal Social Support System (non-institutionalized) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1997 Living standards in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1998 13. Poverty Coping Strategies Implemented by Government Employees in the West Bank in Response to Delayed Salaries 2012, 2013 Targeting Palestine's Poor: Current Criteria and Suggested Approaches, 2009 Evaluation of Palestinian Development Plans and Ministerial Programs of Poverty Eradication, 2001 Female-Headed Households: the Global Debate and the Palestinian Context (MAS & Forum), 1999 Poverty dimensions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (Out of print), 1995 14. Relations with Israel & the Israeli Colonies The EU-Israel Association Agreement and Trade Abuses in Regards to Settlement Products, (Round Table, 2012). The Mashareeq Villages: Priority Development Needs, 2012. Survey of the Needs of Population Adversely affected by Israel s Occupation Wall, (Report 2012) The Economic Base of Israel s Colonial Settlements in the West Bank, 2012 The Social Upheaval in Israel and its Potential Effects on Palestine, (Round Table, 2011). Palestinian-Israeli Economic Relations: Reality and Future Prospects, 2003 The Effects of Israeli Siege on the Palestinian Economy for the Period 28/9/2000 30/6/2001, 2001 Palestinian-Israeli Foreign Trade: Reality and Future Prospects, 2000 The Implementation of Labor-related Articles in the Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the PLO: A Critical Review, 1999. Separation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: negotiation bottleneck or strategic Israeli choice? 1999 Palestinian Employment In Israel: 1967-97, 1998 Trade Relations Between Palestine and Israel: Free Trade Area or Customs Union?, 1996 The Palestinian-Israeli Trade Arrangements: Searching for Fair Revenue-sharing, 1995 6
15. Draft Laws Review and Governance Related Issues The New Corporations Law in Gaza Comparative Analysis with Current Corporations Laws, (Round Table 2013). Individual Employment Contracts: inconsistency in Law Texts and Application, 2013. Small Construction and Contracting Contracts in Palestine between Deficiency in Theory and Difficulties in Application, 2013. Towards rationalization of development planning efforts and increasing its effectiveness in the OPT, 2012. A Critical Review of The Legal Framework of e-crime in the OPT, 2012. Towards Establishing the Palestinian Competition Commission, 2012 Towards Establishing the Palestinian Competition Commission,2012 Assessing the Legal Framework of the Palestinian Standards and Measures, and its Compliance with the WTO Requirements, 2010 Evaluation of the Legal Environment of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Palestine, 2009 Impact of the Draft Company Law on the Performance of the Private Sector in Palestine, 2008. Enhancing Corporate Governance in Palestine, 2008 The Impact of the Commercial Agents Law on the of the Private Sector Competitiveness, 2007 Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Electronic Commerce and Signatures Law, 2006 A Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Concession Law, 2005 A Critical Review of Proposed Palestinian Federation of Industries and Specialised Industrial Unions Law, 2005 A Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Public Debt Law, 2005 A Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Consumer Protection Law, 2004 A Critical Review of the Draft Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Law, 2004 Critical Review of Palestinian Competition Law, 2003 Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Commercial Law, 2003 Critical Review of Industrial Property Protection Law and Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Law, 2003 Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Law on Renting Residential and Commercial Properties, 2001 Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Agricultural Law, 2001 Critical Review of the Proposed Palestinian Industrial Law, 2001 16. Conference Papers MAS Annual Conference Papers: The Unity of the Palestinian Economy a Key for Ending the Occupation 23-24 January 2011, 2011 Work Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Conference 2007, the Palestinian Economy: Forty Years of Occupation Forty Years of Arrested Development, 2007 Proceedings of the MAS s Annual Conference 2006 on: Unemployment in the Palestinian Territory: Reality and Strategies to Alleviate It., 2006 Work papers of the Conference on Palestinian Economic Agenda in a Transitional Period on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Establishment of Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) on 13 April 2005, 2005 17. Economic & Social Quarterly Monitor: Every quarter since April 2005 to the present date 18. Summaries of the deliberations of the Round Tables. Year 2013 Documents. Year 2012 Documents. Year 2011 Documents. 19. Food Security Bulletin: Biannual, since January 2009 to the present. 7