Spotlights
IEAPS Dean Publishes Paper on NEETs in the Arab and the East Central European Countries
- 08.01.2017
Dr. Ahmed Driouchi and Tahar Harkat of the IEAPS recently published a paper in the MPRA, titled: "NEET Policies and Knowledge in Arab & East Central European Economies."
Abstract:
This research analyzes the policies related to those youth that are not in education, not in employment, and not in training (NEETs) in the Arab and the East Central European (ECE) countries. It attempts assessing the impacts of knowledge on policies related to NEETs. The empirical framework used is based on measures of knowledge such as the number of reports published by the European Training Foundation (ETF) for each country. The number of studies that relate to education, training, and to the labor markets represent the independent variables. Furthermore, this paper assumes that joining the European Union, as it is the case for ECE countries, benefits these economies through the available strategies and policies related to youth, mostly to the NEET category. Findings indicate that the more publications for a specific country, the more the NEETs decrease. Still, among the studied Arab countries, only Algeria and Morocco show this trend. For ECE countries, only Bulgaria and Slovak Republic benefit from joining the European Union (EU) by reducing the category of youth that are NEETs with the remaining countries having no statistically significant effects. These findings require that further knowledge is needed mainly in Arab countries even though Morocco and Algeria appear to behave differently. Such a knowledge is likely to induce more policies targeting the NEETs.
JEL: J68-I32
Keywords: NEETs, Arab, ECE Countries, NEETs, Policies
MPRA Paper No. 80471, 30 July 2017
PhD Student Wins Best Thesis Prize
- 07.18.2017
The Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN), awarded the 20 finalists of the Green Africa Innovation Contest on July 13th, a competition organized in the framework of the first edition of the Green Africa Innovation Booster in partnership with KIC InnoEnergy and under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development.
PhD student, Houda Ennaciri, won Best Thesis Prize for her research work on "Nano-coating of the reflecting surfaces for the improvement of performances," supervised by AUI Prof. Asmae Khaldoun.
Houda Ennaciri is also a Science teacher at ASI.
http://www.iresen.org/iresen-devoile-les-laureats-du-concours-innovation-contest-greenaib-2017/
IEAPS Dean Publishes Paper on the e-Journal of Economics & Complexity
- 07.03.2017
IEAPS dean Dr. Ahmed Driouchi published a paper on the e-Journal of Economics & Complexity: an Interdisciplinary Journal on Mundialization, Development and Social Change; which discusses the thematic issue: “migration and its surroundings.”
Abstract: This paper focuses on the shortage in health workforce, its causes and its consequences. The implied mobility is also introduced. Series of issues are introduced to better capture the global prospects facing the health system. A literature review survey on the above dimensions is the main source of information used in this paper. The attained outcomes confirm the existing increasing current and future trends of shortage and mobility of the health workforce with emphasis on medical doctors. The expected consequences on developing countries are discussed in relation to the increasing demand for healthcare but also to the technological changes taking place at the level of the sector and in its environment.
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SBA's Dr. Aguenaou Joins Dr. Driouchi in the AFAE of IGI Global
- 06.28.2017
Dr. Samir Aguenaou, Professor of Finance in the School of Business Administration, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Accounting, Finance, and Economics (AFAE) of IGI Global, a leading international academic publisher. The current board is composed of 19 members from 18 universities and 12 countries. In this role, Dr. Aguenaou will review and give guidance regarding the academic publications for AFAE.
SHSS Professor’s Book Published By ABC Clio Publishers
- 06.23.2017
Professor of Anthropology, Dr. John Shoup, has published his book, entitled: The Nile: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture.
The book provides readers with insight into the role that the world’s longest river has played in the historical context of society and its evolution.
To read more about the book, please click on the following link:
The Nile: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
