Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/128243 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CASE Network Studies & Analyses No. 436
Publisher: 
Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw
Abstract: 
Despite significant economic reforms in many Southern Mediterranean EU neighbour countries, their growth performance has on average been subdued. This study analyses the differences in growth performance and macroeconomic stability across Mediterranean countries, to draw lessons for the future. The main findings are that Southern Mediterranean countries should benefit from closer ties with the EU that result in higher levels of trade and FDI inflows, once the turbulence of the 'Arab Spring' is resolved, and from the development of financial markets and infrastructure. They will also benefit in keeping inflation under control, which will depend in great part on their ability to maintain fiscal discipline and sustainable current accounts. One of the main challenges for the region will be to implement structural reforms that can help them absorb a large pool of unemployed without creating upward risks to inflation.
Subjects: 
Growth
EU neighborhood policy
Trade
FDI
Financial Development
Inflation
JEL: 
O40
F15
F43
E61
ISBN: 
978-83-7178-560-3
Document Type: 
Research Report

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