Jamal Ibrahim Haidar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5886026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jamal Ibrahim Haidar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jamal Ibrahim |
| FAMILY NAME | Haidar |
| SIGNATURE | HAIDAR J I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lebanese American University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9975-9441 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Legal origins, labor regulations, and labor market outcomes
Internalization of externalities in international trade
Political Connections Reduce Job Creation
Using firm-level data, we document that politically connected firms (PCFs) create more jobs than unconnected firms in Lebanon. We observe, however, that the presence of PCFs in a sector is correlated with lower job creation. Although causality is difficult to establish due to endogeneity issues, we find that PCFs expand, and non-PCFs retract, more around elections. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that unfair competition by PCFs hu…
Sanctions and export deflection
Do export sanctions cause export deflection? Data on Iranian non-oil exporters between January 2006 and June 2011 shows that two-thirds of these exports were deflected to non-sanctioning countries after sanctions were imposed in 2008, and that at this time aggregate exports actually increased. Exporting firms reduced prices and increased quantities when exporting to a new destination, however, and suffered welfare losses as a result
Implementing Structural Reforms in Abenomics
Improving the environment for business is an important part of the growth strategy of Abenomics. As the goal for this effort, the Abe Administration aims to improve Japan's rank in the World Bank Doing Business Ranking to one of the top three among OECD. This paper clarifies what it takes for Japan to achieve the goal. By looking at details of the World Bank Doing Business ranking, we identify various reforms that Japan could implement to improve…
Trade facilitation and country size
Trade and productivity
The impact of business regulatory reforms on economic growth
Currency crisis transmission through international trade
The cost of registering property
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The cost of registering property
Trade and productivity
The impact of business regulatory reforms on economic growth
Currency crisis transmission through international trade
Trade facilitation and country size
Implementing Structural Reforms in Abenomics
Improving the environment for business is an important part of the growth strategy of Abenomics. As the goal for this effort, the Abe Administration aims to improve Japan's rank in the World Bank Doing Business Ranking to one of the top three among OECD. This paper clarifies what it takes for Japan to achieve the goal. By looking at details of the World Bank Doing Business ranking, we identify various reforms that Japan could implement to improve…
Sanctions and export deflection
Do export sanctions cause export deflection? Data on Iranian non-oil exporters between January 2006 and June 2011 shows that two-thirds of these exports were deflected to non-sanctioning countries after sanctions were imposed in 2008, and that at this time aggregate exports actually increased. Exporting firms reduced prices and increased quantities when exporting to a new destination, however, and suffered welfare losses as a result
Political Connections Reduce Job Creation
Using firm-level data, we document that politically connected firms (PCFs) create more jobs than unconnected firms in Lebanon. We observe, however, that the presence of PCFs in a sector is correlated with lower job creation. Although causality is difficult to establish due to endogeneity issues, we find that PCFs expand, and non-PCFs retract, more around elections. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that unfair competition by PCFs hu…
Internalization of externalities in international trade
Legal origins, labor regulations, and labor market outcomes
Economics (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Global trade and economics (5 works) · International economics (5 works) · International trade (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (3 works) · Global Financial Crisis and Policies (3 works) · Industrial organization (3 works) · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (3 works)