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Lebanese Economic Tribune (LET) - Meetings and Reports

  1. Lebanon at an Economic Crossroads - March 9, 1995. Meeting proceedings were not published.
  2. Industrial Policy in Lebanon - 28 September, 1995. Meeting proceedings were published in a monograph entitled: Towards an Industrial Strategy for Lebanon, 1996.
  3. Labor Policy in Lebanon - April 3, 1996. Meeting proceedings were published in a monograph entitled: The Work Force and the Labor Policy in Lebanon, December 1996.
  4. Agricultural Policy - October 8, 1996. Meeting proceedings were published in a monograph entitled: The Agriculture Sector in Lebanon: Analysis, Prospects, and Policy Recommendations to Facilitate Sectoral Development, April 1997.
  5. Assessment of the Government's Budget 1997. Meeting proceedings were published in a monograph entitled: Budgetary Politics in Lebanon: a Memorandum for Public Discussion - December 1996.
  6. Public Finance: The 1998 Lebanese Budget. - A report which reviews the 1998 budget proposals, and discusses important issues related to Lebanon's fiscal situation.
  7. The Distributional Impact of Taxes in Lebanon - A study which analyzes the effects of direct taxes on income inequalities.

Research Projects

  • Competitiveness: Reintegrating Lebanon into the Global Economy (To be published)

  • Comparative Study on Fiscal Decentralization in the Arab World (Regional Project / On-going)

  • Strategic Options for the Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry in a Dynamic Global Environment. 1998 (Report in English)

  • Institutional and Fiscal Evaluation of Six Municipalities.1998 (Report in English)

  • A Market Study Evaluating the Competitiveness of the Lebanese Textile Industry (1996-1997).

  • The Hotel and Restaurant Industries in Lebanon, October 1996.

  • Survey of Lebanese Companies to Assess the Impact of the Proposed EU-Lebanese Partnership Agreement, July - September 1996.

  • A Guide to the Petroleum Sector in Lebanon, published in 1996.(Published in Arabic)

  • Labor report entitled: A study of the Needs and Opportunities for Skilled Workers in Lebanon, 1993 and Report on Vocational and Technical Training, 1992. (Reports in English)

  • Postwar Institutional Development in Lebanon: an Assessment for Foreign Assistance, 1992.
  • (Report in English)

    Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars

  • Workshop: "Towards an Equitable and Efficient Budget", November 19, 1999
  • Conference on "Fiscal Adjustment to the Euro-Med Challenge", December11, 1998
  • Workshop on "The Distributional Impact of Taxes in Lebanon", October 29, 1998
  • Workshop on "The Fiscal Decentralization in the Arab World", July 18-19,1998
  • Conference on "Lebanon and Europe: Forging New Partnerships", Juy 11-12, 1997
  • Conference on "Lebanon and EURO-Mediterranean Partnership", July 1 - 2, 1996.
  • Conference on "Class Differences In Lebanon." June 7 - 8, 1996.
  • Conference on "The Lebanese Economy." March, 1994.

  • Future Research

  • Budget Deficit and Fiscal Alternatives in Lebanon
  • Business Organizations and Economic Reform

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