This volume addresses economic challenges and policy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Despite important resources and strategic advantages, the region suffers from a number of economic, social, and political problems that impedes normal economic take-off. The volume contains theoretical and empirical studies covering individual countries and panel studies addressing these economic challenges. Chapters address issues such as inclusive growth; poverty and inequality; subsidies and public finances policies; external trade payments and financial liberalization; corruption, transparency, and institutions; renewable energy, digitalization, regional integration, and brain drain. Providing a comprehensive understanding of the most important and urgent economic challenges in the region, this volume will be a useful reference for to researchers and policymakers interested in the MENA region, economic growth, development studies, inequality, energy economics, and economic policy. weiterlesen