Workers’ Remittances and Growth in MENA Labor Exporting Countries

This paper presents an empirical examination of effects of workers’ remittance on economic growth in a sample of 7 remittance-receiving MENA countries. In order to empirically analyze the impact of remittances we estimate growth equations using a set of 7 MENA labor exporting countries during the period 1975-2006. A standard growth models are estimated using both fixed-effects and random effects models. The empirical results show the support of the fixed –effects method as the random effects model is rejected in statistical tests. The results show the support for the view that remittances have a positive impact on growth both directly and indirectly through their interactions with financial and institutional channels.Remittances, Economic Growth, Panel Data, Fixed effects, MENA Countries

Comparison of Sumudu and Laplace decomposition method for solving fractional Lane-Emden type differential equations

In this work we discuss the solution of delay differential equations of  the fractional order of Lane-Emden type equation using Sumudu and Laplace transforms with decomposition method , definitions and some useful theorems are stated

4-(5,6-Dihydro­benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-yl)benzene-1,3-diol dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate

In the title solvated benzimidazole compound, C20H15N3O2·C2H6OS, both the benzimidazole fused-ring system and the complete dimethyl sulfoxide solvent mol­ecule are disordered over two sets of sites, in 0.750 (5):0.250 (5) and 0.882 (4):0.118 (4) ratios, respectively. The conformation of the pyrimidine ring is close to a half-chair for the major disorder component, whereas for the minor component it is close to a boat. The dihy­droxy­phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the mean plane of the benzimidazole ring [dihedral angle = 87.3 (2)° for the major disorder component and 88.3 (5)° for the minor disorder component]. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked into layers parallel to (110) by O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. A bifurcated O—H⋯(O,S) bond links the benzimidazole and solvent mol­ecules

Crystal structure of 4-methyl-N-[(4-methylpyridin-2-yl) carbamothioyl]benzamide

The authors would like to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for a research grant (PKIMIA 846017), which partially supported this work.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN MENA COUNTRIES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION

The paper is concerned with the analysis of the main determinants of foreign direct investment in MENA countries. The estimation is run on the determinants of FDI in our sample which consist of 36 countries. 12 of these countries were in MENA countries and another 24 were the major recipients of FDI in their respective regions in developing countries. By employing a panel data methodology the study investigates whether the determinants of FDI are similar to the other FDI receiving developing countries. The study reveals that the key determinants of FDI inflows in MENA countries are the size of the host economy, the government size, natural resources and the institutional variables. The paper concludes that, countries that are receiving fewer foreign investments could make themselves more attractive to potential foreign investors. So, the policy makers in the MENA region should remove all barriers to trade, develop their financial system and build appropriate institutions.Foreign Direct Investment, Panel Data, Fixed Effects, MENA

2-((E)-{2-[(1E)-(2,4-Dihydroxy­benzyl­idene)amino]phen­yl}iminiometh­yl)-5-hydroxy­phenolate methanol solvate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C20H16N2O4·CH3OH, contains two Schiff base zwitterions and two methanol solvent mol­ecules. The dihedral angles between the central benzene ring and the two outer benzene rings of the Schiff base are 2.57 (7) and 52.30 (7)° in one mol­ecule and 5.83 (7) and 49.82 (7)° in the other mol­ecule. Intra­molecular O—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) ring motifs, whereas intra­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate S(5) ring motifs. In the crystal structure, O—H⋯O, hydrogen bonds and weak C—H⋯O inter­actions link the mol­ecules into one-dimensional chains along the b-axis direction and are further connected by O—H⋯O and weak C—H⋯O inter­actions into a three-dimensional network. C—H⋯π and π–π inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.6228 (9) and 3.6881 (9) Å] are also observed in the crystal structure

2-(5,6-Dihydro­benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-yl)-5-methyl­phenol

In the title compound, C21H17N3O, the imidazole ring is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.009 (1) Å. The mol­ecule is disordered over two sites corresponding to a rotation of approximately 180° with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.9180 (14):0.0820 (14). The central pyrim­idine ring makes dihedral angles of 5.02 (5), 3.97 (5) and 6.28 (5)°, respectively, with the planes of the imidazole and the terminal phenyl rings for the major component; the values for the minor component are 5.8 (7), 5.0 (6) and 8.5 (6)°, respectively. Part of the observed planarity is accounted for in terms of an intra­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, mol­ecules of the major component are connected by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming supra­molecular chains along the c axis