MENA or other Arab countries ; health expenditure and efficiency; the balance between public
and state health provision; health reforms. All information in a spatial (comparison with GCCs,
MENA or other Arab countries) and time [provide time series for at least the last 20 years]
perspective. Highlight important changes.

Term Paper: You will write a term paper on a public economic issue to be chosen from a list that I’ll provide. The objective of this is for you to develop the writing skills needed to analyze and explain an applied, public economic issue. Upon completing the paper and presentation, you will have acquired the skills to identify a research question, construct an economic hypothesis, apply the theory to the question, identify and describe the data that you would use to answer your question, and present your ideas in a way that keeps your audience engaged. Papers should be well written, provide both a theoretical and an empirical part, be on average 20 pages, double-spaced with normal margins and type face, excluding the title page and references. Your paper should have the following sections: o An introduction that presents your issue and why this issue is important. Your introduction should be explicit and be clear about the issue you are addressing/question you are answering. o A brief analysis of previous literature on the topic and a discussion of how your paper summarizes, criticizes and/or extends this body of knowledge. o A description of the theory/model that applies to your question. o A discussion of the data that you use in an empirical analysis and an econometric specification, including a description of variables, why they belong in your model and the impact you expect the dependent variables to have on your independent variable. An original econometric analysis of data should be included. o A brief conclusion that summarizes what you learned and areas for future research.