Economic Development, Trade and Investment: Determinants of Growth in SEMC -- Euro-Mediterranean Trade: Shallow vs. Deep Integration -- The EU-Turkey Customs Union: A Model for Future Euro-Med Integration -- Manufactured Exports and FDI -- Private Sector Development -- Sectoral Studies: Transport Infrastructure -- Agriculture -- Tourism in the Mediterranean -- The Textile Industry -- Information and Communication Infrastructure -- Financial Development: Determinants of Financial Development Across the Mediterranean -- Dynamics of Bank Efficiency in the EU and SEMC: Is There a Convergence?- Convergence of Banking Regulation -- Financial Development, Bank Efficiency, and Economic Growth Across the Mediterranean -- Financial Sector Development Scenarios -- Social Development: Education Systems and Their Impact on the Labor Market -- Measuring Returns to Education and Human Capital -- Determinants and Measures of Inequality -- Female Labor Force Participation and Economic Development -- Summary: The Economic and Social Policy Reform Agenda in the SEMC: Towards a Sustainable Transition.