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Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

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Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

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Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

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Evaluating A US Policy Rate Threshold Effect on...

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1831

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

F1. Trade

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Mixed Market Structure, Competition and Market Size: How Does Product Mix Respond?

Assuming a double heterogeneity; within industry firm heterogeneity and within firm product heterogeneity, this paper... Read More

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Sir! I’d Rather Go to School, Sir!

Conscription is a popular method of army recruitment for governments of developing countries that are... Read More

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Time-varying Response of Treasury Yields to Monetary Policy Shocks: Evidence from the Tunisian Bond Market

This paper examines the Treasury bond yields response to monetary policy shocks in Tunisia under... Read More

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Trade Policy in a Sovereign Palestinian State: What are the Options in a Final Settlement?

Economic development and trade performance in Palestine are strongly affected by the unusual links between... Read More

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Political Determinants of Government Structure and Economic Performance in Turkey since 1950

During the last two-thirds of a century, Turkey was ruled by a wide variety of... Read More

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Female Labor in Egyptian Manufacturing Sector: The Demand Side Story

This study investigated demand for female labor in Egyptian manufacturing sector. It utilized information provided... Read More

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Firm Productivity and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from Egyptian Data

This paper attempts to shed light on the nexus between firm productivity and economies of... Read More

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Trade Policy and Input Liberalization: The Effect on Egyptian Firms’ Productivity

This paper explores the link between trade liberalization and firms’ performance in Egypt combining macro... Read More

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Job Creation or Labor Absorption? An Analysis of Private Sector Job Growth in Egypt

Creating jobs, especially good jobs, is one of the greatest challenges facing Egypt. This paper... Read More

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