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Does it Still Pay to Go to College in Egypt? Decomposition Analysis of Wage Differentials For College and Non-College Graduates
This paper analyzes the educational wage differentials among youth graduates in Egypt using a nationally... Read More
Does Central Bank Independence Matter in Arab Oil Exporters
The paper shows that central banks in Arab oil exporters are not independent. Low independence... Read More
Do More Productive Firms Pay Workers More? Evidence from Egypt
Theoretically, in perfectly competitive markets with full information, marginal productivity of labor and workers’ wages... Read More
Education of Jordanians: Outcomes in a Challenging Environment
This paper employs the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey 2010 and 2016 waves to investigate... Read More
Time Poverty in Egypt and Tunisia: Is There A Gender Gap?
This paper investigates the gender differences in time poverty in two MENA countries, particularly Egypt... Read More
Determinants of Fertility and Population Policies in MENA Countries
In this study, we examine the relationship between fertility and population policies and other potential... Read More
Own Account Workers in Jordan: Profile and Work Characteristics
In this paper, we compare own account workers (employers and the self-employed) to private sector... Read More
Gender Differences and Time Allocation: A Comparative Analysis of Egypt and Tunisia
This paper aims at examining the gender differences in time allocation between market, house and ... Read More
Financial Development and Poverty Reduction: A Study of Middle-Income Countries
This paper examines the impact of financial development on poverty in middle-income countries. To that... Read More