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Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

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Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System...

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1843

Topic

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

O1. Economic Development

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Child Labor and Schooling in Tunisia

This paper provides evidence on the extent of child labor in Tunisia, its determinants and... Read More

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Migration Patterns and Labor Market Outcomes in Tunisia

This paper focuses on the emigration’s effects on non-migrants and particularly on the interactions with... Read More

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Egypt’s Government Spending Multiplier: Its Size and Determinants

Fiscal policy has a potentially significant role in generating real income and stimulating aggregate demand.... Read More

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Regional Inequalities in Child Malnutrition in Egypt, Jordan and Yemen: A Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis

There is substantial evidence that on average, urban children have better health outcomes than rural... Read More

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Gender and Labor Markets in Tunisia’s Lagging Regions

There are significant differences between men and women’s labor market outcomes Tunisia. The size of... Read More

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Education, Earnings and Returns to Schooling in Tunisia

This paper aims at identifying the main determinants of earnings, estimating the private returns to... Read More

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The Impact of the Action Plan For Promoting Employment and Combating Unemployment on Employment Informality in Algeria

This paper examines whether the Action Plan for Promoting Employment and Combating Unemployment, a labor... Read More

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Women in the Tunisian Labor Market

This paper aims at analyzing the characteristics of female employment and unemployment in Tunisia and... Read More

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What Drive Regional Economic Inequalities in Tunisia? Evidence From Unconditional Quantile Decomposition Analysis

This paper analyzes the level and main drivers of economic inequality among rural–urban, littoral-inland and... Read More

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