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Oil, Volatility and Institutions: Cross-Country Evidence From Major Oil Producers
This paper examines the long-run effects of oil revenue and its volatility on economic growth ... read more
Muslim Youth Unemployment and Expat Jihadism- Bored to Death?
While the presence of foreign fighters in military conflict has been a regular ingredient of ... read more
Education and the Allocation of Time of Married Women in Iran
In the past two decades Iranian women have become much better educated and reduced their ... read more
The Impact of the Fracking Boom on Arab Oil Producers
This paper makes four contributions. First, it investigates the extent to which the U.S. fracking ... read more
The Currency-Plus-Commodity Basket: A Proposal for Exchange Rates in Oil-exporting Countries to Accommodate Trade Shocks Automatically
The paper proposes an exchange rate regime for oil-exporting countries. The goal is to achieve ... read more
The Political Economy of A Sector in Crisis: Industrial Policy and Political Connections in the Egyptian Automotive Industry
The Egyptian automotive industry developed under the country’s policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). It ... read more
The Economic Response of Rural Areas to Local Supply Shock: Evidence From Palestine
This paper examines the economic effect of return commuting from the Israeli labor market on ... read more
The Regional Impact of Trade Liberalization on Households in Egypt, 1999-2012
This paper assesses the impact of trade liberalization in Egypt by comparing regions more exposed ... read more
Revisiting the Impact of Trade Openness on Informal and Irregular Employment in Egypt
This paper examines the impact of trade openness on job quality through the evolution of ... read more
The Political Realities of Economic Reform in the Gulf Monarchies
In a nutshell • Economic diversification in the Gulf Cooperation Council monarchies requires labor market reforms. • ... read more
