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The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More
External Debt and Growth in Highly Leveraged MENA Countries When Interest Rates Are Falling
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries and economies... Read More
Financial Integration, Inclusion, and Stability during Crises: Insights from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the interrelationships between financial integration, inclusion,... Read More
Oil, Monarchies, and Bank Concentration: Evidence from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
Banking concentration, defined as the proportion of total assets owned by either the three or... Read More
Survival of the Fittest: A Natural Experiment from Crypto Exchanges
This article explores the applicability of universal cryptocurrency exchange by analyzing crypto exchanges of Binance,... Read More
Impact of Fertility on Female Labor Supply in Algeria
This paper examines the impact of fertility on women's participation in the labor market in... Read More
Incentives and Exit Behavior: An Examination of the Unemployment Insurance System in Turkey
We use microdata obtained from the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) to shed light on the... Read More
The Effect of Primary School Construction on Later Outcomes
Improving the later outcomes of children through increasing their school attainment is a key policy... Read More
Wage inequality among Vocational Secondary Graduates in Formal and Informal Urban Areas of Egypt
The main objective of this paper is to contribute to the limited literature on the... Read More