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Education gains through compulsory schooling: evidence from Turkey
By Meltem Diyagolu , Murat Kirdar and İsmet Koç A policy reform in Turkey in 1997 extended the length of compulsory schooling from five to eight years, a measure that involved substantial public investment in school infrastructure. This column reports research... Read More
The promise of Middle East sovereign wealth funds
By Alissa Amico A decade ago, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) burst onto the global financial scene, raising eyebrows as they gobbled up assets in Europe and North America. But, as this Project Syndicate column argues, the world in which... Read More
Life satisfaction in Arab countries
By Ralph de Haas and Cevat Giray Aksoy How do people in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia feel about their lives? Summarising analysis of data collected in nationally representative surveys, this column highlights three core messages about their reported health, happiness... Read More
Multidimensional poverty in the poorest parts of MENA: agenda for action
By Khalid Abu-Ismail and Bilal Al-Kiswani A new measure of household poverty in the Arab countries provides the basis for tailored solutions across the region. This column reports the key findings of the first Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report and outlines an... Read More
Healthcare reform in Turkey: achievements and challenges
By Eleftherios Giovanis and Oznur Ozdamar Healthcare reforms in Turkey have aimed to reduce the potentially heavy burden of ‘out-of-pocket’ payments on household resources and to provide health insurance for the poor. This column outlines the policies, their impact and... Read More
Protecting households from catastrophic health costs: evidence from Sudan
By Ebaidalla M. Ebaidalla and Mohammed Elhaj M. Ali Out-of-pocket’ (OOP) healthcare expenditure is a heavy burden on household resources in developing countries like Sudan where poverty and illness are widespread. This column proposes a package of practical actions to protect... Read More
The politics of trade protection: evidence from Mubarak’s Egypt
By Adeel Malik and Ferdinand Eibl Trade liberalisation in many developing countries has been pursued selectively, with a general reduction in tariffs counterbalanced by growing reliance on non-tariff measures. This column reports research on the political economy of such selective trade... Read More