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On the Political Economy of Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa
In this research, we aim to identify the main factors that explain the occurrence and... Read More
Food Security, Prices and Geopolitical Risk: A Panel Threshold Regression (PTR) Approach
Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since the onset... Read More
The MENA Trade and Regional Conflicts: Causal Evidence from a Disaggregated Analysis
This study investigates the impacts of trade on conflicts within the Middle East and North... Read More
Direct and Indirect Effects of Conflicts on Firms: Evidence from Turkish Transaction Data
In this paper, we adopt a production network approach by using firm-to-firm transaction data available... Read More
Maternal Employment and Children’s Development Outcomes: Understanding the Influence of Employment Types
High inequality of opportunities for early childhood development is a major social challenge in the... Read More
What Makes Women Want to Leave? Survey Results from Lebanon
Migration aspirations, the hope and ambition to leave the origin country, lie at the heart... Read More
Understanding Changes in Wage Inequality in Egypt: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations that have... Read More
Economic Burdens, Social Protection and Well-being during the COVID-19 Crisis in the MENA Region: Insights from Fuzzy Set-Theoretic Approach
This paper aims to investigate the pathways and the possible combinations between social protection and... Read More
Agglomeration Economies and Wage Differences: Evidence from Turkey
Cities are growing across the globe, increasing the regional concentration of people and firms. This... Read More