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Shifting Shores? The Effect of Anti-Dumping Measures on Egyptian Firms
This paper examines how Egyptian importing firms adjust when a product becomes subject to an... Read More
Women’s Labor Force Attachment in Jordan: Understanding Attrition, Retention and Re-entry
This paper examines women’s medium-run labor force trajectories in Jordan using the 2010–2016 Jordan Labor... Read More
Dynamic Linkages between Official and Parallel Exchange Rates and Inflation in Algeria: Evidence from Wavelet and Quantile-Based Analysis
This study examines the dynamic relationships among the official exchange rate, the parallel exchange rate,... Read More
When Sanctions Hit Home: Measuring Poverty Dynamics in Iran Using a Synthetic Panel Approach
Economic sanctions have become a routine instrument of foreign policy, yet their distributional consequences for... Read More
Low Taxes, Low Productivity? Labor Supply, Informality and The Role of Personal Income Taxes in The MENA Region
This paper investigates the MENA Paradox, where low statutory personal income taxes coexist with low... Read More
Powering the Energy Transition in Enterprises: Empirical Insights into the Global Value Chain–Energy Innovation Nexus
Global value chain (GVC) embedding can induce businesses’ energy efficiency and decarbonization transition. Yet, this... Read More
Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and Mothers Leaving the Labor Force in Egypt
The paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender gaps in labor market... Read More
Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from 2016 Census Data
Accurate identification of deprived populations at a manageable geographic scale is essential for designing effective... Read More
Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the Job Ladder? Evidence from Egyptian Panel Data
Household enterprises are a defining feature of labor markets in developing countries, yet their relationship... Read More