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The Effect of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data
The "Woman, Life, Freedom" (WLF) protests in Iran, ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022,... Read More
Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in Tunisia
We evaluate the transmission of monetary policy in an economy characterized by heterogeneous households and... Read More
Shocks and Coping for Jordanians and Syrians
This paper examines household vulnerability, shock exposure, and coping strategies among Jordanian nationals and Syrians... Read More
Market Integration in the Ottoman Balkans and the Middle East from the Sixteenth Century Until World War I
Using a large body of mostly archival price data, this study examines wheat market integration... Read More
Financialization and Income Inequality
This study aims to explore the nonlinear impact of financial integration on income inequality in... Read More
The Quality of Green and ICT Jobs in Jordan: Evidence from the JLMPS 2025
As Jordan advances its Economic Modernization Vision (EMV), the expansion of high-value, future-oriented sectors—particularly information... Read More
Aid for Trade, Political Ties, and Global Value Chains: A Regime-Dependent Effect?
This paper investigates the impact of aid for trade (AfT) targeted at trade policies on... Read More
Introducing the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey 2025
This paper describes the 2025 wave of the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS). The... Read More
Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Demographics, Labor Market Outcomes and Wellbeing through 2025
How are the Syrian refugees in Jordan faring in protracted displacement? This paper leverages the... Read More