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The Impact of Early Childhood Care and Education on Maternal Employment in Jordan
Globally, women’s employment rates decline with family formation, due to their disproportionate unpaid care responsibilities.... 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
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
Shocks and Coping for Jordanians and Syrians
This paper examines household vulnerability, shock exposure, and coping strategies among Jordanian nationals and Syrians... Read More
Agency in Transition: Evidence on Women’s Empowerment in Jordan (2010–2025)
Using data from the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey waves of 2010, 2016, and 2025,... Read More
School-to-Work Transition in Jordan, 2010-2025
This paper investigates the school-to-work transition in Jordan using three waves of the Jordan Labor... Read More
Gender Differences in Time Use in Jordan: Unpaid Caregiving and Female Employment
Using the 2025 wave of the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS), this paper describes... Read More
Wage Trends and Inequality in Jordan: 2010-2025
This paper examines wage trends and wage inequality in Jordan from 2010 to 2025, a... Read More
Does Social Protection in Jordan Ensure Coverage for Vulnerable Groups?
This paper analyzes the evolution of and disparities in access to different social protection (SP)... Read More