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Does International Migration Help Them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt
Marriage represents an important step of entering adulthood in the Egyptian society and its delay... Read More
Why is Fertility on the Rise in Egypt? The Role of Women’s Employment Opportunities
Can declining employment opportunities for women reverse the fertility transition? This paper presents new evidence... Read More
Accessibility, Transportation Cost and Regional Growth: A Case Study for Egypt
The potential ability of transport infrastructure investments to produce transport benefits depends on the travel... Read More
Inequality of Opportunities among Tunisian Children over Time and Space
This paper attempts to provide additional light on the structure and dynamics of inequality of... Read More
Economic, Political and Cultural Proximity and Growth Propagation: A Network Model with Endogenous Proximity Matrix
The growth model at the Sala-i-Martin (1991 and 1992) fashion is revisited in order to... Read More
Twins, Family Size, and Female Labor Force Participation in Iran
Despite the rapid rise of women’s education and the fall of their fertility rates in... Read More
Local Versus International Crises, Foreign Subsidiaries and Bank Stability: Evidence from the MENA Region
We investigate the impact of global and local crises on bank stability and examine the... Read More
The Political Economy of Fiscal Institutions and Macroeconomic Management in Sudan
The literature on distributive politics indicates that many low-income countries are saddled with extractive institutions... Read More
Deciphering the Relationship between Internal Migration and Regional Disparities in Tunisia
This paper analysis the key factors that shape inter-governorates migration in Tunisia, focusing mainly on... Read More