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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
Risk Sharing Vs Risk Bearing and Shifting: Evidence from Conventional and Islamic Banks of MENA Region Using Metafrontier Directional Distance Functions
A large empirical literature has been developed, in the two last decades, to compare performance... Read More
Firm and Regional Factors of Productivity: A Multilevel Analysis of Tunisian Manufacturing
In this paper, we use multilevel models to simultaneously analyze individual, sectoral and regional characteristics... Read More
Introducing the Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey 2014
This paper introduces the Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey (TLMPS) of 2014, the first round... Read More
The Impact of Institutional Blockholders on Voluntary Disclosure and Transparency: The Case of Egypt
Disclosure and transparency are crucial elements in the improvement of overall corporate governance. Disclosure is... Read More
رؤية لاتجاهات السياسة الصناعية المصرية فى ضوء بعض الدراسات المقارنة (Government Intervention with No Structural Transformation: The Challenges of Egyptian Industrial Policy in Comparative Perspective)
Structural transformation in Egypt has been modest. Industry is growing at a slower rate than... Read More