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The Impact of Early Childhood Care and Education...

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1828

Topic

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Demographics, Labor Market Outcomes...

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-8

Topic

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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The Quality of Green and ICT Jobs in...

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1830

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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Shocks and Coping for Jordanians and Syrians

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1829

Topic

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

O1. Economic Development

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Agency in Transition: Evidence on Women’s Empowerment in...

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-7

Topic

Z1.

J1. Demographic Economics

O1. Economic Development

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The Role of Housing Markets in the Timing of Marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is increasingly characterized... Read More

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Employment’s Role in Enabling and Constraining Marriage in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper makes use of a series of comparable surveys to investigate the role of... Read More

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Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Egypt: Does Women’s Empowerment Lead to Greater Investments in Children?

This paper presents new empirical evidence from Egypt on the existence of intrahousehold allocation bias.... Read More

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Economic Performance and Unemployment: Evidence from an Emerging Economy – Turkey

This article examines whether various macroeconomic policy shocks have different effects on the overall unemployment... Read More

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De Facto Exchange Rate Policies in the MENA Region: Toward Deeper Cooperation

The adoption of exchange rate policy coordination and cooperation within a regional framework becomes a... Read More

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General or Vocational? Evidence on School Choice, Returns, and “Sheep Skin” Effects from Egypt 1998

The debate on the relative benefits of upper secondary vocational education and of general education... Read More

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Industrial Energy Policy: A Case Study of the Demand in Kuwait

The purpose of building the industrial energy demand model was to assess the impact of... Read More

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Unemployment Rate in the United Arab Emirates: The Case of Abu Dhabi

Unemployment is a critical social and economic problem in both developed and developing countries. This... Read More

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Productive Efficiency in Bahrain Economy

The main objective of this study is to measure and analyze one of the most... Read More

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