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Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

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Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System...

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1843

Topic

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

O1. Economic Development

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Food Security, Prices and Geopolitical Risk: A Panel Threshold Regression (PTR) Approach

Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since the onset... Read More

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Local Employment Effects of Affordable Housing Construction: Evidence from Iran

This paper estimates the causal impact of a large-scale public housing construction project on district-level... Read More

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A Comprehensive Disaster Resilience Index for MENA Countries

Disaster resilience is a protective feature aimed at reducing the effects of natural disaster events... Read More

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Refugee Exposure and Attitudes Toward Refugees in A Developing Country Context

There is a scarcity of evidence on how refugee exposure affects local attitudes in developing... Read More

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Analyzing Labor Market Shifts in the Transition to Green Jobs: Mapping Egypt’s Green Jobs

The global shift toward green economies underscores the need to better understand and measure the... Read More

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Does Global Value Chain Participation Lead to Economic Upgrading?

Despite extensive research on Global Value Chains (GVCs), there remains a notable lack of empirical... Read More

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Inequality of Opportunity in Monthly Wages in the Jordanian Labor Market

This paper quantifies the inequalities of opportunities in monthly wages in the Jordanian labor market,... Read More

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Food Insecurity and Gender in Turbulent Times: Evidence from New Data for Egypt

The Russian war in Ukraine led to significant disruptions in trade in cereals, especially wheat... Read More

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