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Comparing Retrospective and Panel Data Collection Methods to Assess Labor Market Dynamics
Abstract There is potential for measurement problems in both retrospective and panel microdata. In this... Read More
Labor Market Dynamics and Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence From Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia
Abstract Although it is well-established in the literature that unemployment is a labor market insertion... Read More
Identifying Sources of Inefficiency among Students of Five MENA Countries
Instead of pushing pupils to learn by rote, the education task should be to develop... Read More
An Analysis of Education Expenditures in Turkey By Income Groups
Abstract Using Turkish Household Budget Surveys from 2003, 2007 and 2012, this paper investigates the... Read More
Algeria and the Natural Resource Curse: Oil Abundance and Economic Growth
Abstract In this paper we examine the interaction between oil-export revenue and long-run economic growth... Read More
Is There a Glass Ceiling in Morocco? Evidence From Matched Worker-Firm Data
Abstract According to the glass ceiling hypothesis evidenced in developed countries, there exist larger gender pay... Read More
Momentum in Emerging Markets: Investigation of Overconfidence and Cognitive BIAS Factors
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to check if investors in emerging markets, especially... Read More
On the Linkage Between Monetary Policy and MENA Stock Markets
Abstract Using a sample of eight MENA region countries this study tries to understand whether... Read More
Early Retirement in the Government Sector in Egypt: Preferences, Determinants and Policy Implications
Abstract The objective of this study is to look at factors affecting the decision of... Read More