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Bridging Education and Fertility: Unraveling the Role of...

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1780

Topic

I14 Health and Inequality

J1. Demographic Economics

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Domestic and External Determinants of Inflation: An Empirical...

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1779

Topic

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E6. Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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The Missing Link: When GVC Does Not Matter...

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1778

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

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Does the Inverted U-Shaped Kuznets Environmental Curve Hold...

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1777

Topic

Q5. Environmental Economics

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The Role of FDI in Boosting Peacebuilding in...

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1775

Topic

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

J1. Demographic Economics

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The Great Lockdown and the Small Business: Impact, Channels and Adaptation to the Covid Pandemic

This study looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tunisian SMEs and their... Read More

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Oil Exporting Countries and Economic Diversification: The Role of Monetary and Fiscal Policies

In this study, we examined the role of monetary and fiscal policies in the diversification... Read More

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They Still Got the Power: The Enduring Connections between Lebanon’s Banking Sector and the Ruling Class

This paper updates the findings of Chaaban (2016), “I’ve Got the Power: Mapping Connections between... Read More

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The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Overeducation of Natives: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets

The effects of migration on labor market outcomes, such as earnings and employment, have been... Read More

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Breaking Barriers: Investigating the Effects of 100% Foreign Ownership on Business Entry in Dubai

The regulatory and institutional environment of a nation plays a critical role in shaping the... Read More

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Preferences and the Puzzle of Female Labor Force Participation

Women in the Middle East have had significant achievements in the last four decades. Their... Read More

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Inflation Inequality in Egypt Amid the Russia–Ukraine War

In February 2022, global supply chains were disrupted amid the eruption of the Ukraine–Russia war.... Read More

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Local State Capacity and Economic Development of Regions

This paper studies the impact of local state capacity on the economic development of regions.... Read More

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