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Digital Financial Inclusion and Socioeconomic Sustainability in Saudi...

This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1783

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size...

This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1782

Topic

P3. Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

F1. Trade

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Tracing the COVID-19 Footprint: A Sectoral Interrupted Time...

This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1781

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

Q4. Energy

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

This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring... 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 paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring... 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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Does Accelerating the Energy Transition Affect Fiscal Sustainability in GCC Countries?

This paper examines the sustainability of fiscal policy in GCC countries, by exploring governments’ reaction... Read More

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Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor

This paper investigates the effect of an exogenous and sizable increase in minimum wage on... Read More

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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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