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Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

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

F1. Trade

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Women’s Employment and Gender Dynamics in the Arab...

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-3

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

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Women and the Green Economy in Arab Countries...

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-2

Topic

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

Q5. Environmental Economics

J1. Demographic Economics

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The Main Features of Sudan’s Income and Wage...

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1824

Topic

D3. Distribution

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

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

O1. Economic Development

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Gender Dynamics in the Digital Economy: Opportunities and...

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-1

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

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External and Regional Shocks in the GCC Region: Implications for a Common Exchange Rate Regime

Abstract Using a structural cointegrated VAR, this study examines the impacts of external shocks originating from... Read More

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The Determinants of the Perception of Happiness about Quality of Life amongst Turkish People

Abstract Happiness and life satisfaction are two empirically correlated but conceptually different determinants of quality of... Read More

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ICT, Market Contestability and Economic Performance: Lessons from ERF Countries

Abstract Using a panel data of 107 countries including developed, developing and ERF (Economic Research Forum... Read More

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Measuring Water-Poverty Relationship in Algeria Using ROC Curves

Abstract Recent literature on poverty alleviation policies has focused on one direction of discourse by considering... Read More

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Export Orientation and Exchange Rate Changes: Do Firms React Differently and Why?

Abstract This paper uses firm level data from 28 developing countries to examine the relationship... Read More

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Population Dynamics and Carbon Emissions in The Arab Region: An Extended Stirpat II Model

Abstract Many Arab countries have been developing at a fast pace in the past 20... Read More

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Determinants Of Emigration: Evidence From Egypt

Abstract This paper analyzes the determinants of emigration at the individual and household level, using... Read More

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The Education Market in Egypt: A Game Theory Approach

Abstract Education in Egypt has been an economic paradox for a long time and there... Read More

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FDI Contribution to Technical Efficiency in the Tunisian Manufacturing Sector

Abstract This paper investigates the contribution of FDI to firms' technical efficiency by applying two empirical... Read More

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