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The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size...

This paper empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest... 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 empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest... 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 empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest... 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 empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest... 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 paper empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest... 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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How to Achieve Efficiency in Public Procurement Auctions

This paper empirically investigates the optimal number of bidders to achieve the lowest procurement prices... Read More

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Toward Understanding Water Conflicts in MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis Using Water Poverty Index

Under the premise that water scarcity is inherently multidimensional, and not limited to unique physical... Read More

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Impacts of Fiscal Legal Setting and Institutions on Budget Outcomes in the Rentier State of Kuwait

This study addresses the impact of the legislative setting, institutions, and political structure on the... Read More

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Water Policy and Poverty Reduction in Rural Area: A Comparative Economy Wide Analysis for Morocco and Tunisia

Morocco and Tunisia are considered among the countries where the scarcity of water resources may... Read More

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The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labor Market

This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab... Read More

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Is Women’s Work A Pathway to their Agency in Rural Egypt?

Whether work is performed for household members’ consumption (subsistence work) or for sale to others... Read More

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Accepability of Civil Marriage in a Multidenominational Society: Results of an Empirical Survey in Lebanon

Family laws in Lebanon are administered by eighteen religious institutions, while the Lebanese State has... Read More

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Inequality of Opportunities of Educational Achievement in Turkey Over Time

This study investigates inequality of opportunity in educational achievements in Turkey over time. For this... Read More

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Evaluation of Tunisian Regions’ Efficiency Using DEA and TOBIT Models

The main objective of the Tunisian regional policy in the forthcoming period is to reduce... Read More

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