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Short and Long-Term Impacts of Emigration on Origin Households: The Case of Egypt
This paper studies the impacts of emigration on income inequality and wealth in Egypt. Using... Read More
Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?
This paper considers the private sector wage earners in Egypt and examines their wage distribution... Read More
Incentives Structure and Accountability in the Jordanian Higher Education System
This paper provides an overview of the incentives structure for higher education by focusing on... Read More
Trust and Prosocial Behavior in a Process of State Capacity Building: The Case of the Palestinian Territories
This paper contributes to the literature by conducting the first empirical investigation into the determinants... Read More
The Catastrophic Economic Consequences of Illness and their Effect on Poverty Estimates in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine
Illness can have catastrophic economics consequences on households in developing countries. In extreme cases, illness... Read More
Trade Facilitation and Firms Exports: The Case of Egypt
This paper tackles the impact of red tape barriers on firms’ exports. The topic of... Read More
Labor Market Heterogeneity and Optimal Exchange Rate Regime in Resource-Rich MENA Countries
Although countries of the MENA region are commonly considered as primary-commodity economies, they show sharp... Read More
Health Behaviors and Education in Turkey
This is the first study that provides empirical analysis of the variation in health behaviors... Read More
The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Activity Over the Bsiness Cycle: An Emirical Investigation in the Case of Algeria
This paper estimates the effects of fiscal policy on Algerian economic activity using a Markov... Read More