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Flexible Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt
Do flexible labor market regulations reduce informal employment? This paper examines the effects of changes... Read More
Oil Price Risk Exposure and the Cross-section of Stock Returns: The Case of Net Exporting Countries
The main goal of this paper is to examine whether oil price risk is systematically... Read More
MSEs Informality and Productivity: Evidence From Egypt
This paper assesses the impact of informality on household enterprise performance in terms of productivity... Read More
Female Employment in MENA’s Manufacturing Sector: The Implications of Firm-Related and National Factors
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has realized significant advances toward improving women’s... Read More
Reforming Employment Protection in Egypt: An Evaluation Based on Transition Models with Measurement Errors
Do reforms introducing more flexibility in developing countries’ labor markets reduce unemployment? This paper proposes... Read More
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
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
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
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