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Is there Feminization of Poverty in Egypt?
This paper uses five cross sections of newly released Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey... Read More
Which Factors Determine the Upgrading of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)? Evidence Egypt, India and the Philippines
Many low and middle-income countries suffer from a lack of medium-sized companies, which tend to... Read More
Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis
This paper investigates the global macroeconomic consequences of country-specific oil-supply shocks. Our contribution is both... Read More
Risky Business Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World
Which foreign direct investments are most affected by political instability? Analysis of quarterly greenfield investment... Read More
Changed Regimes, Changed Priorities? Economic and Social Policies after the 2011 Elections in Tunisia and Egypt
This paper seeks to examine the economic and social policies that key political actors in... Read More
The Impact of Economic Freedom on Entrepreneurs’ Activities and Economic Growth: New Evidence From Cross-Country Data
This paper’s purpose is to study the moderating effect of economic freedom on the relationship... Read More
Exchange Rates and Interest Rates: An Empirical Investigation of International Fisher Effect Theory The Case of Egypt (2003-2012)
This paper examines the validity of the International Fisher Effect (IFE) theory for the Egyptian... Read More
Access to Finance: Mind the Gender Gap
Studies on financial inclusion have so far focused on assessing determinants to overall access to... Read More
Bank Market Power and Non-interest Income in Emerging Markets
This paper examines how market power in traditional intermediation affects Turkish banks’ involvement in non-interest... Read More