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Informality and Poverty: A Causality Dilemma with Application to Egypt
This paper analyzed the inverse causality between informality and poverty in Egypt, in addition to... Read More
Public Spending Efficiency, Governance, and Political and Economic Policies: Is there a Substantial Causal Relation? Evidence from Selected MENA Countries
In this paper, we first seek a robust methodology for the estimation of the relative... Read More
The Political Economy of Monetary Policy in Resource-Rich Arab Economies
This paper investigates the role of political institutions and interests in shaping monetary policy in... Read More
Financial Vulnerability and Export Dynamics
This study documents the implications of financial vulnerability for export diversification in developing economies. Financial... Read More
The Coverage Gap in the Egyptian Social Insurance System During a Period of Reforms and Revolts
The coverage gap in terms of access to social security coverage in Egypt has been... Read More
Defining and Measuring Informality in the Turkish Labor Market
This paper investigates how informality can be defined and measured in the Turkish labor market.... Read More
Do Telecom Restrictive Policies Matter for Telecom Performance? Evidence from MENA Countries
The past decade has witnessed a significant transformation in the trade and regulatory policies of... Read More
The Determinants of Child Health Disparities in Jordan
The first few years of children’s lives provide a crucial window for their human development.... Read More
Gender, Enterprise Ownership, and Labor Allocation in MENA: The Roles of Islam, Oil, and Government Policies
We document a relatively low share of women among small and medium enterprise (SME) owners... Read More