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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
Determinant of Transitions Across Formal/Informal Sectors in Egypt
Informality is a salient feature of labor market in Egypt as it is the case... Read More
Sectoral Shifts, Diversification, Regional Unemployment on the Eve of Revolution in Tunisia: A Sequential Spatial Panel Approach
This paper investigates how sectoral shifts and industry specialization patterns have influenced Tunisian labor market... Read More
Diffusion of Dissidence in Arab Public Opinion
We are investigating the contagion effect in dissidence in public opinion. In other words, the... Read More
Political Instability, Uncertainty, Democracy, and Economic Growth in Egypt
This paper aims to determine if there is a relationship between political instability, uncertainty, and... Read More
Arab Countries between Winter and Spring: Where Democracy Shock Goes Next!
This paper presents rigorous mechanisms to study how persistent democratic shocks in one country produce... Read More