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Do Employers Discriminate Against Married Women? Evidence from A Field Experiment in Egypt
Do employers discriminate against married women? This research submitted fictitious resumes to online job postings... Read More
Working Conditions in the Paid Care Economy in Egypt: Improvement or Deterioration?
The paid care economy plays a crucial role in employing women. This sector also acts... Read More
Choosing Exchange Regimes in Oil-Exporting Countries: Frankel’s Proposal (CCB) versus the Actual Regime: The Case of Algeria (In Arabic)
This paper analyzes the potential benefits of an alternative exchange rate regime proposed by Jeffrey... Read More
The Dynamics of Social Insurance in Egypt
Contributory social insurance provides essential benefits to workers when they retire and is associated with... Read More
A Machine Learning Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Forcibly Displaced Populations
Increasing trends in forced displacement and poverty are expected to intensify in coming years. Data... Read More
Public Debt, Growth, and Stabilization in Tunisia: A New Narrative for A Structural Reform Agenda
This paper assesses debt sustainability in Tunisia using the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). We construct... Read More
The Impact of Maternal Education on Early Childhood Development: The Case of Turkey
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between mother’s education level and the development of... Read More
Digitalization and the UAE Economy: A New Driver of Sustainable Development
This paper defines and examines the state of the digital economy in the United Arab... Read More
The Past and the Future Trade Patterns of the MENA Region: The Pursuit of Growth
This study investigates the past trade patterns of the MENA region and analyzes the sectoral... Read More