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Commodity Windfalls, Polarization, and Net Foreign Assets: Panel Data Evidence on the Voracity Effect
Abstract This paper examines the effects that windfalls from international commodity price booms have on... Read More
What Drives the Global Land Rush?
Abstract This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do... Read More
Regulating Traffic to Reduce Air Pollution in Greater Cairo, Egypt
Abstract Automobile emissions in Greater Cairo are considered the main source of local air pollution.... Read More
Inequality of Opportunity in Child Health in the Arab World and Turkey
Health and nutrition during a child’s first years are crucial to his/her health and wellbeing... Read More
Return Migration and Entrepreneurship in Morocco
This paper contributes to a small but rapidly growing literature concerned with the potentially substantial... Read More
Willingness to Pay for Improving Land and Water Conditions for Agriculture in Damietta, Egypt
This paper analyzes the welfare effects of improved land and water quality conditions on agricultural... Read More
Trends and Differentials in Jordanian Marriage Behavior: Marriage Timing, Spousal Characteristics, Household Structure and Matrimonial Expenditures
This paper employs the 2010 Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey to analyze patterns in marriage... Read More
Egypt Airline Passengers Market: Competition and Performance
In the present era of dramatic changes in the air transport services sector, this paper... Read More
Demographics, Labor Force Participation and Unemployment in Jordan
To better understand the demographic trends in Jordan, it is useful to relate these trends... Read More