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Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

F1. Trade

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Women’s Employment and Gender Dynamics in the Arab...

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-3

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

J1. Demographic Economics

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Women and the Green Economy in Arab Countries...

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-2

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

Q5. Environmental Economics

J1. Demographic Economics

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The Main Features of Sudan’s Income and Wage...

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1824

Topic

D3. Distribution

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

O1. Economic Development

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Gender Dynamics in the Digital Economy: Opportunities and...

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-1

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

J1. Demographic Economics

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Oil Curse in Yemen: The Role of Institutions and Policy

This paper studies the natural resource curse (NRC) hypothesis as it applies to Yemen. There... Read More

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Arab Passengers’ Airlines Framework and Performance: A Cross-Countries Analysis

The present paper summarizes the findings of four country studies (Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and United... Read More

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Inégalité Et Polarisation Des Dépenses Des Ménages Au Maroc: Evolution Et Etat Actuel

Dans cet article, nous revenons d’abord de façon synthétique sur les fondements théoriques des deux... Read More

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The Oil Curse and Labor Markets: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Oil income enables generous government sector wage and employment policies in Saudi Arabia. Combined with... Read More

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Determinants of Labor Force Participation in Syria (2001 – 2010)

This paper highlights the Syrian labor market challenges by analyzing the determinants of labor force... Read More

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Savings and Investment Decisions in Resource-Rich Developing Countries

Many developing countries on Earth are in the throes of a double-bonanza of high prices... Read More

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Gender and the Jordanian Labor Market

Using data from the Jordanian Labor Market Panel Survey 2010 (JLMPS), this paper aims at... Read More

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