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

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-1

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The Evolution of Labor Supply in Jordan Through...

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1823

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

J. Labor and Demographic Economics

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Introducing the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey 2025

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1822

Topic

C8. Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology

J. Labor and Demographic Economics

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Financialization and Income Inequality

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

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Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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

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Employment Experience in the Middle East and North Africa

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the employment experience in the Middle East and... Read More

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External Finance in the Middle East: Trends and Prospects

Abstract This paper examines recent financial flows to and from the Middle East with two... Read More

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Economic Growth in the Middle East and North Africa: An International Perspective

Abstract This paper examines from an international perspective the growth experience of a group of... Read More

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The Role of the State: The Case of Egypt

Abstract This paper adopts a neo-industrial approach to analyze the changing economic role of the... Read More

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Arab Economic Integration: Current Reality and Future Prospects

Abstract Despite repeated efforts to promote the integration of their markets, mutual trade between Arab... Read More

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International Trade, Regional Integration and Food Security in the Middle East

Abstract Against the background of increasing interest in closer economic relations in the Middle East,... Read More

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Prediction of Systematic Risk: A Case from Turkey

Abstract This study compares Bayesian and time-varying models to adjust for the regression tendency of... Read More

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Prospects of Trade Relations Between Jordan, Palestine and Israel After Peace

Abstract Currently, Jordan and Palestine are negotiating separately peace with Israel in accordance with the... Read More

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Palestine: From Dependent to Autonomous Growth

Abstract This paper explores the issues and choices thrown up by the current state of... Read More

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