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Politico-Economic Development of Turkey and The Transformation of Political Islam
This paper examines Turkey’s economic transition highlighting two objectives: achieving a strong growth performance in... Read More
Distressed Whales on the Nile – Egypt Capitalists in the Wake of the 2010 Revolution
The paper studies the nature and extent of business privileges in Egypt by looking at... Read More
Exchange Rate Regimes for Post-conflict Recovery
This paper asks whether the choice of the exchange regime matters for economic recovery after... Read More
Approche de négociation dans le cadre d’un accord de libre échange régional liant des pays du MENA
Ce papier analyse des positions de négociations dans le cadre d’un accord régional sur le... Read More
How Different Are the Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers? Evidence from Turkey
This paper estimates wage curves for formal and informal workers using a rich individual level... Read More
The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey: Introducing the 2012 Round
This paper introduces the 2012 round of the Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS), a... Read More
Structural Labor Market Transitions and Wage Dispersion in Egypt and Jordan
In this paper we determine the feasibility of using data from the Egyptian Labor Market... Read More
What Determines the Access to Finance of SMEs? Evidence from the Egyptian Case
Financial services seem to be underutilized by small and medium enterprises (SMEs); only 50 percent... Read More
Aid, Exchange Rate Regimes and Post-conflict Monetary Stabilization
This paper asks whether the choice of the exchange regime matters for macroeconomic stabilization in... Read More