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The Missing Link: When GVC Does Not Matter...

The purpose of the current paper is to inform the open dialogue on... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1778

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

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Does the Inverted U-Shaped Kuznets Environmental Curve Hold...

The purpose of the current paper is to inform the open dialogue on... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1777

Topic

Q5. Environmental Economics

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The Role of FDI in Boosting Peacebuilding in...

The purpose of the current paper is to inform the open dialogue on... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1775

Topic

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

J1. Demographic Economics

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Women’s Agency in Jordan: The Impact of Marriage...

The purpose of the current paper is to inform the open dialogue on... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1776

Topic

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J1. Demographic Economics

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Supply Chain Diversification, Firm Persistence, and the Role...

The purpose of the current paper is to inform the open dialogue on... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1774

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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Do Global Shocks Drive Investor Herds in Oil-Rich Frontier Markets?

This paper examines the dynamic relationship between global factors and herding behavior in the oil-rich... Read More

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Effects of NTMs on the Extensive and Intensive Margins to Trade: The Case of Tunisia and Egypt

The last thirty years have witnessed a general liberalization process of merchandize trade flows. Indeed,... Read More

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Resource Windfalls, Optimal Public Investment and Redistribution: The Role of Total Factor Productivity and Administrative Capacity

This paper studies the optimal public investment decisions in countries experiencing a resource windfall. To... Read More

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Supplementary Education in Turkey: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

This paper aims to provide the recent developments on the supplementary education system in Turkey.... Read More

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The Impact of Labor Mobility on Unemployment: A Comparison between Jordan and Tunisia

Jordan and Tunisia are two non-oil exporting MENA countries characterized by high unemployment rates and... Read More

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The Labor Mobility-Employment Nexus: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Jordan

The global crisis had a negative impact on growth and unemployment in Jordan and this... Read More

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