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The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

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Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

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The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

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Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Firm-Level Impact of Public Credit Guarantees

This paper studies the firm-level short-term impact of one of the world’s largest credit guarantee... Read More

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Drivers of Inequality in Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan

The interaction between the pandemic, school closures, and the digital divide further contributed to inequality... Read More

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Does Climate Change Affect Child Malnutrition in the Nile Basin?

Children’s nutritional status is expected to be negatively impacted by global climate change given their... Read More

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Export Diversification in MENA Countries and Spatial Spillovers

In this paper we study the export diversification neighboring effects in 15 MENA countries for... Read More

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Gender and Corruption in MENA Countries: New Evidence from the ARDL Approach

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over the period... Read More

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Egypt’s National Road Project: Assessing the Economic Impacts of the Upgraded Transportation Network

In 2014, Egypt started its national road project. This project is one of the greatest... Read More

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Government Spending and Regional Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Egypt

Poverty is one of the major socio-economic problems facing most developing countries. In Egypt, 29.7... Read More

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Do Human Capital and Governance Thresholds Matter for the Environmental Impact of FDI? The Evidence from MENA Countries

This paper investigates whether the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on CO2 emissions may... Read More

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