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Decentralization, Transparency of Public Procurement, and Corruption in MENA Countries
Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in the MENA... Read More
On Decomposing the Changes in Wage Inequality in Palestine Over Time
This paper examines the changes in wage inequality over the period 2009-16 in Palestine's labor... Read More
The Role of the Financial Sector and Governance in Promoting Formal Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region
Formal entrepreneurship is a worldwide phenomenon that has not received enough attention from scholars in... Read More
Switching Monetary-Fiscal Regimes in Egypt: Is the Fiscal Stimulus Necessarily Good in Bad Times?
This paper investigates the monetary-fiscal interaction in Egypt for the period 2001Q1 to 2020Q2, a... Read More
Women, Gender, and the Iraqi Uprising: Inequality, Space, and Feminist Prospects (In Arabic)
This study attempts to explore the meaning, content and importance of women's participation in the... Read More
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
Climate Crisis, Macroeconomic Sensitivity, and Remittance Response in North Africa: A Var Panel Modeling (In French)
Cet article vise à analyser empiriquement le rôle des envois de fonds des migrants dans... Read More
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
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