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Do Savers Learn from Experience? Evidence from Pension...

Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1799

Topic

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

G. Financial Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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Water Scarcity and Improved Water Use Efficiency in...

Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1798

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A Dynamic Spatiotemporal Analysis of Growth Convergence, Natural...

Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1797

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

D6. Welfare Economics

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

Q5. Environmental Economics

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence Within the Algerian...

Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1796

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

J1. Demographic Economics

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The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s...

Abstract This paper aims to study the effect of decentralization on corruption in... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1795

Topic

I. Health, Education, and Welfare

J1. Demographic Economics

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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