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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
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
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
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
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
Impact of Social Protection Programs on Multidimensional Poverty: New Targeting Approaches and Application to Morocco
Two new methodologies are developed to approach the impact of the reform of the social... Read More
The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage
We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using... Read More
Financial Connectedness and Risk Transmission Among MENA Countries: Evidence from Connectedness Network and Clustering Analysis
This study examines the financial connectedness and risk transmission among MENA economies by accounting for... Read More
Fostering the Social and Solidarity Economy and Formalizing Informality in MENA Countries
First, youth inactivity, unemployment and informal employment are pervasive in the MENA labour markets. Using... Read More