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

In this paper we study the export diversification neighboring effects in 15 MENA... 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...

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

Date

October, 2025

No.

1798

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

In this paper we study the export diversification neighboring effects in 15 MENA... 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...

In this paper we study the export diversification neighboring effects in 15 MENA... 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...

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

Date

September, 2025

No.

1795

Topic

I. Health, Education, and Welfare

J1. Demographic Economics

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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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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

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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

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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

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