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Social Security Coverage and Informal Workers in Tunisia
Informality is prevalent in Tunisia, limiting the access of a large share of the population... Read More
COVID19 and the Value of Non-Monetary Job Attributes to Women: Evidence from A Choice Experiment in Egypt
Boosting low levels of female labor force participation remains a challenge in the MENA region.... Read More
The Arab Uprisings and The Path to National Peace and Sustainable Development
There is now consensus that the 2010-2011 uprisings in Arab countries reflect the breakdown of... Read More
A New Social Contract for Post-Conflict Middle East and North Africa
The civil wars in Libya, Syria and Yemen arose from the Arab Spring that, in... Read More
Gender and Sudan’s 2018/2019 Uprising: Experiences of Self-Employed Women Food and Beverage Sellers in Khartoum and Port Sudan and Women Farmers in South Kordofan
Women’s participation in Sudan’s 2018/2019 uprising has shed light on the social, economic, cultural, and... Read More
Post Covid-19 Firm-Level Government Support in Egypt: Uneven Allocation and Unequal Effects
The COVID-19 pandemic saw two sets of policy responses: lockdown to limit spread of the... Read More
The Role of Global Value Chains in Outsourcing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This paper tracks the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in global value chains (GVCs) in... Read More
The Effects of Major Earthquakes on the Labor Market: Evidence from Turkiye
This study focuses on the impact of earthquakes on the labor market. We try to... Read More
Did Investor Sentiment and Herding Behavior in the MENA Region Change During Covid-19?
With the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial markets have experienced instability and high... Read More