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Unpacking the Effects of Covid-19 on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Turkey
This paper investigates how the pandemic affected the labor market in Turkey, using a unique... Read More
Covid-19, Vulnerability and Policy Response: A CGE Model of Egypt
This paper examines the effect of the COVID-19 shock on the Egyptian economy using a... Read More
Impact of Covid-19 on Tunisian Imports
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted trade flows between countries, thereby revealing the vulnerability of global... Read More
Firm Closures and Performance in A Time of Pandemic
We use data from the 2020/21 Egyptian Industrial Firm Behavior Survey (EIFBS) to assess the... Read More
Do Egyptian Trade Unions Have Any Bargaining Power?
I contribute to the study of wage determination in the MENA region by studying the... Read More
A Time of Great Intensity: The Pandemic Effect on Work, Care Work and Subjective Wellbeing in MENA Countries
In 2020, a global pandemic and its ripple effects swept through the world and disrupted... Read More
Fiscal Policy Effectiveness Under Different Debt Regimes: The Case of Egypt
This paper examines the effectiveness of fiscal policy in Egypt under different debt regimes. In... Read More
On Stranded Assets and Climate Risk: Are Financial Markets the Last Resort?
The objective of this paper is to examine how financial markets are affected by climate... Read More
The Effect of a Carbon Tax on The Egyptian Economy: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Climate change is a reality in Egypt. Temperatures in Egypt have risen 0.34o C/Decade between... Read More