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Financialization and Income Inequality

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

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Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

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Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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

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Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

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Civil Conflicts and Exchange Rate Misalignment: Evidence from MENA and Arab League Members

For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the Middle East... Read More

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Monetary-Fiscal Policy Interactions During Uncertainty Shocks: Evidence from Egypt

This paper empirically examines monetary-fiscal interactions during uncertainty shocks. Applying on the Egyptian economy, we... Read More

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On the Determinants and Outcomes of IMF Loans: A Political Economy Approach

The main objective in this paper is to empirically analyze the economic and political determinants... Read More

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Conditional Convergence in Agricultural Productivity: The Case of Sudan

It is widely known that income per capita can only converge conditionally if countries adopt... Read More

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Inequality of Education Attainment in Jordan: Patterns and Trends

There is substantial inequality in educational achievement in Jordan, but few studies examine its extent... Read More

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The Juba Power-Sharing Peace Agreement: Will It Promote Peace and Democratic Transition in Sudan?

The signing of the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan (JAPS) constitutes an important step... Read More

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Globalization of Finance and Fintech in the MENA Region

Globalization, together with Fintech – in other words, the application of technology to finance –... Read More

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The Potential Impact of Digital Transformation on Egypt

Digital transformation offers Egypt a unique opportunity to transform several economic sectors such as financial... Read More

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Digital Technology and Inequality: The Impact on Arab Countries

The focus of this paper is on whether and how digital technologies could lead to... Read More

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