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Policy Analysis for A Developing Country in A Financial CGE Model: Case of Tunisia After the 2011’s Revolution
The macroeconomic fundamentals of the Tunisian economy deteriorated seriously after the 2011’s revolution. The objective... Read More
A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Vulnerability to Poverty of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
This study uses vulnerability assessment data collected by the UNHCR, WFP, and UNICEF from Syrian... Read More
Lives Versus Livelihoods: Who Can Work from Home in MENA?
Since it began in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world economy. The... Read More
Do Refugees Cause Crime?
The impact of immigration on crime continues to stir heated debates in public policy circles... Read More
Syrian Refugees, Public Attitudes, Policy Areas and Political Parties in Turkey: A Systematic Analysis of Twitter Data
The Syrian refugee problem has become an important topic in Turkish politics. Although public opinion... Read More
Developing Countries’ Access to International Capital Markets: What Constraint MENA?
The paper investigates at first factors that affect developing countries access to international capital markets.... Read More
Do Social Transfers Benefit Local Economic Development? The Case of Cash-for-Work Programmes in JordanDo Social Transfers Benefit Local Economic Development? The Case of Cash-for-Work Programmes in Jordan
This article investigates what effects cash-for-work (CfW) can have on local economic development (LED). It... Read More
Can Disaster Preparedness Change the Game? Mitigating the Health Impact of Disease Outbreaks
In times of epidemics and pandemics, depletion or diversion of health system resources from routine... Read More
COVID-19 Fiscal Support and Its Effectiveness
This paper uses a threshold-augmented Global VAR model to quantify the macro-economic effects of countries’... Read More