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Still the Employer of Choice: Evolution of Public Sector Employment in Egypt
The public sector in Egypt provides relatively generous benefits, particularly when compared to the working... Read More
Scenario-Based Forecast for Post-Conflict’s Growth in Syria
This paper investigates the relationship between the main macroeconomic indicators, namely real GDP, consumer prices... Read More
Ethnic Divisions and The Onset of Civil Wars in Syria
While most civil wars seem to have an economic basis, they are generally pushed by... Read More
Investigating The Libyan Conflict and Peace-Building Process: Past Causes and Future Prospects
Libya has been in continuous civil conflict with varying intensity since the Arab uprisings in... Read More
The Sustainability of GCC Development under the New Global Oil Order
This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed to avoid the... Read More
Islamic Finance and GCC Economic Integration
The GCC has a mixed conventional and Islamic financial system in which overall development prospects... Read More
From Oil Rents to Inclusive Growth: Lessons from the MENA Region
A copious literature on resource curse correlates oil rents with poor economic outcomes in resource-rich... Read More
The performance of Islamic banks in the MENA region: Are specific risks a minor attribute?
Islamic banks face specific risks related to Sharia-compliant contracts. We provide an exhaustive literature review addressing... Read More
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013
We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in Turkey... Read More