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The Impact of Early Childhood Care and Education...

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1828

Topic

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

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Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Demographics, Labor Market Outcomes...

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-8

Topic

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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The Quality of Green and ICT Jobs in...

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1830

Topic

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

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

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Shocks and Coping for Jordanians and Syrians

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

1829

Topic

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

O1. Economic Development

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Agency in Transition: Evidence on Women’s Empowerment in...

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and... Read More

Date

June, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-7

Topic

Z1.

J1. Demographic Economics

O1. Economic Development

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Growth After War in Syria

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and income trajectory... Read More

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Youth Multidimensional Poverty and Its Dynamics: Evidence From Selected Countries In The Mena Region

A broad consensus among the academic, and other national and international institutions is that poverty... Read More

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Regional Employment Support Programmes And Multidimensional Poverty of Youth in Turkey

Poverty has been ongoing for many years and still continues to exist in almost all... Read More

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Arab Geopolitics in Turmoil: Implications Of Qatar-Gulf Crisis for Business

On June 5, 2017 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain (known as... Read More

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Macroeconomic Policies and the Iranian Economy in the Era of Sanctions

This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic policies in the era of sanctions on the... Read More

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An optimal early warning system for currency crises under model uncertainty

This paper assesses a number of early warning (EWS) models of financial crises with the... Read More

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Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Investment Relationship for Turkey

In the literature it is suggested that, in addition to many factors such as macroeconomic... Read More

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Ideas, Networks and Jobs: Rebasing Growth In The Middle East And North Africa

Oil rents are set to wane. In the MENA Region, the legacy of four decades... Read More

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