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The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size...

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1782

Topic

P3. Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

F1. Trade

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Tracing the COVID-19 Footprint: A Sectoral Interrupted Time...

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1781

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

Q4. Energy

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Bridging Education and Fertility: Unraveling the Role of...

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1780

Topic

I14 Health and Inequality

J1. Demographic Economics

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Domestic and External Determinants of Inflation: An Empirical...

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1779

Topic

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

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

E6. Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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The Missing Link: When GVC Does Not Matter...

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1778

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

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Understanding Changes in Wage Inequality in Egypt: Evidence from A Quantile Analysis

Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations that have... Read More

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The Causality between Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from A Newly Constructed Index in Egypt

Financial inclusion is one of the key enablers of driving economic growth, alleviating poverty, and... Read More

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Explaining The Gender Gap in Access to Traditional and Digital Financial Integration in The Aftermath of Covid-19: A Case Study of Palestine

This research investigates the factors contributing to the traditional and digital financial inclusion (FI) gender... Read More

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Deindustrialization and Growth in MENA Countries: A Focus on Tunisia

This paper analyzes the pattern of deindustrialization in MENA countries to emphasize its main features... Read More

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Women’s Work and Children’s Development Outcomes: The Influence of Employment Types

High inequality of opportunities for early childhood development is a major social challenge in the... Read More

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Higher Participation but Lower Pay? Occupational Segregation and The Wage Penalty in Turkey

Women’s labor market participation rate in Turkey hit its lowest value in the mid 2000s... Read More

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GVCs and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from MENA

This paper studies the role of global value chains (GVC) participation in fostering labor market... Read More

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A Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques

This study integrates geospatial analysis with machine learning to understand the interplay and spatial dependencies... Read More

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