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The Role of Labor Market Frictions in Structural Transformation
Against what theory predicts, large productivity gaps across sectors persist and the process of structural... Read More
Persistence and Change in Marriage Practices Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Since the onset of the Syrian conflict there has been considerable attention to reports of... Read More
Patrons or Clients? Measuring and Experimentally Evaluating Political Connections of Firms in Morocco and Jordan
I use an original survey of firm employees in Morocco and Jordan to construct an... Read More
State-Business Relations and Financial Accessibility: Explaining Firm Performance in the MENA Region
This study investigates the triangular relationship among state-business relations, financial access and economic performance using... Read More
Global Value Chain Participation and Prospects for Local Upgrading in the Egyptian-Chinese Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone
This paper focuses on the global integration of economic zones for the movement of knowledge... Read More
The Nexus Between Business-Investment Climate and Firm Performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors. They may... Read More
Sources of Heterogeneity in Labor Productivity and Total Factor Productivity in Egyptian Manufacturing
Egypt Ranking in the World Competitiveness Report deteriorated between 2004 and 2017. Boosting competitiveness requires... Read More
Youth Vulnerability in Egypt and Jordan: Dimensions and Determinants
Youth unemployment in the MENA region is the highest in the world, at over 40%... Read More
Are the Credit Rating Agencies Biased Against MENA Countries?
We investigate the claims on regional biases in the sovereign credit ratings assigned by Fitch... Read More