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Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt
In this study, we investigate the impact of the receipt of contributory and social pensions... Read More
The Role of Fiscal Policy in Fighting Poverty and Reducing Inequality in Iran: An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Framework
This paper evaluates the role of fiscal system in Iran in reducing poverty and inequality.... Read More
Forum: The Newsletter of the Economic Research Forum
This issue contains coverage of ERF's 22nd Annual Conference that was held in Cairo this... Read More
Labor Market Effects of Pension Reform: An Overlapping Generations General Equilibrium Model Applied to Tunisia
This paper develops an overlapping general equilibrium framework to capture the interactions among pension reform,... Read More
The Effect of Survivors’ Benefits on Poverty and Health Indicators of Women and Children in Widowed-Mother Households: A Turkish Case Study
Survivors' benefits are cash payments made by government to family members when a worker dies.... Read More
Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt
In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and... Read More
Lessons and Pitfalls of Transitions to Democracy
When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to succeed. Human... Read More
Tackling Poverty and Poor Health in Turkish Widowed Households State Benefits Work
In a nutshell Single mother widowed households in Turkey that receive survivor benefits are more... Read More
Boosting World Trade in Tunisia and Egypt by Cutting Non-Tariff Barriers Better Imports for Better Exports
In a nutshell Egypt and Tunisia have embraced trade liberalization which has helped them establish... Read More