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Popular Grievances and Perceptions of Socioeconomic Conditions in the Arab Region Prior to the Uprisings
In the wake of the Arab uprisings, analysts have advanced a range of hypotheses about... Read More
Determinants of Contribution Density of the Tunisian Pension System: A Cross Sectional Analysis
This paper presents an analysis of pension coverage in Tunisia based on density contribution. This... Read More
Reducing Air Pollution in Cairo: Raise User Costs and Invest In Public Transit
In a nutshell Vehicle exhaust fumes are a major cause of air pollution in developing... Read More
Trade Liberalization in Egypt: Let the Informal Labor Market Take the Strain
In a nutshell Egypt should embark on trade liberalization as it currently has maintains relatively... Read More
Replace Discretion with Rules: How Policy Reform Can Boost Economic Performance
In a nutshell Before the 2000s economic policy making in Turkey was based on discretion... Read More
Inequality of Opportunity in Wages and Consumption in Egypt
We provide in this paper measures of inequality of opportunity of wages and consumption for... Read More
Inequality of Opportunity in Income and Consumption: The Middle East and North Africa Region in Comparative Perspective
Social justice has been a central theme in the political turmoil affecting the Middle East... Read More
Does Exchange Rate Undervalualtion Matter for Exports and Trade Margins? Evidence From Firm-Level Data
Exploiting a new dataset available for four countries (Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Yemen), this paper... Read More
Informalization Dynamics and Gains: Why Want a Job Contract?
This paper examines the dynamics of informality and the extent to which informal workers (without... Read More