December
View all columnsUnleashing the potential of Egyptian exports for sustainable development
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View all columnsInternational and regional financial integration in MENA
View all columnsRising influence: women’s empowerment within Arab households
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View all columnsPoverty and plutonomy: measuring extreme bipolarisation in the Arab world
View all columnsThe future of regionalism in the Arab world: a political economy view
View all columnsMore jobs, better jobs and inclusive jobs: the promise of renewable energy
September
View all columnsClimate change threats and how the Arab countries should respond
View all columnsExchange rate undervaluation: the impact on participation in world trade
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View all columnsShould Arab countries join the WTO’s agreement on government procurement?
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View all columnsNatural disaster literacy in Iran: survey evidence from Tehran
View all columnsSanctions and carbon emissions in Iran
View all columnsCan a free trade area in services boost trade within the Arab region?
June
View all columnsMaking aid-for-trade more effective in the MENA region
View all columnsConflict and debt in the Middle East and North Africa
View all columnsReformed foreign ownership rules in UAE: the impact on business entry
May
View all columnsArab regional cooperation in a fragmenting world
View all columnsGender differences in business record-keeping and planning in Iraq
View all columnsSelf-employment in MENA: the role of religiosity and personal values
April
View all columnsHappiness in the Arab world: should we be concerned?
View all columnsIt’s too early to tell what happened to the Arab Spring
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View all columnsSustaining entrepreneurship: lessons from Iran
View all columnsFinancial constraints on small firms’ growth: pandemic lessons from Iran
View all columnsManufacturing firms in Egypt: trade participation and outcomes for workers
December
View all columnsUnemployment among young women in GCC countries
View all columnsChallenges of GCC investment in the energy transition
View all columnsThe decline of social insurance in Egypt: directions for reform
November
View all columnsBalancing act: jobs and wages in MENA when crises hit
View all columnsThe importance of budget support for progress on sustainable development
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View all columnsThe India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor: an early assessment
View all columnsMENA trade patterns and the pursuit of growth
View all columnsRisk prevention and public compliance in MENA during the Covid-19 pandemic
August
View all columnsFighting poverty: innovative policy lessons from the second Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report
View all columnsThe human toll: Assessing the damage caused by revolution and war in Iran
July
View all columnsReframing sustainable finance: lessons from Lebanon
View all columnsInsiders and outsiders: the political economy of Arab labour markets
View all columnsSupporting employment opportunities for women in Egypt’s ICT sector
June
View all columnsGeopolitical and economic tension in the 21st century: Not your grandfather’s cold war
View all columnsAltered destinies: the long-term effects of food insecurity in the MENA region
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View all columnsFood security and child malnutrition in Africa
View all columnsDemographic pressures on the Egyptian labour market
View all columnsHow the crisis in Ukraine affects Egypt’s vulnerable families and children
March
View all columnsMeasuring poverty in Lebanon in the time of economic collapse
View all columnsWhat is the likely impact of the earthquakes on economic growth in Türkiye?
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View all columnsClimate change: the impact on child malnutrition in the Nile basin
View all columnsThe World Bank should become the 'IMF of climate'
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View all columnsHow the Middle East can prepare for the coming economic storm
View all columnsExtending social protection to Tunisia’s informal workers
View all columnsGovernance is the key development challenge for Arab countries
October
View all columnsJobs and growth in North Africa during Covid-19
View all columnsThe impact of Covid-19 on the labour market in Sudan
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View all columnsDigitalisation: what’s needed in business responses to Covid-19 in MENA
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View all columnsCorruption and internal conflict in Iran
View all columnsThe true size of Africa and why it matters
View all columnsEmployment in MENA during the pandemic: persistent inequality
July
View all columnsWeak pass-through of growth to household incomes in Arab countries
View all columnsChallenges of digitalisation in MENA and sub-Saharan Africa
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View all columnsReality check: forecasting MENA growth in times of uncertainty
View all columnsEconomic interdependence and conflict management in MENA
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View all columnsUkraine invasion: from oil sanctions to accelerating the energy transition
View all columnsLabour market transitions over the life cycle in Egypt across two decades
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View all columnsWealth concentration rocketing in Arab countries after Covid-19
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View all columnsFinancial informality among formal firms: evidence from Egypt
View all columnsBetter roads improve regional economies: evidence from Turkey
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View all columnsAccelerating Africa’s economic transformation
View all columnsProspects for Sudan’s peace agreement in the shadow of the coup
View all columnsGetting the private sector to generate decent jobs in Arab countries
October
View all columnsDigital technology and inequality: the Impact on Arab countries
View all columnsMaternal education to curb female genital mutilation: evidence from Egypt
View all columnsEurope’s carbon pricing plans: potential effects on Turkey’s economy
September
View all columnsBuilding a knowledge economy in Syria: external and internal shocks
View all columnsTransnational governance of natural resources for the 21st century
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View all columnsPhysicians’ incentives and rising births by c-section: evidence from Iran
View all columnsIn defence of regional development banks in the Covid-19 era
View all columnsProductivity, global value chains and cross-industry spillovers in Turkey
July
View all columnsThe Lebanese tragedy: who is to blame?
View all columnsA looming oil price super cycle will likely be the last
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View all columnsDependency on natural resources and diversification of economies in MENA
View all columnsWhen market contestability is not enough
View all columnsHarmonising rules of origin for the African continental free trade area
May
View all columnsOil rents and Iran’s middle class
View all columnsImproving access to finance and social cohesion in MENA
View all columnsLiving with debt: how institutions can chart a path to recovery in MENA
April
View all columnsLearning about long-term consequences of armed conflict
View all columnsLabour market flexibility, unemployment and social protection
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View all columnsShaping Africa’s post-Covid recovery: a new eBook
View all columnsE-governance for sustainable development in MENA countries
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View all columnsCovid-19, trust and rising economic challenges in the Arab world
View all columnsThe Middle East and North Africa and Covid-19: gearing up for the long haul
View all columnsBottom incomes and the measurement of poverty and inequality
October
View all columnsTourism in MENA after Covid-19: from shock to structural transformation
View all columnsThe impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector in MENA
View all columnsEconomic consequences of Covid-19: a counterfactual multi-country analysis
September
View all columnsFinancing a comprehensive and equitable Covid-19 response
View all columnsCovid-19 aggravates Jordan’s acute youth employment challenges
August
View all columnsPublic sector employment in MENA: a comparison with world indicators
View all columnsFomenting intellectual revolution in the MENA region
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View all columnsWhy data transparency matters for MENA economies
View all columnsSeven questions about Covid-19 and its consequences
View all columnsThe case for a solidarity tax to close the poverty gap in Arab countries
June
View all columnsThe dilemma of public debt in Lebanon
View all columnsFiscal policy for Covid-19 and beyond
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View all columnsPhone surveys alone will not address the Covid-19 data gap in MENA
View all columnsEconomic challenges for the GCC countries after Covid-19
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View all columnsTransparency for a time of crisis and beyond
View all columnsShelter from the Middle East’s perfect storm
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View all columnsPolicy for the Covid-19 crisis: survey of leading economists
View all columnsOn Lebanon’s economic crisis and recourse to IMF assistance
View all columnsDutch disease, developing oil-exporting countries and Iraq's exchange rate
December
View all columnsDistrust fuels protests in the Middle East and North Africa
View all columnsRethinking inequality in Arab countries: the latest research evidence
View all columnsReinforcing the re-emergence of the “missing middle” in Egypt
November
View all columnsPolitical settlement scenarios for Arab conflicts
View all columnsRepatriation: scenarios for conflict resolution and reconstruction
View all columnsRefugees from the Syrian conflict: characteristics and prospects
October
View all columnsHow Egyptian households cope with shocks: new evidence
View all columnsHas international migration reduced internal migration in Egypt?
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View all columnsLessons in economics from Algeria’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations
View all columnsSocial security for young workers in Arab countries
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View all columnsFormidable challenges facing the Middle East require a sea change in economic policies
June
View all columnsLebanon’s 2019 austerity measures: enough to restore confidence?
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View all columnsThe impact of hosting refugees on the labour market
View all columnsUnemployment in Tunisia: why it’s so high among women and youth
View all columnsUnemployment in Tunisia: why it’s so high among women and youth
April
View all columnsNew firms and economic geography in Turkey
View all columnsRaising Egypt’s minimum wage: the impact on inequality
View all columnsSelf-selection of emigrants by cultural traits: MENA evidence
March
View all columnsAfrica’s continental free trade area: a stepping-stone to integration?
View all columnsTransformation under radical uncertainty: the challenge for MENA
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View all columnsContagion vulnerability of MENA economies
View all columnsThe future of work: race with – not against – the machine
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View all columnsEconomic performance under different types of Turkish governments
View all columnsState-business relations: the impact on firm performance and growth
View all columnsCompulsory schooling in Turkey: a deterrent to teenage marriage and births
October
View all columnsTrade policy options to improve Palestine’s food security
View all columnsChronic illness and the labour market in Arab countries
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View all columnsBusiness Cycles in Kuwait: A New Chronology
View all columnsDevelopment Gains from Arab-African Trade Integration
View all columnsEscaping the middle-income trap: lessons from East Asia’s experience
August
View all columns View all columnsHow the Middle East oil pricing system emerged in the 1940s
View all columnsGaining competitiveness through trade credit: evidence from Turkey
July
View all columnsHow the Middle East can escape the middle-income trap
View all columnsTechnical and vocational education in Egypt: the missing link
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View all columnsA moonshot for MENA: laying the groundwork for a modern digital economy
View all columnsIran: the nuclear deal, currency depreciation and inflation
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View all columnsSelling hope without reward: youth unemployment in Egypt
View all columnsProspects for a closely integrated Euro-Arab Mediterranean region
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View all columnsWas public free mass education detrimental to Egypt’s human capital?
View all columnsAttitudes towards gender equality in Arab countries
View all columnsDomestic violence reduced by better education: evidence from Turkey
March
View all columnsShifting commodity markets in a globalised world
View all columnsIs the Middle East the world’s most unequal region?
View all columnsHighways to growth: the impact of road upgrades on Turkish trade
December
View all columnsLow social and political returns to education in the Arab world
View all columnsReplace discretion with rules to boost economic performance
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