Report NEP-ARA-2025-03-10

This is the archive for NEP-ARA, a report on new working papers in the area of MENA - Middle East and North Africa. Paul Makdissi issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Timilsina,Govinda R. & Sebsibie,Samuel, 2024. "Economic and Distributional Impacts of Selected Carbon Pricing Policies for the Arab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10791, The World Bank.
• Assaad,Ragui A & Krafft,Caroline Gould, 2024. "Connecting People to Projects : A New Approach to Measuring Women’s Employment in the Middle East and North Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10659, The World Bank.
• AlAzzawi,Shireen & Dang,Hai-Anh H. & Hlasny,Vladimir & Abanokova,Ksenia & Behrman,Jere R., 2024. "Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region: Analysis of Trends and Dynamics Based on a New Typology," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10672, The World Bank.
• El Mekkaoui,Najat & Loukili,Sara & Fourouheshfar,Yeganeh & Eissa,Nada Omer, 2024. "For Labor or for Divorce ? Unilateral Divorce Laws and Women’s Labor Outcomes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10661, The World Bank.
• Tillan,Pablo Antonio & Kokas,Deeksha & Bezerra De Goes,Carlos Andre & Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C., 2023. "Reassessing the Impacts of Exports on Local Labor Market Outcomes : A Supply Chain Perspective — Evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10614, The World Bank.
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• Zelingher, Rotem, 2024. "The Gaza Strip's Chronic Food Security Crisis: A Preexisting Problem Exacerbated by Recent Conflict," SocArXiv 7w6fz_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Barnett,Carolyn Louise, 2024. "Gender Role Attitudes, Perceived Norms, and the "Double Burden'' in Morocco," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10694, The World Bank.
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• Kina, Mehmet Fuat, 2024. "Exploring Recent Ideological Divides in Turkey: Political and Cultural Axes," SocArXiv kp7s2_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Gómez-Ugarte, Ana C. & Acosta, Enrique & Basellini, Ugofilippo & Alburez-Gutierrez, Diego, 2024. "The effect of war on Palestinian life expectancy in 2023," SocArXiv 8smy2_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Wahby,Sarah Mohammad Osman & Assaad,Ragui A, 2024. "Job Finding and Separation among Syrian refugees in Jordan and Their Hosts during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10670, The World Bank.
• Fiuratti,Federico Ivan & Pennings,Steven Michael & Torres Coronado,Jesica, 2024. "How Large Are the Economic Dividends from Closing Gender Employment Gaps in the Middle East and North Africa ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10706, The World Bank.
• Mohieldin,Mahmoud & Ramadan,Racha, 2024. "Could Digital Inclusion Close the Gender Economic Gap in the MENA Region ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10663, The World Bank.
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• Kalliny,Marize & Zaki,Chahir, 2024. "Are Global Value Chains Women Friendly in Developing Countries ? Evidence from Firm-Level Data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10667, The World Bank.
• Amoozadeh Mahdiraji, Hanif, 2024. "Pathology of Public Policy Concerning Iran’s Cooperatives: Bridging Local Challenges and Global Alternatives," SocArXiv tyq39_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Item repec:hal:journl:hal-04906851 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Rønn, Anne Kirstine, 2025. "The struggles of labour mobilisation in Lebanon and Iraq," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 127301, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Dang,Hai-Anh H. & Salehi Isfahani,Djavad & Do,Minh N. N., 2024. "The Impacts of COVID-19 on Female Labor Force Participation in the Islamic Republic of Iran," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10801, The World Bank.
• Amjad,Beenish & Carrasco Nunez,Haydeeliz & Finn,Arden Jeremy & Goldman,Maya Scott, 2024. "Fiscal Policy, Poverty, and Inequality in a Constrained Environment : The Case of the West Bank and Gaza," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10687, The World Bank.
• Roche Rodriguez,Jaime Alfonso & Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. & Robertson,Raymond & Zárate,Daniela Ruiz, 2023. "Exports to Jobs : Morocco’s Trade Patterns and Local Labor Market Outcomes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10595, The World Bank.
• Deng,Jingyuan & Elmallakh,Nelly Youssef Louis William & Flabbi,Luca & Gatti,Roberta V., 2023. "Labor Market Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10587, The World Bank.
• Matolín, Maximilian, 2024. "Yemen NIAC review 2018 until January 2022," SocArXiv qg9ej_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Redaelli,Silvia & Infanzon Guadarrama,Michelle & Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana, 2024. "Assessing the Extent of Monetary Poverty in the Syrian Arab Republic after a Decade of Conflict," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10736, The World Bank.
• Redaelli,Silvia, 2024. "The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Iranian Labor Market," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10705, The World Bank.
• Amjad,Beenish & Cabrera,Maynor Vinicio & Phadera,Lokendra, 2023. "The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in Iraq," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10588, The World Bank.
• Duman, Anil, 2023. "DEFEN-CE: Social Dialogue in Defence of Vulnerable Groups in Post-COVID-19 Labour Markets. Report on Turkey," SocArXiv d5xea_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Xuan Hoang,Trung, 2024. "The Long-Term and Gender-Equalizing Impacts of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Iraq War in 1980–88 on School Access and Labor Market Performance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10691, The World Bank.
• Bou Habib,Chadi, 2024. "Globalization, Dutch Disease, and Vulnerability to External Shocks in a Small Open Economy : The Case of Lebanon in 1916 and 2019," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10688, The World Bank.
• Zovighian,Diane & Cloutier,Mathieu & Bove,Abel Paul Basile, 2024. "What Drives Citizens’ Trust in State Institutions ? Large-Scale Survey Evidence on Process and Outcome-Based Trust in Morocco," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10783, The World Bank.
• Heath,Rachel & Van Der Weide,Roy, 2024. "Gender, Social Support, and Political Speech : Evidence from Twitter," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10769, The World Bank.
• Rodriguez Takeuchi,Laura Kiku & Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant & Woodham,Jeffrey Scott, 2024. "Taxes, Transfers, and Gender : Fiscal Policy Incidence across Fiscal and Care Categories in Jordan," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10745, The World Bank.
• Hauser,Christina Sarah, 2024. "Tackling Gender Discriminatory Inheritance Law Privately : Lessons from a Survey Expe riment in Tunisia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10693, The World Bank.
• Rodriguez Takeuchi,Laura Kiku & Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant, 2024. "Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Inequality in Jordan : The Role of Taxes and Public Spending," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10732, The World Bank.
• El-Haddad,Amirah & Ishak,Phoebe Saad Wasfy, 2023. "The Effect of COVID-19 on the Gender Employment Gap in Egyptian Manufacturing," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10646, The World Bank.
• Khamitkhanova, Aiganym & Paul, Anju Mary, 2024. "Global Care Policy Index 2024 Country Report: Türkiye," SocArXiv n35ku_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Aca, Zeynep & Kırcal-Şahin, Arzu & Özdemir, Akın & Kaymakcı, Yavuz Selim, 2025. "Gender stereotypes and professional experiences of female nurses in Türkiye," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 127233, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Jellema,Jon Robbert & Grown,Caren & Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan & Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant & Tiwari,Sailesh & Sosa,Mariano Ernesto, 2024. "Gender and Fiscal Policy — A Methodological Proposal and Its Application to Jordan and Armenia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10733, The World Bank.
• Alfani,Federica & Pallante,Giacomo & Palma,Alessandro & Talhaoui,Abdelkader, 2024. "When the Rain Stops Falling : Effects of Droughts on the Tunisian Labor Market," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10766, The World Bank.