Report NEP-ARA-2025-03-17

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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The following items were announced in this report:

• Gasmi,Farid & Kouakou,Dorgyles Christ Maurel & Noumba Um,Paul & Milla,Pedro Rojas, 2023. "An Empirical Analysis of the Social Contract in the Middle East and North Africa : Regionand the Role of Digitalization in Its Transformation," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10455, The World Bank.
• Alam,Muneeza Mehmood & Bagnoli,Lisa Serena & Kerzhner,Tamara, 2023. "The ABCs of the Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowerment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10404, The World Bank.
• Islam,Asif Mohammed, 2023. "Data Transparency in the Middle East and North Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10346, The World Bank.
• Othman Gaga & Said Karam & Nasredine Fathelkhir, 2025. "Corporate governance and financial reporting quality in Morocco: An empirical analysis of conditional conservatism [Gouvernance d'entreprise et qualité du reporting financier au Maroc : une analyse," Post-Print hal-04968743, HAL.
• Vahedi, Meisam & Akhtar, Iqbal, 2023. "Development of Islamic Feminism in Iran Under the Influence of Reformist Discourse," SocArXiv 6rycu_v1, Center for Open Science.
• David G. Blanchflower & Alex Bryson, 2025. "The Mental Health of the Young in Asia and the Middle East: The Importance of Self-Reports," NBER Working Papers 33475, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Gansey,Romeo Jacky & Genoni,Maria Eugenia & Helmy,Imane Abdelfattah Ahmed Refaat, 2023. "The Role of Cash Transfers in Smoothing the Income Shock of COVID-19 in the Arab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10440, The World Bank.
• Chaymaa Lotfy & Yasmina Bennis Bennani & Annie Cornet, 2025. "Professional advancement of women to leadership roles in Moroccan sports federations [L’avancement professionnel des femmes vers des postes de direction dans les fédérations sportives marocaines]," Post-Print hal-04962731, HAL.
• Nohayla Badrane & Zineb Bamousse, 2025. "Innovative Financing Solutions: A Transformative Driver for Financial Performance of Businesses in Morocco [Les Nouvelles Voies de Financement Novatrices: Vecteur de Changement Transformateur vers ," Post-Print hal-04956625, HAL.
• Ferhat,Samia & Joubert,Clement Jean Edouard, 2023. "The Early Career Dynamics of Informality and Underemployment : Evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10499, The World Bank.
• Decerf,Benoit Marie A & Genoni,Maria Eugenia & Helmy,Imane Abdelfattah Ahmed Refaat & Sanz,Guillermo Federico, 2023. "Implications of Using Nonstandard Poverty Lines : An Illustration Using the Case of the ArabRepublic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10437, The World Bank.
• Lamia Saidane, 2025. "Instauration of the blue economy in Tunisia: Role of Islamic Finance [Instauration de l'économie bleue en Tunisie: Rôle de la Finance Islamique]," Post-Print hal-04949157, HAL.
• Krafft,Caroline Gould & Nikaein Towfighian,Samira & Raikes,Abbie & Mojgani,Rebecca Sayre, 2023. "What Can We Learn from Pre-Primary Quality Assurance Systems ? Evidence from theArab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10482, The World Bank.
• Bezerra De Goes,Carlos Andre & Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. & Robertson,Raymond, 2023. "Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10518, The World Bank.
• Finn,Arden Jeremy & Anderson,Jessica & Aghajanian,Alia Jane, 2023. "A Tale of Two Surveys : Comparing the Outcomes of an In-Person and Web-Based Survey of MentalHealth in the West Bank and Gaza," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10494, The World Bank.
• Taher Labadi, 2023. "Quelle vie économique dans la bande de Gaza ?," Post-Print hal-04487080, HAL.
• Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan & Bilo,Simon & Nguyen,Ha & AlAnsari,Ebtesam & AlHumaidan,Lama & Alrashidi,Faleh M F E, 2023. "Female-Worker Representation Effect : Gender Pay Variation in the Kuwaiti Civil Service," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10509, The World Bank.