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MENA - Middle East and North Africa
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Israel: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Israel
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/161&r=&r=ara
Published: July 1, 2026 00:00
Elevated regional tensions have tested Israel’s economic resilience. Amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, defense expenditure is expected to remain high, and labor supply constrained by military mobilization and reduced availability of non-Israeli…
A News-Based Approach to Measuring Shortages and Their Effects on the Global Economy
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedgfn:103467&r=&r=ara
Published: June 26, 2026 00:00
The conflict in the Middle East has severely constrained global supplies of oil and natural gas. The conflict is also disrupting the provision of other inputs critical to global supply chains, such as naphtha and fertilizers, leading to lengthier delivery…
Religious Cycles of Government Responsiveness: Why Governments Distribute in Ramadan
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:pfv89_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: June 10, 2026 00:00
This paper studies why governments in Muslim autocracies expand distributive policies and service delivery during Ramadan. Focusing on Egypt from 2014 to 2020, it argues that autocratic regimes distribute during Ramadan to contain political threats…
The Welfare State in Egypt, 1995-2005: A Comparative Approach
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:n8spd_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: June 10, 2026 00:00
This article applies Esping-Andersen's welfare state typology to Egypt from 1995 to 2005. It examines state, market, and society relations during market-oriented reforms and analyzes seven welfare schemes and safety nets. It characterizes Egypt's welfare…
Political Budget Cycles in Autocracies: The Role of Religious Seasons and Political Collective Action
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:grzub_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: June 9, 2026 00:00
This article examines whether Ramadan is associated with expansionary fiscal policy in Egypt between 2006 and 2019. It finds that Ramadan is associated with modest increases in government expenditure and welfare spending, but this relationship depends on…
Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Tunisia: Analyzing Environmental Pressures and Adaptation ChallengesThrough Multi-Decadal Data (1960–2025)
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:a6g2u_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: May 29, 2026 00:00
Tunisia, a semi-arid Mediterranean country, faces increasing climate-related pressures linked to water scarcity, agricultural instability, rapid urbanization, and limited environmental adaptation. Despite growing concern over climate vulnerability in North…
ESG Index Resilience to Market Shocks: A Comparative Econometric Analysis of MASI.ESG and MASI ;
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05631234&r=&r=ara
Published: May 21, 2026 00:00
This article examines the resilience of the MASI.ESG index, which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, compared to the conventional MASI index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange, over the period March 2022–March 2025. This period,…
Islamic Governance and Modern Diplomacy; A comparative study of Foreign Policy in Contemporary OIC Nations.
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:129167&r=&r=ara
Published: May 19, 2026 00:00
This review paper explores the intersection of traditional Islamic governance principles and modern diplomatic practices within Contemporary Muslim-majority nations, specifically focusing on select members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperatio (OIC)…
Conflict-situated cooperation: how Israeli and Palestinian IT professionals give meaning to cooperating under ethnonational conflict
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:138024&r=&r=ara
Published: May 18, 2026 00:00
Despite persisting ethnonational conflict in Israel and Palestine, professionals in the information technology (IT) sector keep working together. They engage in professional cooperation by jointly developing software while embedded in societal narratives…
Beyond Structural Explanations: Causal Configurations of Authoritarian Regime Collapse during the Arab Spring
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:5shp8_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: May 12, 2026 00:00
Why do comparable military defections and elite divisions sometimes produce regime collapse while identical conditions fail elsewhere? Conventional explanations falter by assuming uniform effects rather than context-dependent configurations. This article…
Identity and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from Veiling Ban Removal in Turkey
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:hamisu:2026_001&r=&r=ara
Published: April 28, 2026 00:00
This paper examines how restrictions on religious expression affect women’s educational attainment. We study the 2010 removal of the headscarf ban in Turkish universities, which had long limited access to higher education for visibly religious women. Our…