Report NEP-ARA-2025-06-16

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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• Kirui, Oliver K. & Siddig, Khalid & Fisher, Monica & Abushama, Hala & Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Raouf, Mariam & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2024. "Evolution of food insecurity in Sudan during the ongoing conflict," Project notes 8, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Christopher J. Waller, 2025. "The Role of Economic Research in Central Banking: A speech at the Award Ceremony for the Winners of the Bank Al-Maghrib Prize for Economic and Financial Research, Bank of Al-Maghrib, Rabat, Morocco., ," Speech 99974, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
• Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Kirui, Oliver K. & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Abushama, Hala & Siddig, Khalid, 2024. "Impact of conflict on employment, income, and household welfare in Sudan," Project notes 10, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ferid Belhaj, 2025. "The Water-Energy Nexus: The Path to Solving the Water Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa," Policy briefs on Commodities & Energy 2439, Policy Center for the New South.
• Aydın, Yaşar, 2025. "Turkey on the path to autocracy: Economic consequences and policy options for the EU and Germany," SWP Comments 20/2025, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
• Kirui, Oliver K. & Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Raouf, Mariam & Abushama, Hala & Siddig, Khalid, 2024. "Determinants of household water and energy access and their impacts on food security and health outcomes in Sudan," ReSAKSS issue notes 22, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kirui, Oliver K. & Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Abushama, Hala & Siddig, Khalid, 2024. "Sudan Rural Household Survey 2023: Sampling and implementation procedures for the first round," ReSAKSS issue notes 18, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kirui, Oliver K. & Siddig, Khalid & Fisher, Monica & Cavicchioli, Martina & Chamberlin, Jordan, 2024. "Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises," Project notes 9, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Al-Omar, Hussain Abdulrahman & Almuhsin, Asma Abdulaziz & Almudaiyan, Lolwa Hamad & Al-Najjar, Amal Hassan & Abu Esba, Laila Carolina & Almodaimegh, Hind & Altawil, Esraa S. & Yousef, Consuela Cheriec, 2025. "A strategic framework for synergizing managed entry agreement efforts to access pharmaceutical products in Saudi Arabia-results from a multi-stakeholder workshop," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128168, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Abushama, Hala & Kirui, Oliver K. & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Siddig, Khalid & Mohamed, Shima A. H., 2024. "The effects of conflict-induced migration on food security and health related outcomes in Sudan: From displacement to despair," ReSAKSS issue notes 23, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Zamirirad, Azadeh, 2025. "Neue Atomgespräche mit Iran: Herausforderungen und Handlungsoptionen für europäische Politik," SWP-Aktuell 22/2025, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
• Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Kirui, Oliver K. & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Raouf, Mariam & Abushama, Hala & Siddig, Khalid, 2024. "Income, employment, transfers, and household welfare dynamics before and during the conflict in Sudan," ReSAKSS issue notes 21, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Alfadul, Hanan & Siddig, Khalid & Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Abushama, Hala & Kirui, Oliver K., 2024. "Sustainable livestock development in Sudan: Challenges, opportunities, and policy priorities," ReSAKSS issue notes 19, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Raouf, Mariam & Siddig, Khalid, 2024. "What are the economic and poverty implications for Sudan if the conflict continues through 2024?," ReSAKSS issue notes 20, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ali, Mohammed Elhaj Mustafa & Ebaidallah, Ebaidallah Mahjoub & Elhaj, Manal Osman, 2025. "The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market Dynamics in the Arab Region: A Time Series Analysis," MPRA Paper 124964, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Cansunar, Asli & Kıbrıs, Arzu & Tokdemir, Efe, 2025. "Ethnic Cues and Conflict-Triggered Harassment : Evidence from Soccer Fields," QAPEC Discussion Papers 28, Quantitative and Analytical Political Economy Research Centre.
• Pourabhari Langroudi, Ashkan & Farzi, Yosef & Almasi, Golaleh & Shokri Varniab, Zahra & Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen & Rezaei, Negar & Golestani, Ali & Ahmadi, Naser & Rezaei, Nazila & Ghasemi, Erfan & Az, 2025. "Age of tobacco smoking initiation among Iranian adults based on National and Subnational data from the 2021 STEPS survey: Short title: Tobacco Smoking Onset Age in Iran," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 318199, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
• Nuno Garoupa & Rok Spruk, 2025. "Revolutions as Structural Breaks: The Long-Term Economic and Institutional Consequences of the 1979 Iranian Revolution," Papers 2505.02425, arXiv.org.
• Siddig, Khalid & Thurlow, James & Ahmed, Mosab O. M. & Randriamamonjy, Josee & Raouf, Mariam, 2024. "Impact of ongoing conflict and pathways to recovery in Sudan: Agricultural bounce-back, infrastructural investment, and social protection," ReSAKSS issue notes 21, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Henri-Louis Vedie, 2025. "Désalinisation, barrages et autoroutes de l’eau: les incontournables de la lutte contre le stress hydrique au Maroc," Research papers & Policy papers on Commodities & Energy 2411, Policy Center for the New South.
• Aomar Ibourk & Tayeb Ghazi, 2025. "Feuille de route pour l'emploi: Optimiser l'opérationnalisation pour une relance inclusive et durable," Research papers & Policy papers on Economic Trends and Policies 2502, Policy Center for the New South.
• Aydemir, Abdurrahman B. & Öztek, Abdullah Selim, 2025. "The Impact of Refugees on Crime: Evidence from Syrian Influx in Türkiye by Nativity of Perpetrators and Victims," IZA Discussion Papers 17885, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Cevat Giray Aksoy & Nicholas Bloom & Steven J. Davis & Victoria Marino & Cem Ozguzel, 2025. "Remote Work, Employee Mix, and Performance," NBER Working Papers 33851, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Can, Zeynep Gizem & O'Donoghue, Cathal, 2025. "The Poverty Effectiveness of Social Security Benefits in Türkiye," IZA Discussion Papers 17890, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• International Monetary Fund, 2025. "Oman: Central Bank Transparency Code Review," IMF Staff Country Reports 2025/124, International Monetary Fund.
• Hayet, Kaddachi & Naceur, Benzina, 2025. "The Corruption Paradox: Assessing Environmental Impacts in the GCC Region," MPRA Paper 124830, University Library of Munich, Germany.