Report NEP-ARA-2026-06-15

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:

• Shehab, Elmekdad, 2026, "A Data-Driven Assessment of Arab Gulf Economic Vulnerability Amid the 2026 War," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 129257, May.
• kilani, bochra hadj, 2026, "Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Tunisia: Analyzing Environmental Pressures and Adaptation ChallengesThrough Multi-Decadal Data (1960–2025)," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number a6g2u_v1, May, DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/a6g2u_v1.
• Fakih, Ali & Kassab, Sara, 2026, "Examining the Gender Pay Gap Among Youth: Insights from Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18649, May.
• El Achkar, Jean H., 2025, "خارطة طريق للطاقة الحيوية في الكويت: الدروس المستفادة من الأبحاث الإقليمية واستخلاص القيمة من النفايات والجدوى ومسارات السياسات," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 138821, Oct.
• Ouakil, Hicham & Liouaeddine, Mariem & Hosni, Mohamed & Saadi, Ayoub, 2026, "Public Support, R&D and Firm Innovation in Developing Countries: The Case of Morocco," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128707, Jan.
• Houcine Bouhajeb & Abderraouf Ben Ahmed Mtiraoui & Samira Chaabene, 2026, "Poverty, Health and Economic Growth Interactions in MENA Countries: An Empirical Study
  [Interaction entre pauvreté, santé et croissance économique dans les pays de la région MENA : une étude empirique]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05607310, Apr, DOI: 10.63332/joph.v6i4.4183.
• Fatima, Freeha & Ozen, Efsan & Raju, Dhushyanth, 2026, "Cash Transfers and Employment among Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Rule-Based Eligibility in Türkiye," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18670, May.
• Pinok, MD Nayeem Aktar, 2026, "Islamic Governance and Modern Diplomacy; A comparative study of Foreign Policy in Contemporary OIC Nations," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 129167, May.
• Ben Soltane, Bassem, 2025, "Transport Infrastructure, Foreign Direct Investment, and Economic Growth in Tunisia: Evidence from a VAR Model," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 127901.
• Mohamed Bazi & Ziyad Chahboun, 2026, "ESG Index Resilience to Market Shocks: A Comparative Econometric Analysis of MASI.ESG and MASI ;
  [Résilience des indices ESG face aux chocs de marché : une analyse économétrique comparative entre le MASI.ESG et le MASI ;]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05631234, May, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20323426.
• de Wit, Pieter & Wickert, Christopher & Gümüsay, Ali, 2026, "Conflict-situated cooperation: how Israeli and Palestinian IT professionals give meaning to cooperating under ethnonational conflict," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 138024, May.
• Ecker, Olivier & Guo, Zhe & Li, Hanxi & Di, Liping, 2026, "Measuring artisanal fisheries using remote sensing: A deep-learning model piloted in Hadramawt," MENA policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 31, May.