Report NEP-ARA-2026-08-24

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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• Rakhy, Tarig & Mohamed, Shima & Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw & Suliman, Gotada & Siddig, Khalid, 2026, "Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: May 2026," Sudan Market Prices and Availability Reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 16, Jun.
• Mahmoud El Hassouni, 2026, "Morocco’s Intangible Competitive Advantage in the U.S–Morocco–Africa Atlantic Corridor: Cultural Proximity, Transaction Costs, and Logistical Hard Power
  [L'Avantage Concurrentiel Immatériel Marocain dans le Corridor Atlantique USA–Maroc–Afrique : ," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05656191, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20669566.
• Julia Barbar & Canan C. Mutlu & Patricio Duran & Jeffrey S. Harrison & Marc van Essen, 2026, "Firm-stakeholder tension as an antecedent of female board representation in the Middle East and North Africa," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05708332, Jul, DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101468.
• Noureddine Barouch & Mohamed Adraoui & Mohammed El Maddad, 2026, "Foundations and Actuarial Risk of Morocco's Basic Medical Coverage (2000–2035): An OLS-HAC and Monte Carlo Approach
  [Fondements macroéconomiques et risque actuariel de la Couverture Médicale de Base au Maroc (2000–2035) : une approche MCO-HAC et M," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05656836, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20635361.
• Rakhy, Tarig & Mohamed, Shima & Abushama, Hala & Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw & Suliman, Gotada & Siddig, Khalid, 2026, "Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: June 2026," Sudan Market Prices and Availability Reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 17, Aug.
• Mohammed Ouargani & Bouchra Radi, 2026, "The Impact of Ownership Structure on ESG Performance: Evidence from Listed Firms in the Moroccan Market
  [L’impact de la structure actionnariale sur la performance ESG : Cas des entreprises cotées sur le marché marocain]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05635076, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20401281.
• Mohamed, Shima & Abushama, Hala & Kirui, Oliver K. & Suliman, Gotada & Siddig, Khalid, 2026, "2026 Sudan conflict conference: Three years of conflict in Sudan: What the evidence tells us and what recovery requires - Conference proceedings," Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 26, Jun.
• Hamza Ousi Moh & Tarik Jellouli, 2026, "Procedures Manual and Internal Control: An Analysis of Their Structuring Role within a Moroccan Industrial Organization
  [Manuel de procédures et contrôle interne : analyse du rôle structurant dans une organisation industrielle marocaine]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05654358, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20568777.
• El Karkour Elk Mohammed, 2025, "Towards an Epistemological Revolution: Social and Solidarity Economy through the Lens of Complex Thinking -Theoretical Framework and Empirical Anchoring in the Moroccan Context
  [Vers une révolution épistémologique : l’économie sociale et solidaire," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05647086, Nov, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17556687.
• Abushama, Hala & Jovanovic, Nina & Abay, Kibrom A. & Siddig, Khalid & Simbeko, Guy & Sekabira, Haruna, 2026, "Resilience of agricultural value-chains in Sudan: Findings from the THABAT Project Survey of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)," Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 28, Jul.
• Barouch Noureddine & Adraoui Mohamed, 2026, "Health Financing, Income, and Population Health in Morocco (2000–2022): Contrasting Evidence from Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in an Exploratory ARDL Framework," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05656745, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20594340.
• Hosam Ibrahim & Andreas de Barros & Sarah Deschênes & Paul Glewwe, 2026, "The Best Buy? From Global Evidence to Government Practice," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12866.
• Aboulhosn, Aya & Aksoy, Cevat Giray & Ozcan, Berkay, 2026, "Refugee Immigration and Natives’ Fertility," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18858, Aug.
• Lamiae Ezzine & Majda Alaoui, 2026, "Public financial governance and the entrepreneurial capabilities of local governments: a bibliometric mapping of the field and a research agenda
  [Gouvernance des finances publiques et capacités entrepreneuriales des collectivités territoriales : u," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05654592, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20574985.
• Darwish, Maram & Bahurmiz, Osan & Kurdi, Sikandra & Ecker, Olivier, 2026, "Ice valuation among artisanal fishers in Hadramawt: Findings from a field-based choice study," MENA policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 32, Jun.
• Mohamed Bounaama & Khalid Sadiqi & Karim Iouaj, 2026, "Leadership transformationnel et performance organisationnelle : analyse du rôle médiateur intégral de l'engagement au travail dans le contexte de l'INDH au niveau de la région Casa-Settat," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05656423, Jun, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20599904.
• Feizi, Farhad, 2026, "Is Entrepreneurship Legitimate Where the State Is Not? Insights from Machine Learning Methods," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number vtpsk_v1, Jul, DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/vtpsk_v1.
• Selva Demiralp & Orkun Saka & Michael Weber, 2026, "Polarized Media and Inflation Expectations," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12854.
• Baez, Javier E. & Garriga, Santiago & Perova, Elizaveta & Tyurkileri, Meliz, 2026, "Motherhood and Labor Market Trajectories in Türkiye," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 11397, May.
• Jovanovic, Nina & Darwish, Maram & Belton, Ben & Ecker, Olivier, 2026, "Fish consumption in Hadramawt: Insights from household survey data," MENA policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 33, Jun.