Report NEP-ARA-2026-09-14

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:

• Meriem Salhi, 2026, "Gouvernance inclusive et acceptabilité sociale des projets d'énergies renouvelables au Maroc : une étude quantitative par régression linéaire multiple," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05711864, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21612178.
• Mohamed Bazi & Mohamed Adraoui & Saad Boudraa, 2026, "Artificial Intelligence and the Modernization of Public Spending : Towards an Augmented Contingency Model for Fiscal Governance in Morocco
  [L’intelligence artificielle au service de la modernisation de la dépense publique :]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05664166, May, DOI: 10.23882/ijdam.26324.
• Hasan Batrich & Mohamed El Biache, 2026, "Le paradigme « Skills-First » comme levier stratégique de performance logistique des PME Une analyse théorique dans le contexte marocain," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05672312, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21014233.
• Elias Gharbaoui & Taoufik Daghri, 2026, "The impact of music streaming on the local economy and the emergence of new professions in Morocco
  [L'impact du streaming musical sur l'économie locale et l'émergence de nouveaux métiers au Maroc]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05675296, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20719407.
• Loubna Aouaam & Mustapha Achibane, 2026, "Operational Risk and Internal Control in Moroccan Banks: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Perspectives
  [Risque opérationnel et contrôle interne dans les banques marocaines : cadre théorique et perspectives empiriques]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05705361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21542052.
• Maroine Ikhmim & Sara Elouadi, 2025, "Gouvernance, Actionnariat salarié et Performance : Preuves du Contexte Bancaire Marocain," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05660421, Dec.
• Abdellah Belbouli & Salma Senhaj & Fatima Touhami & Gilbert Alan Okouanga Pira & Abdelati Zouine & Ahmed Bahbah, 2026, "Cash in circulation and inflation in Morocco: Causality and economic impact
  [Liquidités et inflation au Maroc : causalité et impact économique]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05715333, Jun, DOI: 10.31893/multiscience.2026785.
• Jazila El Jamaai & Ahmed Taheri & Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia & Danish A. Ahmed & Alok Bang & Christophe Diagne & Franck Courchamp & Elena Angulo, 2026, "Biological invasions and their potential economic costs in Morocco," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05675144, Jan, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31767-8.
• HızıroÄŸlu Aygün, Aysun & Kirdar, Murat & Koyuncu, Murat & Stoeffler, Quentin, 2026, "Unexpected Work Incentives: How Cash Transfers Raise Refugee Men's Labor Supply," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18879, Aug.
• Ferid Belhaj, 2026, "The Gulf’s Strategic Paradox: Lost Confidence in the US Security Umbrella, Enduring Trust in the Dollar," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2619, Jun.
• Aomar Ibourk & Karim El Aynaoui, 2026, "Au-delà des chiffres : transformer l’École de la Deuxième chance en levier systémique d'inclusion pour les jeunes NEETs au Maroc," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2621, Jun.
• Hatim Nhaili & Soufia Benabdelkrim El Filali & Bouchra Bennani, 2026, "Langues et affichage urbain: Diversité linguistique à Casablanca," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05704236, Jan.
• Aomar Ibourk & Karim El Aynaoui, 2026, "Beyond The Numbers: Transforming the Second Chance School into a systemic driver of inclusion for NEET youth in Morocco," Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2622, Jun.
• Narimen Rdhaounia & Saoussen Ouhibi, 2026, "The impact of the shadow economy on unemployment," EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels, number EERI RP 2026/08, Jan.
• Jamaa Lamkies & Mohammed Kehel, 2026, "Decentralized cooperation and regional development planning in Morocco: Institutional misalignments and their implications for regional policy and territorial cohesion," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05665160, Sep, DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2026.100326.
• Said Bribich & Mounir Daoua, 2026, "The Impact Of Internal Control On Fraud Detection And Prevention: The Case Of Companies In The Souss-Massa Region
  [L'Impact Du Contrôle Interne Sur La Détection Et La Prévention De La Fraude : Cas Des Entreprises De La Region Sous-Massa]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05671937, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20750129.
• Gomes, Alexandra & Al-Ragam, Asseel & AlShalfan, Sharifa, 2026, "التوجه نحو الاستدامة في الكويت: من السياسات إلى التطبيق," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 140828, May.
• Paul Makdissi & Myra Yazbeck, 2026, "Measuring Plutonomy Intensity Under Data Deprivation: An Axiomatic Index," Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics, number 2607E.
• Imad Hajjaji, 2026, "From Reactive to Predictive: How AI-Driven Energy Management Can Transform University Campuses in the MENA Region," Policy briefs on Commodities & Energy, Policy Center for the New South, number 2618, Jul.