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Uncertain Times in Lebanon: How Policy Shocks Ripple through MENA Markets

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  • altug, sumru
  • barakat, majdy
  • Dagher, Leila
  • uluceviz, erhan

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Despite its small size, Lebanon’s chronic crises send financial shockwaves across the Middle East and North Africa. This column uses a Twitter-based index of economic policy uncertainty to track Lebanon’s instability and shows that it transmits financial shocks to seven MENA economies, with spillovers are strongest for Egypt, Jordan, and smaller Gulf states. Real-time policy uncertainty signals can help regional policymakers and investors manage risk and improve financial resilience.

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  • altug, sumru & barakat, majdy & Dagher, Leila & uluceviz, erhan, 2025. "Uncertain Times in Lebanon: How Policy Shocks Ripple through MENA Markets," MPRA Paper 128302, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:128302
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    • C4 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment

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