In the advent of coronavirus pandemic and push to digital work, this op-ed argues that emerging economy can be vital for enabling refugee women in Middle East North Africa (MENA) overcome existing livelihood barriers. Since outbreak Syrian crisis 2011, over 6.5 million refugees have been registered by United Nations High Commissioner Refugees (UNHCR) globally. Neighbouring countries across MENA...

After independence, energy and food subsidies became a cornerstone of the social contracts in Middle East North Africa (MENA) countries. Governments spent heavily to reduce poverty strengthen their own legitimacy. However, as government rents faded, subsidy spending financially unsustainable foreign donors pressed for reforms. Yet, reform has been challenging all governments affect consumers, t...

Abstract This article analyses the dynamics of post-election elite bargaining and coalition formation in cases Iraq Morocco, demonstrating that, despite widely differing contexts, outcome is often far removed from election results. Recent works on political parties Middle East North Africa (MENA) have alluded to this state affairs, but, so far, scholarship missing in-depth comparative studies i...

Most studies that examine CO2-neutral, or near power systems by using energy system models investigate Europe the United States, while similar for other regions are rare. In this paper, we focus on Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where weather conditions differ substantially from those in Europe. We use a green-field linear capacity expansion model with over-night investment to assess effe...

Some feminist scholars have asserted that nominal representation does not secure substantive for gender equality and the mere presence of more women in politics necessary lead to inclusive policies. This assertion makes sense because advancing equitable opportunities requires a strategy address intersectional forms oppression, systemic requirement was historically lacking across much Arab Middl...

This paper analyses the relationship between Inflation Targeting and economic growth in 20 countries Middle East North Africa (MENA) region (Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Authority, Bahrain, Djibouti, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen), using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model over pe...

OBJECTIVES The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is perceived to have limited HIV data. The objective of this study was to quantitatively characterise the progress in HIV research in this region since the discovery of the epidemic. METHODS Four indices were defined and implemented to measure the progress of HIV research using the PubMed, Embase, MENA HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Synthesis P...

Purpose Effective business and investment climate can lead to a higher rate of investment, profits improved productivity, through the creation an institutional environment, where state provides high-quality public goods. This study aims explore impact business–investment on firm performance in sample six countries Middle East North Africa (MENA) region Turkey. Furthermore, we extend our analysi...

BACKGROUND There has been growing interest in the stalled transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and its consequences for young people's socioeconomic outcomes. However, little is known about how important life transitions relate to youth psychosocial well-being in the region. OBJECTIVE Drawing on a life course framework, we estimate the associations between making...

T he purpose of the current research was to empirically examine the relationship between six independent variables and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (dependent variable) to countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the period of 2002-2016. The independent variables studied in this research were foreign exchange systems, go...