Lebanon is the country with the highest density of refugees in the world, raising the question of whether the host and … refugee populations can cooperate harmoniously. We conduct a lab-in-the-field experiment in Lebanon studying intra- and inter …

We study the role of firms in the political economy of trade agreements. Using detailed information from lobbying … reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, we find that virtually all firms that lobby on free trade agreements (FTAs …) support their ratification. Moreover, relative to non-lobbying firms, lobbying firms are larger, and more likely to be engaged …

environmental quality and taste for revolt in the Middle East. Using recent World Value Survey data (WVS7, 2017-2021) from Egypt and … government’s provision of utilities. The analysis for Egypt suggests that satisfaction with public transportation systems, roads …

We analyze the extent of the integrated control of the state over privatized firms during the post-privatization decade …

) trust, or (3) integrity, foster economic growth. We construct data of economic performance of social groups in Lebanon …

individuals’ behavior towards one another is scarce. We examine this question in the setting of a four-year university in Lebanon …

local jobseekers in Jordan: one treatment to address liquidity constraints, one to address information frictions, and one to …

Young People in Egypt (HSYPE). Difference-in-difference estimations show that the revolution significantly decreased the …

This paper investigates the key factors affecting household energy expenditure in Egypt. Based upon the latest 2015 … Egypt are mainly due to variations in income, household size, and housing type. Our findings document substantial … policy implications regarding residential energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction in Egypt …