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-survey imputations and administrative and survey data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Jordan. Employing …
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The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper uses several sources of data, including the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees' registration database and multi-country, multi-topic surveys collected in 2015-16, to characterize service delivery...
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documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature …
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Female labor force participation in the Mashreq is exceptionally low, a problem likely to be exacerbated by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This report calls for action in the following areas: stronger economic growth, effective policy action to close legal gaps, promotion of more...
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of the largest gender disparities. It exploits the massive roll-out of mobile broadband technology in Jordan between 2010 …
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economic institutions from the surge of refugees from the First Gulf War. The surge of refugees to Jordan in 1990-1991 was … massive and equal to 10 percent of Jordan's population in 1990. Importantly, these refugees were able to have a large and … quirk in Jordanian law. The refugee surge was the main mechanism by which Jordan's economic institutions improved in the …
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principal applicant (PA) households is important in the setting of Syrian refugees in Jordan. Poverty rates for couples with …
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of the Syrian conflict on economic and social outcomes in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. It combines a large number of data …
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Amidst a turbulent regional political and security environment, Jordan wrestles with sluggish growth and high … widening Jordan's output gap, with growth declining from 3.1 percent in 2014 to 2.4 percent for 2015. However, growth remained ….3 percent over 2016-2018, provided no further spillovers from the Syrian crisis occur. Chiefly, Jordan will need to continue …
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The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Program provides a framework for assessing and reporting on the strengths and weaknesses of public financial management (PFM) using quantitative indicators to measure performance. PEFA is a tool that helps governments achieve sustainable...
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