This extensive research paper reviews Egypt’s COVID-19 response and health policies; wage, insurance and labor policies; and economic policies before concluding with a number policy recommendations.Continue Reading
This paper finds that while a few key structural characteristics could explain “normal” informality in North Africa, policy distortions explain a large share of excess informality.Continue Reading
This report, accompanied by a policy brief, embarked on actionable policy research to examine and assess the interplay of the social policy dimensions, global experiences, and regional responses to the pandemic in the Arab region. Continue Reading
The author reviews state and non-state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia between March 2020 and March 2021.Continue Reading
A literature review and an assessment of the UK government’s efforts to promote youth employment in the MENA.Continue Reading
In this paper, the authors argue for a major shift in the ways the country is currently governed in favour of greater openness in politics and markets, and for the international community to seriously engage Egypt on the need to reform economically and politically.Continue Reading