The impact of mass media on voting: evidence from Algeria and Tunisia
What is the impact of mass media – TV, radio, newspapers, the internet and social media – on citizens’ intention ...
Childhood stunting in Egypt: trends, causes and solutions
Childhood stunting is a serious health problem in Egypt. This column explores what determines its prevalence and how policy initiatives ...
The Gulf divided: economic effects of the Qatar crisis
Since mid-2017, the quartet of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has operated a diplomatic, trade ...
Lebanon’s perfect storm
After years of maintaining a dysfunctional political economy based on sectarianism and rentierism, Lebanon's ruling elites are being confronted with ...
Rethinking inequality in Arab countries: the latest research evidence
In an effort to explain and find policy responses to the Arab Spring, there has been considerable focus on inequality. ...
Distrust fuels protests in the Middle East and North Africa
Street protests are enveloping many countries in the Middle East and North Africa – and the fundamental cause is a ...
A new measure of economic wellbeing
GDP per capita is a useful metric of a nation’s average income, but it is widely considered to be incomplete ...
Moving to opportunity: internal migration and education in Egypt
Internal migration has the potential either to improve or to hinder educational opportunities. In Egypt, rates of internal migration are ...