Harvard International Review This article focuses on the MENA region in juxtaposing the global spike of 3.9 trillion USD in billionaires’ wealth during the first year of the pandemic with the parallel loss of 3.7 trillion USD in workers’ assets. Article
Read MoreAgence Française de Développement This article assesses the efficiency of social safety nets in the MENA region in lessening the burden of mitigating food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides context for the chronic undernourishment of over 50 million people in the region in 2019. Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum ERF and FCDO collaborated to conduct short panel phone surveys aiming to assess how Jordanian households, firms, micro firms, and workers cope with the impact of COVID-19. Working Paper
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Sciences This article assesses the reported family relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic and the association between these relationships and individual, interpersonal, and country-level income in eight Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Family relationships improved or remained unchanged for those who tested positive for COVID-19 and did not improve…
Read MoreArab Barometer This article describes the results of surveying Iraqi attitudes vis-à-vis living conditions and other metrics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this survey display public discontent over political life, dissatisfaction with education and health systems and economic performances, and concerns about civil liberties. Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper provides real-world data on the health economic burden of COVID-19 on the Saudi health sector and assesses the direct medical costs associated with the management of COVID-19. Working Paper
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank report projects an uncertain and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the MENA region. Report
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank report projects an uncertain and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the MENA region. Report
Read MoreJournal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences This article investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt and how they reacted to the outbreak. It suggests that practical measurements should not only provide first aid to start-ups by alleviating the pressure caused by constrained cash flow but also consider…
Read MoreInternational Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation This study examines the relevance of affordable housing, the perceived impact of COVID-19 on affordable housing and proffered measures to promote affordable housing finance in Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
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