Most explanations of the recent political upheavals in Egypt since 2011 include a reference
to rising inequality, but the usual indicators of income inequality in Egypt do not support that …

The study has surveyed the post-Arab Spring youth employment policies that have been
adopted in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, and Tunisia. In addition, the study examines whether …

This paper contributes to the debate on ways to improve the calculation of inequality
measures in developing countries experiencing severe budget constraints. Linear …

Economic inequality across socio‐demographic groups in the Arab region is high and
growing. This paper evaluates the differentials in household expenditures across rural/urban …

The paper provides a comparative study of private rates of return to education in five MENA
countries to better understand the pattern of rewards to different levels of schooling …

This study was motivated by reports of a mismatch between inequality experienced on the
streets across the Arab region, and that estimated in household expenditure surveys. The …

Education inequality has always been a concern for policy makers due to its long-term and
intergenerational impacts. This paper examines the determinants and the sources of …

The sensation of deprivation, especially in the early stages of the child's life, is negatively
correlated with the physical and psychological development of households, threatening its …

Aim/purpose–The aim of this study is to examine the spatial inequality in Jordan, amongst
Jordan's rural and urban governorates (Muhafazat). Design/methodology/approach–This …

This study presents new empirical results, using microdata from the LIS database, on
development patterns in economic inequality for a set of countries that are less covered in …