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The report examines the crisis in labour markets of both advanced economies and devel- oping economies. The epicentre of the crisis has been the advanced economies, accounting for half of the total increase in unemployment of 28 million since the onset of the crisis. Read More

This study tests the hypothesis that Egypt’s experience with FDI (from the initiation of liberalized policies since 1974) does not show that FDI exerts a positive influence on employment. The study argues that this is because FDI is not an aggregate phenomenon, rather...Read More

Its objective is to provide users with important information on the Lebanese labour market enabling them to understand the current situation and to compare Lebanon to neighbouring countries. Read More

The purpose of this paper is to develop a quantitaive macroeconomic framework that can be used to analyze the impact of various types of labor market reforms on employment, wages, and economic growth in Morocco.  Read More

The total population of Jordan in 2003 was an estimated 5.4 million, of whom  1.2 million represented the labour force. According to the Department of Statistics the unemployment rate was around 15% of the labour force, which means that around 180,000 Jordanians who...Read More

This essay argues that the existing high rate of unemployment in Iraq is a serious threat to its democratic system of government. Without far-reaching development policy and legal structural reforms, unemployment levels will continue to deteriorate. Read More

This paper examines questions of inequality and inefficiency among youth unemployment in Lebanon and its impact on the current labor market. Read More

This study aims to provide some background information on the efforts made towards the development of local manpower and replacement of foreign labor in Saudi Arabian society, especially during the last three decades of the 20th century by the end of the year 2000 A.D...Read More

From international legislative commitments to NGOs dedicated to women’s welfare, Saudi Arabia’s policies and programs are promising steps on the road to women’s full participation in its labor market. However, women still make up less than 15 percent of the national...Read More

According to the latest estimate by the Central Department for Statistics and Information (CDSI), overall unemployment stood at 10.5% in 2009 and more than 28.5% amongst females. Unemployment was also accompanied by low levels of participation among Saudi’s in the...Read More