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Working Papers

2025

1. The Causal Impact of Counsel at First Appearance: Evidence from Two Randomized Control Trials
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2021

2. Armed Conflict and Household Source of Water
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2020

3. Violent Conflict and Vaccinations: Evidence from Iraq
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2018

4. Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
   Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2018)
   See also Journal Article Armed conflict and child labor: evidence from Iraq, Middle East Development Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
5. Exploitation and the Decision to Migrate: The Role of Abuse and Unfavorable Working Conditions in Filipina Domestic Workers' Desire to Return Abroad
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
6. Inter-Spousal Communication in Consanguineous Marriages: Evidence from Egypt
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
7. The Effect of Risk Assessment Scores on Judicial Behavior and Defendant Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)
8. The Impact of Government Spending on GDP in a Remitting Country
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)

2017

9. Child Discipline in Times of Conflict
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
   See also Journal Article Child Discipline in Times of Conflict, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International) (2020) (2020)
10. Violent Conflict and Breastfeeding: The Case of Iraq
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2016

11. Asymmetric Information under the Kafala Sponsorship System: Impacts on Foreign Domestic Workers' Income and Employment Status in the GCC Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (7)

2015

12. A Tacit Monetary Policy of the Gulf Countries: Is There a Remittances Channel?
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A Tacit Monetary Policy of the Gulf Countries: Is There a Remittances Channel?, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2014

13. Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
14. Does Diploma Type Matter for Subsequent Academic Achievement? A UAE Case Study
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2013

15. Regulation, Trust, and Cronyism in Middle Eastern Societies: The Simple Economics of 'Wasta'
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Regulation, trust, and cronyism in Middle Eastern societies: The simple economics of “wasta”, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
16. Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah
    See also Journal Article Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2009

17. Changing Fertility Preferences One Migrant at a Time: The Impact of Remittances on the Fertility Rate
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (8)
18. The Responsiveness of Remittances to the Oil Price: The Case of the GCC
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (12)

2008

19. Why Remit? The Case of Nicaragua
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2007) View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Armed conflict and household water sources
   Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2024, 53, (1), 163-184

2022

2. COVID-19 and communication: A sentiment analysis of US state governors’ official press releases
   PLOS ONE, 2022, 17, (8), 1-15

2020

3. Child Discipline in Times of Conflict
   Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2020, 64, (6), 1070-1094
   See also Working Paper Child Discipline in Times of Conflict, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)

2019

4. Armed conflict and child labor: evidence from Iraq
   Middle East Development Journal, 2019, 11, (2), 250-267 View citations (2)
   Also in Middle East Development Journal, 2019, 11, (2), 236-250 (2019) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
5. Trust and power as determinants of tax compliance across 44 nations
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 74, (C) View citations (47)

2017

6. More Than a Criminal Tool: The Hawala System’s Role As A Critical Remittance Channel for Low-Income Pakistani Migrants in Dubai
   Remittances Review, 2017, 2, (2), 63-88

2016

7. A Tacit Monetary Policy of the Gulf Countries: Is There a Remittances Channel?
   Review of Development Economics, 2016, 20, (2), 599-610 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A Tacit Monetary Policy of the Gulf Countries: Is There a Remittances Channel?, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
8. Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men&quest
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2016, 42, (3), 317-334 View citations (1)

2015

9. Impact of remittances on fertility
   IZA World of Labor, 2015, 207
10. Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows
    Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2015, 51, (6), 1175-1178 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

11. Regulation, trust, and cronyism in Middle Eastern societies: The simple economics of “wasta”
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 44, (C), 41-46 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Regulation, Trust, and Cronyism in Middle Eastern Societies: The Simple Economics of 'Wasta', IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (18) (2013)
12. Remittance outflows and inflation: The case of the GCC countries
    Economics Letters, 2013, 120, (1), 45-47 View citations (21)

2010

13. Migrant transfers in the MENA region: A two way street in which traffic is changing
    Migration Letters, 2010, 7, (2), 168-178 View citations (7)
14. Remitters in Dubai
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2010, 146, (IV), 769-780

Chapters

2014

1. Female labor force participation in Islamic countries
   Chapter 11 in Handbook on Islam and Economic Life, 2014, pp iii-iii