Climate Shocks, Migration, and Labor Markets: A Gender Analysis from West Africa (with Q. Wodon). Journal of Development Studies, 2025.
Labor Market Transitions in Egypt Post-Arab Spring (with J. Deng, L. Flabbi, and R. Gatti). Middle East Development Journal, 2024.
Fertility and Labor Supply Responses to Child Allowances: The Introduction of Means-Tested Benefits in France. Demography, 2023.
Labor Market Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza (with J. Deng, L. Flabbi, and R. Gatti). LABOUR, 2023.
Syrian Refugees and the Migration Dynamics of Jordanians: Moving in or Moving out? (with J. Wahba). Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023.
Return Migrants and the Wage Premium: Does the Legal Status of Migrants Matter? (with J. Wahba). Journal of Population Economics, 2021.
Upward or Downward: Return Migration and Occupational Mobility (with Jackline Wahba). World Development, 2021.
How do Protests Affect Electoral Choices? Evidence from Egypt. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020.
Arab Spring Protests and Women's Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution (with M. Maurel and B. Speciale). Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018.
Internal versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart, with A. David and J. Wahba, in The Egyptian Labor Market: A Focus on Gender and Economic Vulnerability, Eds. C. Krafft and R. Assaad, Oxford University Press (2021).
Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, October 2024: Growth in The Middle East and North Africa (with R. Gatti, J. Torres, G. Mele, D. Faurès, M. E. Mousa, and I. Suvanov). The World Bank, 2024.
Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, October 2023: Balancing Act: Jobs and Wages in the Middle East and North Africa When Crises Hit (with R. Gatti, D. Lederman, J. Torres, J. Silva, R. Lotfi, and I. Suvanov). The World Bank, 2023.
Governance, Migration, and Forced Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (Chapter 8), in Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, October 2022: A New State of Mind: Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa, Eds. F. Belhaj, R. Gatti, D. Lederman, E. J. Sergenti, H. Assem, R. Lotfi, and M. E. Mousa, The World Bank, 2022.
Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, April 2020: How Transparency Can Help the Middle East and North Africa (with R. Arezki, D. Lederman, A. Abou Harb, R. Y. Fan, A. M. Islam, H. Nguyen and M. Zouaidi). The World Bank, 2020.
Working Papers
Returns to Education in the Marriage Market: Bride Price and School Reform in Egypt (with J. Deng, L. Flabbi, and R. Gatti), R&R Economic Development and Cultural Change.
Earlier version: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 10288 (January 2023)
News Sentiment in Destination Countries and Migration Choices: Evidence from Libya (with M. Di Maio and V. L. Sciabolazza), submitted.
Earlier version: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 10754 (April 2024)
Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Exposure to Droughts (with R. Gatti, A. Islam, and M. Mousa).
The Labor Market Effects of Negative Precipitation Shocks in MENA (with D. Faurès, R. Gatti, and A. Islam).
The Labor Market Effects of the Employment Guarantee Scheme (with L. Flabbi, R. Gatti, Y. Khateeb, and M. Saleh).
Sexual Violence in Public Spaces and Women's Labor Market Outcomes (with D. Faurès, L. Flabbi, and R. Gatti).