Work of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries in developed economies is a growing phenomenon and a key political and economic issue. An extensive literature has found (for the most part) that these workers come from the lower part of the skill distribution. This paper revisits...

Why are Muslim and Arab women less likely to be part of the modern labor force? A popular answer claims that it is the unique cultural and religious heritage of these women that leads them to choose or to follow options other than participating in the labor force. In many Muslim countries...

This study provides circumstantial evidence for the impact of permits for employment in Israel on the Palestinian labor force in the West Bank during the late Intifada period and its aftermath (2005-2008). The study utilizes a unique dataset that merges data from the Palestinian Labor Force...

Introduction : the politics of basic needs -- Men of capital : making money, making nation -- Women of thrift : domesticity and home economics -- A nutritional economy : the calorie, development, and war -- A public good : Palestinian businessmen and World War II -- The vegetable racket :...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Politics of Basic Needs -- 1. Men of Capital: Making Money, Making Nation -- 2. Women of Thrift: Domesticity and Home Economics -- 3. A Nutritional Economy: The Calorie, Development, and War -- 4. A Public Good: Palestinian...

In this paper, we measure the implications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for Palestinian employment and earnings. We quantify the conflict by the frequency of temporary closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the number of overseas foreign workers in the Israeli labor market. Data on...

"This book offers a concise and detailed analysis of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign aid as a main instrument in its foreign policy. Exploring the cultural factors that have impacted on the foreign policy behaviour of the UAE and its foreign aid, the author argues that Arabism and Islamic...

Work of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries in developed economies is a growing phenomenon and a key political and economic issue. An extensive literature has found (for the most part) that these workers come from the lower part of the skill distribution. This paper revisits...