Publications

Reports and Flagship Studies

Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development for the Next Generation
Ehaad Abdou, Amina Fahmy, Diana Greenwald, and Jane Nelson
April 2010

Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making Markets Work for Young People in the Middle East
Navtej Dhillon, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Paul Dyer, Tarik Yousef, Amina Fahmy, and Mary Kraetsch
May 2009

Inclusion: Meeting the 100 Million Youth Challenge
Navtej Dhillon and Tarik Yousef
December 2007

Working Papers

Transitions to Employment and Marriage among Young Men in Egypt
Ragui Assaad, Christina Benzel and May Gadallah
October 2010

Youth Transitions to Employment and Marriage in Iran: Evidence from the School to Work Transition Survey
Daniel Egel and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
June 2010

Youth Exclusion in Yemen: Tackling the Twin Deficits of Human Development and Natural Resources
Ragui Assaad, Ghada Barsoum, Emily Cupito, and Daniel Egel
November 2009

Youth Exclusion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: The Impact of Social, Economic and Political Forces
Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh
November 2009

Stalled Youth Transitions in the Middle East: A Framework for Policy Reform
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Navtej Dhillon
October 2008

The Costs of Youth Exclusion in the Middle East
Jad Chaaban
May 2008

Social Exclusion: Comparative Analysis of Europe and Middle East Youth
Hilary Silver
September 2007

The Economic Imperatives of Marriage: Emerging Practices and Identities Among Youth in the Middle East
Diane Singerman
September 2007

Youth Exclusion in Egypt: In Search of "Second Chances"
Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum
September 2007

Youth Exclusion in Morocco: Context, Consequences, and Policies
Brahim Boudarbat and Aziz Ajbilou
September 2007

Youth Exclusion in Syria: Social, Economic, and Institutional Dimensions
Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel
September 2007

Youth Exclusion in Iran: The State of Education, Employment and Family Formation
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel
September 2007

Policy Outlooks

Does Palestinian Labor Law Hurt Employment Possibilities for Palestinian Youth?
Edward Sayre and Mary Kraetsch
April 2011

Why Young Syrians Prefer Public Sector Jobs
Nader Kabbani
March 2009

Did Housing Policy Reforms Curb the Delay in Marriage Among Young Men in Egypt?
Ragui Assaad and Mohamed Ramadan
November 2008