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Debunking myth: economic values in the Arab World through the prism of opinion polls. Ishac Diwan, June 2018, Paper, "Using World Value Survey opinion poll data, we empirically…
Private Banking and Crony Capitalism in Egypt. Ishac Diwan, 2016, Paper, "In Egypt, the bulk of bank loans during 2003-2010 went to politically connected firms. At the same…
Do Political Connections Reduce Job Creation? Evidence from Lebanon. Ishac Diwan, July 1, 2016, Paper. "Using firm-level census data, we determine how politically-connected…
The Roll-Back of the State and the Rise of Crony Capitalism. Ishac Diwan, 2016, Book Chapter. "A fiscal sociology of the state offers a useful lens for tracing the evolution…
Pyramid Capitalism. Ishac Diwan, July 2015, Paper, "This paper uses an original database of 469 politically connected firms under the Mubarak regime in Egypt to explore…
Fifty Years of Fiscal Policy in the Arab Region. Ishac Diwan, May 2015, Paper. "The paper looks at the evolution of public finance in a select number of MENA countries over…
Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt. Ishac Diwan, March 2015, Paper. "Using an original database of 469 politically connected firms under…
Business Models for Commercializing African Agriculture. Ishac Diwan, 2014, Paper. "This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of various business …
The Missing Conversation: How to Build a Moral Capitalism in the Arab Region. Ishac Diwan, December 3, 2013, Opinion. "The Arab transition countries, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and…
A Political Economy of the Middle East. Ishac Diwan, 2013, Book. "This integrated, analytic text presents a comprehensive analysis transformation and development of the political…