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    The Dynamics of Digitalization and Women’s Empowerment in the MENA Region
    (الجمعية العربية للبحوث الإقتصادية, 2023-09) Salman, Doaa; Nemr, Nadra; Fayez, Silvana Wafiq
    This paper examines the link between digitalization and women’s empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region using panel data from 21 countries between 1992 and 2019. The study employs the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique to analyze the impact of information and communication technology (ICT), specifically mobile phone subscriptions and internet use, on women’s empowerment as measured by the female labour force participation rate. The findings show that mobile phone subscriptions have a positive and significant short- term effect but become insignificant in the long run. In contrast, internet use does not show significant impacts in either the short or long term. However, when considering the interac- tion term, mobile phone subscriptions have a positive and significant impact on women’s empowerment in the long run, although the interaction term itself is negatively significant in the long run. Internet use remains insignificant in both the short and long term, but the interaction term displays a positive and significant relationship with women’s empower- ment in the long run. These results suggest that laws and regulations supporting women’s rights enhance the effectiveness of digitalization, particularly internet use, in promoting women’s empowerment. In conclusion, this study deepens our understanding of the re- lationship between digitalization and women’s empowerment in the MENA region. By considering ICT variables and the moderating role of women-supportive laws, the research underscores the importance of mobile phone subscriptions for long-term women’s empow- erment and highlights the positive influence of legal frameworks in facilitating the impact of digitalization, especially internet use, on women’s empowerment.
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    The Impact of Dollarization on the Agricultural and Industrial Sectors in the Egyptian Economy Post the 2011 Revolution
    (October university for modern sciences and Arts MSA, 2023-08) Azzam, Islam; Elghouty, Amal; El-Ahmar, Ahmed Adel; Yasser, Nouran; Nemr, Nadra
    This paper will shed light on the fluctuations that happened to the exchange rate in Egypt and from 2011post the 25th of January revolution until 2022. The great dependency on the dollar led to high increase in prices and rise in the inflation rates. In addition, this paper will analyse the impact of dollarization on the various sectors in the Egyptian economy, namely the agricultural and industrial sectors and display the dependency of those sectors on the value of the Dollar. The findings showed that the restrictions on imports raised the prices of imported raw materials and soil fertilizers, which caused shortages and increased the prices of both agricultural and industrial products.