Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20203 minJordan: Women in the Labor ForcePublished on 10/20/2013. I decided that my first blog post should address an issue in Jordan that is often overlooked by the media as it...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20206 minAn Economist’s Perspective of Traffic in JordanPublished on 10/22/2013. I recently got my driver’s license and I've been driving around the streets of Amman, Jordan for the past...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20205 minUnderstanding the Economic Behavior of Sexist Jordanian Taxi DriversPublished on 10/23/2013. The sexist behavior of Jordan’s taxi drivers is extremely familiar to many guys who have lived in Jordan....
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20204 minWhy Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Paid More than your Most Influential TeacherPublished on 10/28/2013. All of us have heard of Cristiano Ronaldo, the start winger of Real Madrid. He’s famous among football fans...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20204 minWhy Raising the Minimum Wage isn't Necessarily a Good IdeaPublished on 11/8/2013. The other day when I was on my way to work, taking a cab as usual, the driver was listening to a morning radio...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20205 minWhy do Big Shot Executives Get Paid so Much MoneyPublished on 11/15/2013. The theme in my last two posts (minimum wages + Cristiano Ronaldo) was about Labor Economics, specifically...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20204 minThe Economic Way of Finding your Husband or WifePublished on 11/29/2013. I received lots of feedback on how my blog apparently has “shifted gears” towards more serious issues. This is...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20204 minEconomic Analysis of a Suicide Bomber’s Decision-Making ProcessPublished on 1/4/2014. Beirut was recently struck by yet another suicide attack,killing four people and injuring about 77. This attack...
Yacoub ShomaliOct 12, 20205 minA Case for Daycare Services at the WorkplaceNote: This post was originally published on 7iber.com in English and Arabic. The endemically low participation of Jordanian women in the...