Selected reports and papers generated by study groups and workshops and papers resulting from research awards may be published as regional working papers. This is a prepublication outlet to facilitate quick dissemination of and feedback on recent scholarly work. Papers are selected either because they present an innovative approach, rethink conceptual issues pertinent to the region, or report on particularly relevant research findings.

1. "Structural approaches to the analysis of population and development: Report of a study group," MEAwards Working Paper no. 1.  Cairo: Population Council.

2. Shorter, Frederic C. "Inequality and development as seen through the population census of Damascus," MEAwards Working Paper no. 2. Cairo: Population Council.
       
   Published in Arabic, Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics, Factors of Population Growth and Its Future Trends, 1979.
    
   Published in French, Population 34(6):1067–1086, 1979.

3. Myntti, Cynthia. "The effects of breastfeeding, temporary emigration, and contraceptive use on the fertility of the Yemen Arab Republic," MEAwards Working Paper no. 3. Cairo: Population Council. 
       
   Published in Studies in Family Planning 10(10), October 1979.

4. "Course notes on population analysis techniques for development planning, Damascus," MEAwards Working Paper no. 4. Cairo: Population Council.

5. Hill, Allan G. "A framework for making fertility projections with reference to Syria," MEAwards Working Paper no. 5. Cairo: Population Council.  
     
   Published in Arabic by Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics, Factors of Population and Its Future Trends, 1979.

6. Zurayk, Huda. "A two-stage analysis of the determinants of fertility in rural south Lebanon," MEAwards Working Paper no. 6. Cairo: Population Council.
     
   Published in Population Studies 33(3): 489–504, 1979.

7. "Worker migration abroad:  Report of a study group, Amman," December 2–3, 1978. (April 1979).  Royal Scientific Society, Amman.

8. "Population information for city planning and management: Report of a study group," MEAwards Working Paper no. 8. Cairo: Population Council.

9. Hill, Allan G. and Frederic C. Shorter. "Intermediate variables in fertility analysis: A practical guide," MEAwards Working Paper no. 9. Cairo: Population Council.

10. "Agricultural labour for the modern (irrigated) schemes: Report of a study group, Wad Medani, Sudan,"  MEAwards Working Paper no. 10. Cairo: Population Council.

11. Tekce, Belgin. "The Yozgat (Turkey) Maternal and Child Health and Family Project: Baseline information on socioeconomic and demographic conditions," MEAwards Working Paper no. 11. Cairo: Population Council.

12. Zurayk, Huda. "The measurement of women's economic participation," MEAwards Working paper no. 12.  Cairo: Population Council.
    
    Revised and reissued February 1985.

13. Mosley, W. Henry and Belgin Tekce. "Health and mortality in infancy and early childhood:  Report of a study group," MEAwards Working Paper no. 13. Cairo: Population Council.

14. Updates of FIVFIV-SINSIN software for microcomputer and mainframe population projections. Various dates. Also see Computational Methods for Population Projections with Particular Reference to Development Planning, available from the Population Council, Cairo and New York.

15. Assaad, Marie and Samiha El Katcha. "Villager's participation in formal and informal health services in an Egyptian delta village," MEAwards Working Paper no. 15. Cairo: Population Council.

16. Rashad, Hoda. "Evaluation of the completeness of mortality registration in Egypt," MEAwards Working Paper no. 16. Cairo: Population Council.

17. Khattab, Hind Abou Seoud and Syada Greiss El Daeif. "Impact of male labour migration on the structure of the family and the roles of women," MEAwards Working Paper no. 17. Cairo: Population Council.

18. Shorter, Frederic C. "The population of Turkey after the war of independence," MEAwards Working Paper no. 18. Cairo: Population Council.
       
    Published in International Journal of Middle East Studies 17: 417–441, 1985.

19. Hallak, M. Nader, Walid Hindi, Nihad Hanbali, and Bashira Adhami.  "The composition and natural increase rates of the population of the Syrian Arab Republic," MEAwards Working Paper no. 19. Cairo: Population Council.

20. Tekce, Belgin and Frederic C. Shorter. "Socioeconomic determinants of child mortality and intermediary process: Findings from a study of squatter settlements in Amman," MEAwards Working Paper no. 20. Cairo: Population Council.
     
    Published in Child Survival:  Strategies for Research, Supplement to Population and Development Review, Vol. 10, 1984.

21. Oldham, Linda. "Child nurturance and its context at Manshiet Nasser, Cairo: Based on a family profile," MEAwards Working Paper no. 21. Cairo: Population Council.

22. Bisharat, L., W. Henry Mosley, Belgin Tekce, and Frederic C. Shorter. "A baseline health and population assessment for the upgrading areas of Amman," MEAwards Working Paper no. 22.  Cairo: Population Council, in cooperation with the Urban Development Department.
    
    Reissued January 1984.

23. MacLeod, Bruce, Charles Bailey, and Arlene Elowe MacLeod. "Using micro-computers for social science research," MEAwards Working Paper no. 23. Cairo: Population Council.

24. Hoodfar, Homa. "Hygienic and health care practices in a poor neighborhood of Cairo," MEAwards Working Paper no. 24. Cairo: Population Council.

25. Kader, Soha Abdel. "The image of women in drama and women's programs in Egyptian television," MEAwards Working Paper no. 25. Cairo: Population Council.

26. Shami, Seteney and Lucine Taminian. "Reproductive behavior and child care in a squatter area of Amman," MEAwards Working Paper no. 26.  Cairo: Population Council.

27. MacLeod, Bruce B. "Microcomputer analysis workshops: Population and child survival," MEAwards Working Paper no. 27.  Cairo: Population Council.

28. Seifelnasr, Ahmad. "Regional development and determinants of internal migration in Egypt: An empirical investigation," MEAwards Working Paper no. 28. Cairo: Population Council.

29. Hoodfar, Homa. "Child care and child survival in low-income neighborhoods of Cairo," MEAwards Working Paper no. 29.  Cairo: Population Council.

30. Batani, Denise. "Programmed data entry: Part 2 of lecture notes, microcomputer workshops," MEAwards Working Paper no. 30.  Cairo: Population Council.

31. Zurayk, Huda and Frederic Shorter. "The social composition of households in Arab cities and settlements: Cairo, Beirut, Amman," MEAwards Working Paper no. 31.  Cairo: Population Council.

32. Rashad, Hoda. "Measuring the demographic impact of oral rehydration therapy: Learning from Egyptian experience," MEAwards Working Paper no. 32.  Cairo: Population Council.

33. Tekce, Belgin. "Households, resources, and child health in Cairo, Egypt," MEAwards Working Paper no. 33.  Cairo: Population Council.
      
    Published in Social Science and Medicine 30(8): 929–940, 1990.

34. Shorter, Frederic. "Turkiye'de Bebek ve Cocuk Olumulugundaki Azalmalar: Sayim Tahminleri" [The decline of infant and child mortality in Turkey: Estimates from the census], MEAwards Working Paper no. 34.  Cairo: Population Council (translated by Belkis Usumezsoy).
    
    English translation available upon request.

35. Lesch, Ann Mosley. "Middle East Research Awards Program in Population and Development: An appraisal of the first decade," MEAwards Working Paper no. 35.  Cairo: Population Council.

36. El Sayed Said, Mohamed. "The political economy of migration in Egypt: 1974–1989," MEAwards Working Paper no. 36.  Cairo: Population Council.

37. Shami, Seteney.  "The social implications of population displacement and resettlement: An overview with a focus on the Middle East," MEAwards Working Paper no. 37.  Cairo: Population Council.
     
    Published in International Migration Review 27(1): 4–33, 1993.

38. Younis, Nabil, Hind Khattab, Huda Zurayk, Mahaweb El-Mouelhy, Mohamed Fadle Amin, and Abdel Moneim Farag. "A community study of gynecological and related morbidities in rural Egypt," MEAwards Working Paper no. 38.  Cairo: Population Council.

39. Zurayk, Huda. "Women's reproductive health in the Arab world," MEAwards Working Paper no. 39.  Cairo: Population Council.

40. Horsley, Kathryn. "Urbanization and demographic structure in the Middle East and North Africa with a focus on women and children," MEAwards Working Paper no. 40. Cairo: Population Council.

41. Horsley, Kathryn. "Psychosocial and situational factors in early breastfeeding termination among educated mothers in Bahrain," MEAwards Working Paper no. 41. Cairo: Population Council.

42. Shorter, Frederic and Zeynap Angin. "Negotiating reproduction, gender, and love during the fertility decline in Turkey," MEAwards Working Paper no. 42.  Cairo: Population Council.

43. Kawar, Mary. "Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan," MEAwards Working Paper no. 43.  Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

44. El Tawila, Sahar. "Youth in the population agenda: Concepts and methodologies," MEAwards Working Paper no. 44.  Cairo: Population Council.

45. Neyzi, Leyla.  "Object or subject: The paradox of youth in Turkey," MEAwards Working Paper no. 45.  Cairo: Population Council.

46. El Badawy, Amal, Mohammed Hussein, Maha Talaat, and Amani Kandil. "The impact of family planning on women’s empowerment and family life in an Egyptian setting," MEAwards Working Paper no. 46.  Cairo: Population Council.   

47. Hamid, Gamal M. "Local-level authorities and local action in greater Khartoum, Sudan," MEAwards Working Paper no. 47.  Cairo: Population Council.

48. Rouse, Shahnaz. "Middle East Research Awards Program impact and future(s): A forward looking evaluation," MEAwards Working Paper no. 48. Cairo: Population Council.

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