Understanding and Avoiding the Oil Curse in the Arab World

Organized jointly by the Economic Research Forum and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the conference convened around 100 regional and international researchers. Bringing together renowned academics and policy makers, the primary objective of this conference was to initiate discussions on the macroeconomic challenges posed by oil dependency in Arab countries, and of policies for harnessing the power of natural resources. The conference was preceded by a workshop, which was held in Cairo on October 7- 8, 2011 to discuss draft papers.