As always, the closing session of the ERF's Annual Conference was devoted to celebrating the winners of what has become a regional mark of excellence: The Best Paper Awards. Papers submitted to ERF’s Annual Conference are assessed by a committee of internationally-recognized academics from the ERF network. The papers are judged on the soundness of their methodology, the strength of the research, policy relevance, and the extent to which they substantially add to existing research in their field. The awards are presented to the authors of the best paper(s) presented under each theme. The winners of ERF's 22nd Annual Conference Best Paper Awards are as follows:
- Max Gallien on “Unpacking Informality: Towards a Political Economy of Illegal Trade” (Institutional Economics Theme)
- Fouzia Ejjanoui on « A propos de l’impact du non accès au crédit sur les ménages agricoles au Maroc » (Microeconomics Theme)
- Nooman Rebei on “Stochastic Trends and Fiscal Policy” (Macroeconomics Theme)
- Fatma Chakroun on “Capital Adequacy and Risk Management in Banking Industry” (Finance Theme)