ERF 31st Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
FromApr 27, 2025 To Apr 29, 2025
Hybrid Event
The Economic Research Forum’s (ERF) Annual Conference, a tradition maintained since 1995, has become the premier event for economists of the Middle East; where new ideas are created and disseminated, where the community of researchers meet, and where excellence is celebrated. This year’s conference marks the 31st anniversary of ERF, which was established in 1993 to lead and support the production of independent, high quality economic research, and to disseminate research output to a wide and diverse audience.
This year’s conference is held under the theme of Youth, Demographic Dividend and Migration in MENA: Challenges and Opportunities in Uncertain Times. It will be held 27 – 29 April, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. This is a timely topic in light of the significant political, social, and economic challenges witnessed in the region.
The plenary sessions aim to address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities related to youth, migration, and economic development in the MENA region. They will feature distinguished economists and thought leaders to provide valuable, thought-provoking ideas and viewpoints to take forward the region’s agenda towards economic growth and sustainable development.
This year, the conference is designed to also include two policy roundtables, two special panels, and 22 parallel sessions. The parallel sessions will feature 66 diverse papers across cross-cutting critical themes selected on the basis of rigorous refereeing process in response to an open call for papers. The closing plenary will celebrate the winners of what has become a regional certificate of excellence: The Best Paper Award. ERF Annual Conferences also provide the opportunity for ERF Research Fellows to convene their annual meeting.
ERF gratefully acknowledges support from French Development Agency (AFD) and International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada.
Agenda
Group (A) - Startups & the Youth
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (A) - GVC and Integration
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (A) - Migrant Labor
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (B) - Political Economy
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Group (B) - Fed Spillover Effects, Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, and Informality
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Group (B) - Islamic Banking
Date
27/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Agenda
Group (C) - Trade Policy
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (C) - Education & Inequality
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (C) - Female Labor Force Participation and Early Marriage
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (D) - Productivity, Financial Inclusion and Market Power
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (D) - Gender Wage Gap and Unemployment Duration Gap
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (D) - Informality and Sustainability
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (E) - Social Contract and Collective Action
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Group (E) - The Economics of Climate Change
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Group (E) - Financial Inclusion
Date
28/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Agenda
Group (F) - Trade & Power
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (F) - Climate Change
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (F) - Policy Regimes and Productivity
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 9:00 am To 10:30 am
Group (G) - Conflict
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (G) - Challenges of the Digital Economy
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 11:00 am To 12:30 pm
Group (H) - Analysis of Public Policy
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm
Group (H) - Poverty & Inequality
Date
29/04/2025
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 2:00 pm To 3:30 pm