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Call for Proposals: The Micro-Level Analysis of the Impact of Violent Conflict on Lives and Livelihoods in the MENA Region
ERF is pleased to announce a call for proposals on “The Micro-Level Analysis of the Impact of Violent Conflict on Lives and Livelihoods in the MENA Region.” Selected authors will present their papers during a workshop by June 2020. Interested... Read More
Call for Papers: The Informal Economy and Gender Inequalities
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2020 The Faculty of Economics, Business and Management Sciences (FEBMS) in collaboration with the Laboratory of Economics & Development is organising the first international conference devoted to: The Informal Economy and Gender Inequalities, on the 15th and 16th of... Read More
عضو منتدى البحوث الاقتصادية: الطلب على سوق العمل سيزيد بقوة في 10 سنوات المقبلة
شر فى : الأحد 27 أكتوبر 2019 - 8:29 م | آخر تحديث : الأحد 27 أكتوبر 2019 - 8:29 م توقع الدكتور راجي أسعد، عضو منتدى البحوث الاقتصادية، والأستاذ في جامعة مينسوتا الأمريكية، أن يزيد الطلب على سوق... Read More
“دور النفط في اقتصاد دول الخليج” محور مؤتمر خليجي بجامعة السلطان قابوس
"دور النفط في اقتصاد دول الخليج" محور مؤتمر خليجي بجامعة السلطان قابوس الأحد، ٨ ديسمبر، ٢٠١٩ | 13:29 مسقط - الشبيبة انطلقت صباح اليوم "الأحد" فعاليات المؤتمر الدولي "دول مجلس التعاون في خضم التغيرات العالمية: الاستجابة للنظام الاقتصادي الجديد، الذي... Read More
Rethinking inequality in Arab countries: the latest research evidence
by Khalid Abu-Ismail and Sherine Farouk Ghoneim DECEMBER 24, 2019 In an effort to explain and find policy responses to the Arab Spring, there has been considerable focus on inequality. This column summarises the findings of a major research project on the issue... Read More
Distrust fuels protests in the Middle East and North Africa
by Rabah Arezki and Ferid Belhaj DECEMBER 24, 2019 Street protests are enveloping many countries in the Middle East and North Africa – and the fundamental cause is a growing sense of individual uncertainty and distrust of governments. This column argues that governments... Read More
Reinforcing the re-emergence of the “missing middle” in Egypt
Ragui Assaad December 17, 2019 The more rapid growth of employment in small and medium-sized businesses compared with both micro enterprises and large firms in the Egyptian private sector presages the re-emergence of the ‘missing middle’. This column explains why... Read More
A new measure of economic wellbeing
by Stephen Brien December 17, 2019 GDP per capita is a useful metric of a nation’s average income, but it is widely considered to be incomplete as a measurement of prosperity. This column introduces a new measure that is particularly relevant... Read More
Job Creation in Egypt: A Sectoral and Geographical Analysis Focusing on Private Establishments 1996-2017
by: Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, Khandker Wahedur Rahman and Irène Selwaness This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments in Egypt from 1996 to 2017 using data from the recently released 2017 Establishment Census and its predecessors in 1996... Read More