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Presentation of the FEMISE-ERF Euromed Report on Repatriation of Refugees from Arab Conflicts: Conditions, Costs and Scenarios for Reconstruction
Thursday 21 November, 2019 - Cairo Egypt Check out the special session and the report.
ERF Training Workshop on Computable General Equilibrium Models and Policy Analysis
The workshop was held November 8 - 10, 2019 in Dubai, UAE The workshop aimed to provide participants with the basic tools for constructing and implementing a general equilibrium model for policy analysis. This would enable them to answer relevant research questions... Read More
Inequality Trends around the Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt - December 5, 2019 The rising trends of inequality are hitting developed and developing countries in different ways. The Mediterranean area constitutes notably an interesting case, because European countries overlooking the Northern side experienced a pronounced increase in... Read More
The Egyptian Labor Market: Facts and Prospects – A Focus on Gender and Economic Vulnerability
October 27 - 28, 2019 Cairo, Egypt The study of labor market behaviors and dynamics is a central part of Egypt’s development process and the creation of new jobs. Since good quality data is the basis for any sound scientific... Read More
Fair competition is needed to empower women economically in the Arab world
by Rabah Arezki and Ferid Belhaj OCTOBER 08, 2019 The participation rates of women in the labour market in Arab countries are the lowest in the world. This column argues that remedying the under-representation of women in the labour force is a social and... Read More
Recession without impact: why Lebanese elites delay reform
by Mounir Mahmalat and Sami Atallah OCTOBER 08, 2019 The survival of Lebanon’s political elites is highly dependent on the wellbeing of the economy. Why then do they delay necessary reform to avoid crisis? This column examines the role of politically connected firms in... Read More
Competition laws: a key role for economic growth in MENA
by Jala Youssef and Chahir Zaki SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 Competition policy lacks the attention it deserves in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region characterised by monopolies and lack of market contestability. As this column explains, there are... Read More
Domestic demand and competition: a new development paradigm for MENA
by Rabah Arezki - SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 A lack of competition in domestic and regional markets is holding back development in the Middle East and North Africa. This column argues that the region and the international community must ensure that barriers to... Read More