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Ministry of Planning – Economic Research Forum Policy Conference Monday, 17 June 2019 – Cairo, Egypt The Ministry of Planning formed a group of experts to prepare policy papers studying and analyzing the Egypt Census 2017 results announced by the Central... Read More

Edited by Kamiar Mohaddes, Jeffrey B. Nugent, and Hoda Selim A reliable and quality resource for students, academics and policy makers Uses policy-relevant research to explore thematic issues and lessons from international experience Combines macroeconomic and political economy analysis Includes country-context analysis showing... Read More

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the literature on Middle Eastern economies Offers robust comparisons on the form and function of cronyism, including case studies from across the Middle East Feeds into global discussions... Read More

by Rohinton P. Medhora Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in Kuwait City (March 10-12, 2019), this paper outlines the research and policy dimensions of the fast-rising intangibles economy.  The key features of such economic... Read More

ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of a new dataset: The Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Jordan 2005 To know more about the newly disseminated data or access any of the data sets, please visit the ERF's Open... Read More

ERF is pleased to announce the release of  a new dataset for Egypt - The Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Egypt 2017   To know more about the newly published data or access any of the data sets, please... Read More

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA's Development Policy Egypt, 29 - 31 March, 2020   SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 30, 2019    The Economic Research Forum's (ERF) Annual Conference has become the premiere regional event for economists of the Middle... Read More

Call for Papers - Guidelines for Submission   Submission deadline: – June 30, 2019    The organizing committee is pleased to invite the submission of proposals per the outline given. Invitees should be engaged in research on the ERF region... Read More