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Planning for Egypt’s Future using Evidence from Egypt Census 2017
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
Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies
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
Crony Capitalism in the Middle East – Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring
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
Policy choices in an era of intangibles- where to start?
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
New HLFS Micro Data for Jordan
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
New HLFS Micro Data for Egypt
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
ERF 26th Annual Conference – Call for Proposals
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
ERF 26th Annual Conference – Call for Papers
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