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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
ERF 26th Annual Conference – Call for Panels
Call for Panels – Guidelines for Submission Submission deadline: – June 30, 2019 The organizing committee welcomes submissions for panel discussion as part of the ERF Annual Conference program to encourage cross-fertilization and collaboration, to broaden the agenda,... Read More
Economies of agglomeration and firm productivity in Egypt
by Karim Badr, Reham Rizk and Chahir Zaki There is a strong body of international evidence that firms are more productive when they cluster near one another geographically. This column reports new findings on the substantial productivity benefits of such agglomeration in Egypt. The... Read More
The impact of hosting refugees on the labour market
by Belal Fallah, Caroline Krafft and Jackline Wahba What are the labour market effects of a massive influx of people on members of the host community? This column examines the experience of Jordan resulting from the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Evidence shows that Jordanians... Read More
Two New Micro Datasets
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of two new datasets: The Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Egypt 2006 Iraqi National Youth Survey 2009 To know more about the newly disseminated data or access any of the data sets,... Read More