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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

  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

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

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

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