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ICRAC Conference 4-5 December, 2019   Deadline: 20 June, 2019   ICRAC is the International Conference on African Challenges held by the American University in Cairo (AUC). Guided by the UN's vision for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the... Read More

By Frédéric Docquier, Aysit Tansel and  Riccardo Turati What are the relationships between people’s cultural traits and their aspirations to emigrate? This column explores whether emigrants from countries in the Middle East..more

By Ibrahim Elbadawi and  Samir Makdisi It is now a widely held view that the price of oil will eventually be converging to a lower long-term trend. Together with growing demands for political change in the MENA region..more

By Arthur van Diesen and Khalid Abu-Ismail UNICEF’s new report, MENA Generation 2030, focuses on ‘investing in children and youth today to secure a prosperous region tomorrow’. This column discusses the..more

By Johanes Agbahey , Khalid Siddig and Harald Grethe Employment of Palestinians in Israel is one of the special features of the labour markets in the West Bank. But this employment is volatile as closures and regulations administered by..more

I. Introduction:   The aim of this course is to provide participants with a deeper understanding of micro-econometric estimation techniques that are widely used in public policy evaluation. Several methods will be illustrated and discussed such as selection correction models,... Read More

By Nora Aboushady and Chahir Zaki Firms that want to start exporting have to be able to innovate and upgrade their use of technology in the face of fierce competition in international markets..more

By Landry Signé Accountable leadership is one of the biggest challenges to development in Africa. This Brookings column argues that the young people of the continent need to..more