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Why economists missed the Arab Spring
By Hassan Hakimian ust prior to the Arab Spring, many of the economic and social indicators for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa painted quite a favourable picture of the region. This column explores why economists..more
Modernising the EU-Turkey customs union
By Subidey Togan Turkey has benefited from a customs union with the European Union since the mid-1990s, but now is the time for it to be modernised. This column argues that current arrangements should be strengthened by signing a free trade... Read More
Tax reform for equity and fiscal space in middle-income Arab countries
By Niranjan Sarangi and Khalid Abu-Ismail Arab countries have systematically low tax collection rates relative to the size of their economies. What’s more, with rising military expenditures and lower oil prices, the public budgets of the oil-rich states are coming under... Read More
Summer Conference on Financial Implications of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
This Conference will aim to provide a forum for debate among academic researchers, doctoral students and practitioners from around the world on financial implications of sustainability and corporate social responsibility issues. It will also provide a valuable platform for presenting... Read More
New SYPE Micro Data for Egypt
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of the Survey of Young People in Informal Urban Areas of Greater Cairo, SYPE-IGC 2016. The SYPE-IGC 2016 was designed to be comparable with the Population Council's two previous nationally representative longitudinal... Read More
Dilemmas of public policy in resource-rich countries
By Hamid Mohtadi Large endowments of natural resources can be both a blessing and a curse: the key to having them be the former rather than the latter lies in good institutions that limit the power of interest groups and kleptocrats..more
Investment climate and firms’ exports in Egypt: when politics matters
By Nora Aboushady and Chahir Zaki Despite significant reforms taken by the Egyptian government to liberalise markets and enhance the business environment, political factors continue to affect firms’ capacity to export. This column reports research on..more
Informality during political turmoil: evidence from the Arab Spring
By Ahmed Elsayed and Jackline Wahba How was the balance between Egypt’s formal and informal economies affected by the political turmoil that accompanied the Arab Spring? This column reports research showing that the number of jobs with no contract or... Read More
Capital raising in the Arab world
By Juan Jose Cortina , Sergio Schmukler and Soha Ismail How do firms in Arab countries use equity, corporate bond and syndicated loan markets to obtain finance? This column reports research that provides a first..more