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Inclusive Digital Transformation: Social Impacts and Technological Innovations

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

Growth Academy – MENA

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

The ICT sector in the South Med countries:...

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

Call for Papers: A conference on Demography and...

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

FEMISE Call for Papers – The Euromed Partnership...

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

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When you’re stuck in quicksand, stop kicking

By Hany Abdel-Latif and Mahmoud El-Gamal As the golden age of oil nears its end, incomes in the MENA region are destined to fall precipitously from their artificial petrodollar-boosted levels...more

New HLFS Micro Data for Egypt

ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of Two New Harmonized Labor Force Surveys (HLFS) for Egypt 2015 and Egypt 2016.   An updated version of the HLFS for Egypt 2014 is also made available on the ERF data portal.... Read More

How to diversify oil-producing economies

By Rabah Arezki Many oil- and gas-rich countries have either announced or put in place policies to reduce their dependence on oil by diversifying their economies...more

Getting more women into employment in Egypt

By Rana Hendy Despite significant increases in the educational attainment of women in Egypt, their rate of labour force participation remains one of the lowest in the world...more

Ageing and pensions coverage in Arab countries

By Najat El Mekkaoui Arab countries experiencing economic and humanitarian crises are paying insufficient attention to the demographic trend of ageing populations...more

Replace discretion with rules to boost economic performance

By Izak Atiyas A government that adopts institutional reform to increase policy credibility and enhance the degree of competition may be rewarded with improved economic performance. This column reports the...more

Low social and political returns to education in the Arab world

By Ishac Diwan Arab societies urgently need to start looking at how to improve education systems, not just in ways to improve the marketability of individuals but, as importantly, to improve their social and political impact on society...more

Better measures of the health of Egypt’s labour market

By Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad Policy discussions about the health of Egypt’s labour market focus almost exclusively on one indicator: the unemployment rate. This column argues that the unemployment rate is a poor indicator...more

Brain gain from return migration: evidence from Egypt

By Nelly El Mallakh and Jackline Wahba Far from causing ‘brain drain’ in the developing world, temporary migration can lead to a ‘brain gain’ for the sending countries. This column reports research on Egypt showing that migrants...more

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