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New HLFS Micro Data for Jordan
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of a New Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Jordan 2016. To know more about the newly disseminated data or access any of the data sets, please visit the ERF's Open Access Micro... Read More
New HLFS Micro Data for Yemen
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of a New Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Yemen 2013-2014 . To know more about the newly disseminated data or access any of the data sets, please visit the ERF's Open Access Micro... Read More
Mothers’ education and children’s health
By Bahadir Dursun, Resul Cesur and Inas Rashad Kelly Educational reforms in Turkey 20 years ago led to a significant improvement in the attainment of young men and women. This column reports research indicating that more
Job creation and labour market regulation: flexibility versus security
By Jackline Wahba Job creation in the formal private sector is vital for inclusive economic growth in many MENA countries, but in some cases, it is being hampered by over-protective labour regulations more
Diversification strategies for the Gulf monarchies
By Michael Herb For the Gulf monarchies, the only long-term solution to lower oil prices is to diversify the economy, which can be done either with or without citizen labour ... more
Vacancy Announcement: Senior Resident Representative Office in Egypt – IMF Office
The IMF has opened a Senior Resident Representative office in Cairo, Egypt, and is seeking a highly-qualified Economist to join its team, preferably starting in late October 2017. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary based on United... Read More
Joint call for papers for two Panels at the 5th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn, Germany, The Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bath, UK, and the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, Egypt announce a joint call for papers for two Panels at... Read More
IMF regional recruitment mission for MENA economists
IMF will be conducting an outreach mission in the MENA region to identify qualified economists and other professionals. Check out available posts.
Science, Technology & Innovation for Development
GDN's 18th Annual Global Development Conference, titled Science, Technology and Innovation for Development. The conference will be a forum where global actors from governments, research, private sector and civil society can share knowledge and practices on innovative initiatives to address... Read More