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Call for Papers on “Governance for structural transformation”
The African Economic Conference 2017 is jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, and will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4 to 6 December, 2017. The eleventh... Read More
Job Vacancies with the Government of Dubai
An important department within the Government of Dubai (UAE) seeks to recruit experienced economists for immediate hiring, in the following fields and levels. Senior Economist. Field: micro-economic/sectoral issues, industrial development and innovation policies; environmental economics. Job responsibilities: conduct studies and... Read More
Structural Change, Resource Misallocation and Growth Dynamics in the MENA Region
ERF is pleased to announce a call for proposals on growth dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region using firm- and sector-level data. Characterized by relative stagnation and high unemployment, especially for the labor-abundant resource-poor countries within... Read More
Entrepreneurship: Tackling Social Challenges
Egypt: Youth Essay Competition A dynamic Private Sector and Entrepreneurship are vital for growth, economic development, and job creation. In the current socioeconomic context, social entrepreneurship can play an important factor in the growth recovery for Egypt. Social entrepreneurship builds... Read More
Updated Exports and Imports Data for Egypt
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of the updated data sets for Exports and Imports in Egypt for the period 2005 to 2016. The two new data sets also include data on exported and imported quantities. Also, recently ERF... Read More
ERF 24th Annual Conference
The Economic Research Forum’s (ERF) 24th Annual Conference will be held in March 2-4, 2018. The organizing committee is pleased to invite the submission of proposals per the outline given through the following link. Invitees should be engaged in research... Read More
The Political Economy of State Business Relations and of Growth in the MENA Region (Phase II)
ERF invites affiliates and non-ERF affiliates to submit proposals that enhance the understanding of the political economy of economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The proposals may address any of the following sub-themes or relationships,... Read More