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Arab Attitudes toward Gender Equality and toward the Islamic State: New Public Opinion Survey Findings
By Mark Tessler, University of Michigan Recent public opinion research in the Arab world sheds light on the views held by ordinary citizens about two very important issues. The first of these is gender equality. The second is the... Read More
The Political Economy of Contemporary Arab Societies
ERF has organized a workshop on "The Political Economy of Contemporary Arab Societies", in Beirut, Lebanon, in collaboration with The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), American University of Beirut. Check details and related material here
Opinion Poll Data Analysis Using Multilevel Models
ERF has organized a training workshop on “Opinion Poll Data Analysis Using Multilevel Models. This workshop addressed the use of opinion poll data to test theories related to attitudes to gender equality, civic action, democracy and human security and economic... Read More
New Micro Data
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of “Integrated Labor Market Panel Survey, ILMPS”. The ILMPS includes the created, compatible and harmonized variables (to the extent possible) across all LMPSs rounds: the ELMPS 1988, 1998, 2006, and 2012, the JLMPS... Read More
Understanding and Avoiding the Oil Curse in Resource-rich Arab Economies
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is pleased to announce the publication of its new book on: Understanding and Avoiding the Oil Curse in Resource-rich Arab Economies, edited by Ibrahim Elbadawi and Hoda Selim. Read more...
New Micro Data
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of New Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Jordan 2007. New Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Jordan 2012. New Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Tunisia 2013. Micro Data Sets of the... Read More
Training Workshop on Opinion Poll Data Analysis Using Multilevel Models
ERF is pleased to announce the opportunity for some 15 participants from the MENA region to participate in a training workshop on analyzing opinion poll data to test theories related to attitudes to gender equality, civic action, democracy and human... Read More
New Micro Data – SYPE
ERF is pleased to announce that the Micro Data Sets of the Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE) for the years 2009 and 2014 (Panel) are now available on the ERF data portal. To know more about the new data or access... Read More
23rd Annual Conference – March 2017
ERF's 23rd Annual Conference will be held in March, 2017. The organizing committee is pleased to invite the submission of proposals per the outline given. Invitees should be engaged in research on the ERF region (the Arab countries, Iran and... Read More