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How long does it take for democratic reforms to improve institutional outcomes? This post was written by Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Khalid Sekkat, Centre Emile Bernheim – Université libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), on their research “A time to throw stones, a time to... Read More

This post was written by Kaouthar Gazdar (PhD in Economics, University of Sousse), Hajer Kratou (PhD student in Economics, University of Carthage & University of Auvergne) & Zeinab Sabet (GDNet) The fourth and last session of the workshop’s first day... Read More

This is a cross-post of a piece written by Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Khalid Sekkat, Centre Emile Bernheim – Université libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), on their research “A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for... Read More

This post was written by Kaouthar Gazdar (PhD in Economics, University of Sousse) & Hajer Kratou (PhD student in Economics, University of Carthage & University of Auvergne) The second session of the ERF workshop on “The political economy of transformation... Read More

This post was written by Dr. Roksana Bahramitash The world of politics and political campaign is consumed by women’s civil rights; from Quebec leading provincial campaign passing the Quebec Charter of Values, which bans hijab to defend women’s right, to Muslim... Read More

No and Yes, According to Arab Barometer Opinion Surveys This blog is written by Dr. Mark Tessler (University of Michigan) Did the turbulent period from early 2011 to late 2013 change the thinking of ordinary men and women in the Arab... Read More

This blog is written by ERF Research Associate Dr. Rania Salem, University of Toronto Existing treatments of gender and the Arab uprisings have predominantly focused on three questions. First, they have sought to highlight the role played by women activists... Read More

This blog is written by Dr. Zafiris Tzannatos, Senior Consultant for Strategy and Policy Not much! An extra year of education increases the wage of an otherwise average worker across the globe by 10 percent but in the Arab countries... Read More

This blog is written by Dr. Nisreen Salti, American University in Beirut and Melani Cammett, Brown University The uprisings that spread across the Arab countries, leading to the overthrow of Ben Ali in Tunisia and Mubarak in Egypt and putting... Read More