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Costly squabbles: The solution to Tunisia’s economic problems lies in political consensus
This is a cross-post of a piece written by Niveen Wahish (ERF Communications Officer) On the second day of the ERF workshop on "The political economy of transformation in the ERF region", a policy seminar was held to discuss the... Read More
Socio-economic policies and the efficiency of democratic reforms
This is a cross-post of a piece 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... Read More
The political economy of transformation in the Arab region: Between cronyism and dualism
This is a cross-post of a piece written by Kaouthar Gazdar (PhD in Economics, University of Sousse) & Hajer Kratou (PhD student in Economics, University of Carthage & University of Auvergne) Crony capitalism in Egypt The second session of the... Read More
How long does it take for democratic reforms to improve institutional outcomes?
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 ongoing research “A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take... Read More
A glimpse of the private sector performance from a political economy angle
Why Arab capitalism has not been very dynamic? what are the reasons behind the low performance and innovation of firms? Is it related to cronyism? And if yes, did sections dominated by privileges grow more? Were they more profitable than... Read More
Democratization in the Arab region: The role of geopolitics and origins of political change
“The political economy of transformation in the ERF region” is indeed a broad research theme that involves several aspects; going from the nature of representative political institutions, to that of the labor markets in the region, fiscal transparency, characteristics of... Read More
The political economy of transformation in the Arab region
ERF’s workshop and policy seminar on “The political economy of transformation in the ERF region” kicked off in Tunis yesterday, October 27th. The workshop aims at discussing a number of draft papers, submitted in response to a call launched by... Read More
The political economy of transformation in the Arab region: Story of fiscal disclosure in Egypt
Almost three years after the 2010 popular uprisings, the ERF region’s double transition, political and economic, remains complex. Most importantly, political and economic transformations can interact in ways that will be more potent than in the past, and which can... Read More
Open Access Micro Data Initiative (OAMDI)
Good research is impossible without access to reliable micro data. The Economic Research Forum has always known this and consequently, has invested time, effort and money into doing something about it. ERF is now proud to announce what might be... Read More