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Economic Development and the Rise of Islamist Parties – ERF 2013 Annual Conference Kicks off in Kuwait
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Panel Plenary session 1[/caption] Economic development and the rise of islamist parties is the focus of this year’s ERF Annual Conference, which kicked off with its first plenary session this morning. The session was dedicated to address... Read More
Economic Development and the Rise of Islamist Parties
The political upheavals, which swept the Arab World in early 2011 ushered in Islamist political parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and potentially elsewhere in the region. The rise of political Islam in the Middle East is contended by some to be... Read More
Presentation on Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty, Cairo, Egypt, January 20, 2013
In light of the region's economic and political challenges, ERF invited Harvard professor and ERF senior associate James Robinson to present his book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. Written with Daron Acemoglu, an economics professor... Read More
Seminar on Egypt’s Economy: Swift Solutions to Counter Pressing Challenges, Cairo, Egypt, January 2, 2013
In light of Egypt’s current pressing economic challenges, ERF hosted this seminar to help air some of those challenges and possible solutions. The seminar is part of the fourth round of the "National Initiative for Economic Development," announced by Hesham... Read More
Workshop on The Challenge of Urbanization in the ERF Region, Cairo, Egypt, December 23, 2012
On December 23, 2012 (ERF) held a workshop on The Challenge of Urbanization in the ERF Region. The workshop is part of 12th Round of the Regional Research Competition supported by the Global Development Network (GDN). Rapid urbanization creates many... Read More
Workshop on Capital & Labor Mobility within ERF Region, Cairo, Egypt, October 14, 2012
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) held a workshop on Capital and Labor Mobility within the ERF Region on October 14th, 2012. The workshop was held under the theme of Integration of the Arab Region. Integration is seen as covering any... Read More
Seminar on “Efficiency of Utilities in the ERF Region” October 11, 2012
By Ramage Nada “An Analysis of the Mobile Telephone Sector in MENA: Potential for Deregulation And Privatization” The first session of the seminar kicked off with a presentation for a study on An Analysis of the Mobile Telephone Sector in... Read More
Seminar on Efficiency and Equity of Utilities in the ERF Region, Cairo, Egypt, October 11, 2012
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) held a seminar on Efficiency and Equity of Utilities in the ERF Region under the 10th Round of the Regional Research Competition supported by the Global Development Network (GDN) on October 11th, 2012, in Cairo,... Read More
ERF 2012 Annual Conference: Corruption and Development – Video highlights
Corruption is unethical. But it may also have deleterious effects on economic development, breeding negative work ethics and leading to waste and misallocation of resources as well as adverse distribution of income and wealth. The ERF’s 18th Annual Conference explored the... Read More