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بإمكان الحق أن يكون خاطئاً: الشفافية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط
تم ترجمة هذا النص بمعرفة رماج ندا تمثل محاربة الفساد في البلدان النامية تحديا، إلا أن المعلومات يمكن أن تشكل أداة قوية في الكشف عن الفساد. في البلدان الناشئة والتي تمر بمرحلة انتقالية، تكون إمكانية الحصول على المعلومات لصالح الحكومات،... Read More
The right can still be wrong: Transparency in the MENA region
By Haitham el Khouly and Shahira Emara Fighting corruption in developing countries is a challenge. However, information can be an extremely powerful tool in exposing corruption. In emerging and transition countries, the balance of information between government and citizens is... Read More
Labor market dynamics in Egypt and Turkey
Individuals with low education in Egypt, are subject to one job career which gives them very little opportunity for improving life standards. This was one of the findings of the paper Structural labor market transitions and wage dispersion in Egypt... Read More
ERF 18th Annual Conference – Report plenary session 3: Fighting corruption
After having looked into the issues of measurement and consequences of corruption, and its determinants, the third plenary session of the ERF's 18th Annual Conference focused on how to fight corruption. Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin, Member of Egyptian People's Assembly, underlined the need... Read More
Recognizing corruption where we see it
On the second day of the Economic Research Forum’s Annual Conference, we recorded a short interview with Hillary Johnson and got her feedback on the timely theme of the conference: corruption. Johnson stresses on the importance of communication between researchers... Read More
Future prospects for economic growth in the MENA region
On the second day of the RF’s 18th Annual Conference , we caught up with Omniea Helmy, the Chairperson at a parallel session on Economic Growth in Turkey and the MENA region. Two papers were discussed in the meeting, the first... Read More
Globalization, labor demand and technological upgrading – ERF 2012 parallel session
In the second day of the ERF’s 18th Annual Conference one parallel sessions examined the topic of Globalization, Labor Demand and Technological Upgrading. Two papers were discussed. The first paper, Globalization and Movement up the Technological Ladder: Evidence for Jordan and Tunisia Using... Read More
Is the informal sector an ally in the fight against corruption?
Corruption needs to be better understood, especially in transition economies. The informal sector is often synonymous with corruption, and as a result is often treated with distain by the international policy community. However, there is growing evidence that the informal... Read More
Corruption: Where is it in the MENA region? And what to do about it?
Where do we see corruption being most common in the MENA region? Which countries are most affected? What types of activities and sectors? And most importantly, what might be the breeding corruption in the region? These questions posed by Jeffrey Nugent (University... Read More