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Conference papers represent key, cross-cutting themes that are selected through a rigorous peer-review process, following an open call for submissions. These papers are presented during the ERF Annual Conferences and are subject to constructive feedback from experienced referees.
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How Exposed Are Workers in MENA to AI? Evidence on Employment Risk and Task Complementarity
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over production processes worldwide and is making inroads even... Read More
From Connectivity to Competitiveness: How Digitalization Shapes Firm Integration into Global Value Chains in the MENA Region
This article analyzes the role of digitalization in the integration of companies from six countries... Read More
Health Insurance and Financial Protection: Evidence from Egypt
The paper exploits a natural experiment, through the phased roll-out of Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance... Read More
Mediatization of National AI Strategies: The Sociotechnics of Egypt’s AI Policy
This article examines how national artificial intelligence (AI) strategies operate as mediatized sociotechnical artefacts by... Read More
Financial Technology As A Driver of Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Development in the MENA Region: Risks and Opportunities
The digital divide in the financial sector has occurred through the development of financial technologies.... Read More
Bank Leverage Cycles and the External Finance Premium in Tunisia, a DSGE Model Approach
The 2007-2008 financial crisis abruptly ended a long period of economic stability, prompting economists to... Read More
A Spatial Analysis of MENA Economic Convergence
Despite the presence of a vast body economic growth literature, most growth empirical studies treat... Read More
False Negatives: Earnings Underreporting, Tax Overreporting in Surveys Worldwide
Household survey incomes are subject to misreporting and measurement issues biasing the static and dynamic... Read More
The Inequality, Economic Growth, Climate Change and Natural Disasters Nexus: Empirical Evidence
This paper investigates the integrated paradigm between economic growth, income inequality, climate change and natural... Read More