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Economies of agglomeration and firm productivity in Egypt
by Karim Badr, Reham Rizk and Chahir Zaki There is a strong body of international evidence that firms are more productive when they cluster near one another geographically. This column reports new findings on the substantial productivity benefits of such agglomeration in Egypt. The... Read More
The impact of hosting refugees on the labour market
by Belal Fallah, Caroline Krafft and Jackline Wahba What are the labour market effects of a massive influx of people on members of the host community? This column examines the experience of Jordan resulting from the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Evidence shows that Jordanians... Read More
Two New Micro Datasets
ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of two new datasets: The Harmonized Labor Force Survey (HLFS) for Egypt 2006 Iraqi National Youth Survey 2009 To know more about the newly disseminated data or access any of the data sets,... Read More
Return migration and income mobility in MENA
by Vladimir Hlasny The emigration and return migration of working-age men in the Middle East and North Africa have significant effects on national economies. This column summarises new evidence on the contribution of moving to another country for work and later... Read More
Lebanon’s austerity budget of 2019: a last resort to avoid crisis?
by Sumru Altug and Simon Neaime Lebanon’s high and rising public debt has become unsustainable. This column explains why it is essential that the austerity measures in the draft budget of 2019 are approved in order to avert imminent debt and exchange rate... Read More
Falling rents should make way for institutional reforms in Arab states
by Khalid Abu-Ismail and Manuella Nehme Can the development prospects of the Arab countries be separated from the natural resource endowments that have been shaping their economies for so long... more
Why reforms in the Middle East are unavoidable
by Amani Abou Harb, Rabah Arezki, Rachel Yuting Fan, Daniel Lederman and Ha Nguyen One striking feature of the recent economic history of the Middle East is high-income Gulf economies financing the persistent ... more
Women, work and social norms in Saudi Arabia
by David Yanagizawa-Drott Employment rates for women in Saudi Arabia are very low. By custom, they cannot decide for themselves whether to work or not ... more
New firms and economic geography in Turkey
by Burhan Can Karahasan The Turkish economy is characterised by considerable regional disparities, including big differences in the willingness of new firms to locate .. more