Lebanon’s 2019 austerity measures: enough to restore confidence?
Lebanon has entered the danger zone of high public indebtedness. As this column explains, this could seriously compromise the credibility ...
How to liberate Algeria’s economy
Algeria’s economy is growing far too slowly to provide enough jobs for a young, expanding and increasingly restless population. As ...
The impact of hosting refugees on the labour market
What are the labour market effects of a massive influx of people on members of the host community? This column ...
Economies of agglomeration and firm productivity in Egypt
There is a strong body of international evidence that firms are more productive when they cluster near one another geographically. ...
Unemployment in Tunisia: why it’s so high among women and youth
Why is unemployment among women, youth and educated people so high in Tunisia? Drawing on a new ERF book – ...
Lebanon’s austerity budget of 2019: a last resort to avoid crisis?
Lebanon’s high and rising public debt has become unsustainable. This column explains why it is essential that the austerity measures ...
Return migration and income mobility in MENA
The emigration and return migration of working-age men in the Middle East and North Africa have significant effects on national ...
Falling rents should make way for institutional reforms in Arab states
Can the development prospects of the Arab countries be separated from the natural resource endowments that have been shaping their ...