Economic Research Forum (ERF) This column reports on the first Development Dialogue, an ERF–World Bank joint initiative, which brought together students, scholars, policy-makers and private sector leaders at Cairo University to confront the country’s labour market challenge
Artificial intelligence and the renewable energy transition in MENA In a nutshell For the MENA region, the integration of artificial intelligence into renewable energy touches directly on questions of economic diversification, energy security and geopolitical positioning Countries that successfully deploy AI-driven energy systems could reduce their vulnerability to oil price volatility, attract foreign investment into clean technology and assert themselves as
A Macroeconomic Accounting of Unemployment in Jordan: Unemployment is . . . Since unemployment rates in Jordan are higher among young people and women than other groups, unemployment is commonly characterised as a youth and gender issue However, the majority of the country’s unemployed are adults and men This suggests that unemployment is primarily a macroeconomic challenge for the entire labour market The appropriate response therefore is coordinated fiscal
Sustaining entrepreneurship: lessons from Iran - Economic Research . . . Policies promoting entrepreneurship have been integrated into Iran’s national and regional economic and social development programmes But the business environment has largely depended on macroeconomic fluctuations, particularly the prolonged economic sanctions that the country has experienced Following the imposition of sanctions in 2012, Iran experienced a decline in GDP growth of -7 44%
Towards a productive, inclusive and green economy in MENA Saif, Ibrahim, and Ahmad Awad (2024) ‘In the Context of the Renewable Energy Transition in MENA: The Role of MSMEs in Fostering Inclusive, Equitable, and Sustainable Economic Growth – Jordan Case Study’, ERF Policy Research Report No 50 World Bank Group (2023) Middle East and North Africa Climate Roadmap (2021-2025)
The evolution of labour supply in Egypt - Economic Research Forum (ERF) Egypt stands at a critical point in its demographic and labour market evolution As this column explains, while fertility rates have dropped, reducing long-term demographic pressures, the ‘echo generation’, children of the youth bulge, will soon enter the labour market, intensifying the need for policies to accelerate job creation At the same time, participation in the labour force
Drivers of renewable energy adoption in Egyptian firms Barsoum, G, and A Ehab (2023) ‘ Green Jobs and the Future of Work in Egypt: A Focus on the Agriculture and Renewable Energy Sectors’, ERF Policy Research Report No 2023-2 Ministry of Planning and UNDP (2021) Egypt Human Development Report World Bank (2022) Egypt, Country Climate and Development Report
Egypt’s labour market: new survey data for evidence-based decision . . . The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) 2023 was conducted by ERF, in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (OAMDI, 2024; Assaad and Krafft, 2024) In addition to Egypt, comparable labour market panel surveys have been conducted in Jordan in 2010 … Continued