Social justice: Going beyond GDP per capita
In the Plenary Session at the top of the first day of conference, John E. Roemer criticised classical theories of economic development that focus heavily on GDP per capita as the measure of social...
View ArticleAlternative perspectives on social justice
The ERF 20th Anniversary Conference threw its doors open this morning to vibrant discussions around issues of social justice. Widely considered to be one of the main factors fuelling the fires of...
View ArticleUpgrading and formalizing SMEs in MENA
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the economic structure of developing countries. Which makes sense considering that they are mostly over-populated, their governments are low on...
View ArticleWelcome Dinner: a celebration of people and powerful ideas
The Welcome and 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner was held on the first evening of the conference, with Raed Safadi in place as the Master of Ceremony. He set the tone by picking up on the theme of...
View ArticleIncome inequality: the Latin American experience
As part of the second plenary looking at ‘Comparative Experiences of Social Justice‘ Carlos Vélez (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia) presented a case on inequality in Latin America. Despite...
View ArticleSocial justice, neo-liberalism and Islamic thought
Mahmoud El-Gamal, the second speaker in today’s plenary session, tackled themes at the very heart of this year’s conference. Asking what do we mean by social justice, El-Gamal examined theories of...
View ArticleThe issue of capture and the failure of free public services
Day Two of the ERF 20th Anniversary Conference explored comparative experiences of social justice and provided participants with a highly informative and enriching second plenary session. Chaired by...
View ArticleMacroeconomics, Iran and Egypt experiences
Hoda Selim was the discussant for two papers falling under the macroeconomic theme at the ERF 20th Annual Conference. The first paper entitled ‘Iran’s inflation Experience: Demand Pressures, External...
View ArticleERF’s 21st Annual Conference Nearing
This blog is written by Ahmed Goher, Economic Research Forum From 2010 to around mid-2012, uprisings swept MENA in what has come to be known as the ‘Arab Spring.’ While bread was at the forefront of...
View ArticleERF 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
This blog is edited by Ahmed Goher (Economic Research Forum) The Economic Research Forum (ERF) announced that is inviting proposals for papers to be presented in ERF’s 22nd Annual Conference, which...
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