{"id":12336,"date":"2015-07-22T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/?p=12336"},"modified":"2016-03-31T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T14:19:57","slug":"policy-seminar-structural-transformation-in-selected-south-med-countries-madrid-july-3-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/en\/slideshow-en\/policy-seminar-structural-transformation-in-selected-south-med-countries-madrid-july-3-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"POLICY SEMINAR: Structural Transformation in Selected South-Med Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sans<\/a>FEMISE organized a Policy Seminar on the theme of \u00abStructural Transformation in Selected South-Med Countries\u00bb in Madrid on July 3rd 2015. <\/em>The aim of this seminar was to engage in an active discussion with a mixed audience on the conditions under which industrial policy works, with a particular focus on the Euromed region. The seminar was organised at the\u00a0Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (member of FEMISE).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Access the full report on Strucutral Transformation, click here (pdf, english)<\/a><\/p>\n

CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the importance of structural transformation in the process of economic development, there is no consensus about the appropriate role of the state in industrialization. The range of views goes from advocating neutrality of incentives fearing government failure to import substitution and middle ground solutions such as market-oriented mechanisms coupled with various forms of selective interventions to compensate for incidents of market and coordination failures. Historical examples make it clear that the answer must include effective government policies to catalyse private sector growth. However, aside from the successful experience of countries in East Asia, industrial policy has not worked very well in most African countries and until recently most of Latin America. More recently, novel explanations has shown that the active involvement of the state in picking winners is often shaped by the prevailing political economy and interest group captures. How much structural transformation has taken place in South-Med countries over the past few decades? What has been the role of industrial policy or lack thereof in the transformation process? What was the role of political economy factors in shaping industrial policies and outcomes? In an attempt to answer these questions, FEMISE organized this policy seminar to examine the experiences of Euromed countries. The seminar is a follow-up activity on a research project conducted by ERF, commissioned by FEMISE and funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB), focusing on Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The agenda and photos from the sessions can be found below. Powerpoints of all presentations will follow shortly and soon be made available for download.<\/p>\n

AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n

S<\/strong>ESSION <\/strong>1: S<\/strong>TRUCTURAL <\/strong>T<\/strong>RANSFORMATION IN THE <\/strong>S<\/strong>OUTH <\/strong>M<\/strong>ED <\/strong>C<\/strong>OUNTRIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moderator:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Ahmed Galal<\/em>, FEMISE and ERF<\/p>\n

Welcome Remarks: <\/strong>Prof. Alejendro Lorca and Prof. Ramon Mahia, UAM<\/p>\n

Speakers:\u00a0<\/strong>Izak Atiyas (Sabanci University) and Hoda Selim (ERF), <\/em>Main Findings of the EIB report on Structural Transformation and Industrial Policy,\u00a0Hanan Morsy (EBRD), <\/em>Growing without Changing: a Tale of Egypt\u2019s Weak Productivity Growth<\/p>\n

Open Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

S<\/strong>ESSION <\/strong>2: T<\/strong>HE <\/strong>P<\/strong>OLITICAL <\/strong>E<\/strong>CONOMY OF <\/strong>I<\/strong>NDUSTRIAL <\/strong>P<\/strong>OLICY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Ahmed Galal<\/em>, FEMISE and ERF<\/em><\/p>\n

Speakers:\u00a0<\/strong>Khalid Sekkat, Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and FEMISE Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, American University in Cairo Alfred Steinherr, Chief European Economist and FEMISE<\/em><\/p>\n

Open Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

P<\/strong>ANEL <\/strong>D<\/strong>ISCUSSION<\/strong>: L<\/strong>OOKING <\/strong>A<\/strong>HEAD<\/strong>: T<\/strong>OWARDS <\/strong>A<\/strong>N <\/strong>E<\/strong>FFECTIVE <\/strong>R<\/strong>OLE OF THE <\/strong>S<\/strong>TATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moderator: Samir Makdisi<\/em>, <\/strong>Amercian Unviersty in Beirut and FEMISE<\/em><\/p>\n

Speakers:\u00a0<\/strong>Jan Michalek, Warsaw University, Poland and FEMISE, Michael Gasiorek, Sussex University and FEMISE,\u00a0<\/strong>Mustapha Nabli, ERF<\/em><\/p>\n

PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alejendro Lorca (UAM) and Ahmed Galal (ERF, FEMISE)<\/h6>\n
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Hanan Morsy (EBRD),\u00a0Hoda Selim (ERF) and Izak Atiyas (Sabanci University)<\/h6>\n

\"Sans<\/a><\/p>\n

Khalid Sekkat (ULB and FEMISE), Ahmed Galal (ERF, FEMISE), Ziad Bahaa-Eldin (American University in Cairo) and Alfred Steinherr (Chief European Economist and FEMISE)<\/h6>\n

\"Sans<\/a><\/p>\n

Jan Michalek (Warsaw University Poland and FEMISE), Samir Makdisi<\/em> (<\/strong>American University in Beirut and FEMISE), Mustapha Nabli (ERF), Michael Gasiorek (Sussex University and FEMISE)<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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