{"id":17155,"date":"2018-11-09T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T19:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/?p=17155"},"modified":"2019-03-24T12:08:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T11:08:19","slug":"what-challenges-facing-economic-development-in-the-middle-east-a-youth-driven-research-initiative-backed-by-femise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femise.org\/en\/conferences-and-seminars\/what-challenges-facing-economic-development-in-the-middle-east-a-youth-driven-research-initiative-backed-by-femise\/","title":{"rendered":"What challenges facing economic development in the MENA? A youth-driven research initiative backed by FEMISE (5-6 November 2018, Paris , France)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/span>More than 50 researchers from more than 15 countries were brought together in Paris, at Sorbonne-Panth\u00e9on University to present their most recent research work on the challenges facing economic development in the Middle East and North Africa, invited by the IEDES at Paris 1, Oxford university, Sciences Po Lille and Heriot Watt University, in collaboration with FEMISE and other renowned institutions. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

On Monday 5 November<\/strong>,\u00a0in Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University, there\u00a0weren’t enough chairs <\/span>for<\/span> everyone\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span> It speaks volumes about the degree of attendance to this important even.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Scientific Commitee (from left to right): Adeel Malik, Oxford; Mohamed Ali. Marouani, Paris 1; David Cobham, Heriot-Watt and Abdalla ZOuach, Sciences Po Lille<\/p><\/div>\n

This was the third edition of\u00a0the conference on “Research initiative on the Economics of the Middle East<\/a>“<\/strong>, organized this year by\u00a0UMR \u00ab\u00a0Development and Society\u00a0\u00bb,\u00a0Institute of Economic and Social Development Studies<\/strong>\u00a0(IEDES),\u00a0Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Chaire Maghreb and the Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(Femise) in collaboration with Oxford University, Heriot Watt University\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Sciences Po Lille.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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For two days, the sessions covered issues including impact of refugees, inequality, poverty and education, the political economy of government policies, industrial policies, cronyism and firms\u2019 behaviour, competition, corruption and macroeconomic policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab The main objective of this initiative is to provide a platform for young researchers to <\/span>present their findings and engage<\/span> in drawing a policy agenda for the MENA region\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We have more than twenty papers and a large number of young researchers who are participating, discussing, debating\u2026\u00a0\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0indicated\u00a0Maryse Louis, General Manager of Femise<\/strong>. A statement confirmed by Mohamed Ali Marouani,\u00a0Associate Professor in Economics at Universit\u00e9 Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, <\/strong>adding \u201dit also provides the opportunity to exchange views and collaborate<\/em>\u201d a lead member in the organising and scientific committees of the conference. <\/span><\/p>\n

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