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Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries

Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries
07/03/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
Three policy papers published by the EMNES (Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies) examine the complex issue of legal immigration in the Mediterranean area and its paradoxical consequences. Encouraging it on one hand reduces illegal immigration, while on the other it leads to a brain drain from south to north. Version française

EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses

EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses
04/28/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association (EMEA) has been poring over reports of the Covid-19 spread in ten countries and analysing the political responses, with a view to limiting the pandemic’s economic impact. Version française

Femise recommendations to reduce the skills mismatch in the Maghreb job market

Femise recommendations to reduce the skills mismatch in the Maghreb job market
03/11/2020 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
If in France, the unemployment rate of non-graduates is four times higher than that of graduates, the proportions are reversed in the Maghreb countries. This paradoxical situation prompted Femise economists to analyze ... Version française

Morocco boosts home energy efficiency measures

Morocco boosts home energy efficiency measures
01/24/2020 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française

"Giving more power to women influences economic development"

"Giving more power to women influences economic development"
12/20/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | Socio-economic assessments
As part of the Emerging Valley summit, Femise and Institut de la Méditerranée highlighted several initiatives to strengthen the place of women in the economies of the Mediterranean basin. Version française

How are Mediterranean countries approaching the energy mix ?

How are Mediterranean countries approaching the energy mix ?
11/07/2019 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
How does one bring the right answer when energy needs are constantly increasing and you have to prepare for the post-oil age ? In a report published in September 2019, the think tank makes recommendations on the strategy countries could follow and advocates for the exploitation of two renewable energy sources . Version française

MeetMED halfway

MeetMED halfway
10/29/2019 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française

Gender Inequalities on the Labour Market in North Africa

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Hassiba Gherbi, Philippe Adair, Amina Benhaddad, Razika Medjoub, Nacer-Eddine Hammouda The paper designs a pooled sample of almost 3,027 active people from the Sahwa dataset using a common questionnaire carried out in 2015 among 7,816 Algerian, Egyptian,...

Education Mismatch in North Africa: Determinants and Impact

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Moundir Lassassi, Mohamed Ali Marouani. The uprising of 2011 in many Arab countries have highlighted the vulnerability and fragility of their labor markets, characterized by high unemployment rates, especially for young people. The lack of job opportunities for...

Renewable Energy Development Strategies in the MENA Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Myriam Ben Saad, Amandine Gnonlonfin, Naceur Khraief, Michel Dimou. This work explores the question of the dynamic link between the development of renewable energies and growth. The main results of this work can be summarized as follows. First, the results...

A Tale of Two Agreements: EU Migration Cooperation with Morocco and Tunisia

09/09/2019 | IEMED reports
Publié en 2019. Rédigé par Abderrahim Tasnim The European Union seeks to secure closer cooperation with Morocco and Tunisia on migration, particularly on border management, readmission of their own nationals who are irregularly present in the EU, and reception of third country nationals who...

Southern Mediterranean private sector failing to create enough jobs

Southern Mediterranean private sector failing to create enough jobs
08/27/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean
MEDITERRANEAN. In Southern Mediterranean countries, the private sector is having trouble hiring. Faced with this sizeable problem, companies are also failing in their lack of ambition or inadequate financial capacities. All factors that are hindering their development and preventing their positioning on export markets.

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Southern Mediterranean education causing labour market friction

Southern Mediterranean education causing labour market friction
07/18/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean

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International work placements to fight youth unemployment

International work placements to fight youth unemployment
07/01/2019 - Gérard Tur | Youth mobility in the Mediterranean region
For its annual conference “Employment and employability: Adapting to the Mediterranean jobs market” in Marseille on 21st June, HOMERe brought together experts from twelve countries involved in its international work placement project. Version française


EMNES underlines vital role of entrepreneurship training in developing start-up in Jordan, Morocco and Egypt

EMNES underlines vital role of entrepreneurship training in developing start-up in Jordan, Morocco and Egypt
05/24/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | Development models in Mediterranean

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Financial Inclusion and Stability in the MED Region: Evidence from Poverty and Inequality

05/13/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Simon Neaime, Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Isabelle Gaysset Despite a significant growth in profitability and efficiency, the Middle East (MED) well developed banking system seems to be unable to reach vast segments of the population, especially the underprivileged...

Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool

05/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
May 2019 P. Sasnal (Ed.), S. Altuna, Y. El-Menouar, G. Fahmi The Joint Policy Study takes an institutionalist view of state-religion relations, although religious institutions are defined in a broad sense and encompass both official and unofficial religion.

Innovante nascent and early stage entrepreneurship in the southern mediterranean – evidence on Jordan and Morocco

04/19/2019 | EMNES reports
April 2019. Written by Serena Sandri, Nooh Ashyab, Elyas Azzioui This study builds on the result of in-depth interviews conducted over a sample of 72 innovative nascent and early stage entrepreneurs in Jordan and Morocco and, herewith, provides an overview of the main characteristics of innovative...

Morocco and Tunisia in Global Value Chains: focus on business services as innovation drivers

02/06/2019 | FEMISE reports
February 2019. Directed by José A. Camacho. International trade increasingly involves the exchange of services and goods that are used in production process to generate intermediate inputs and final products to be shipped all over the world. According to the OECD, about 60% of international trade...

Early childhood development and inequality of opportunities in the Mediterranean

01/16/2019 | FEMISE reports
January 2019. Directed by Touhami Abdelkhalek Abstract:  Early childhood is the most important time for human development. However, countries tend to under-invest in this stage of development, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Children are facing unequal opportunities...

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