EMNES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021 PILLARS FOR INCLUSIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT GROWTH AND INNOVATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODELS POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND AFRICA
Event Venue: Virtual Annual Conference on Zoom Hosted by EMEA Barcelona
When
09-10 December 2021
Where
Online Conference
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DAY 1

Thursday 9 December 2021


DAY 2

Friday 10 December 2020


BACKGROUND


EMNES Annual Conference provides a forum for academic researchers, practitioners and policy makers to discuss current issues related to socio-economic development and regional integration in the Mediterranean and Africa. While the specific theme of the Annual Conference varies from year to year, the overall objective of this event is to stimulate discussion of high quality and policy relevant cutting-edge research that informs our understanding of how various socio-economic issues can affect the overall economy at the national and regional levels and the level of interconnectedness between the economies. 

Further information on past EMNES Annual Conferences and featured themes can be found https://conference2020.emnes.org/

SCHEDULE

DAY 1 – DAY 2


13:30  Introduction

Prof. Rym Ayadi, President Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA),
Director, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), Spain

Welcome speech

H.E. Dr. Hala el Said, Minister of Planning and Administrative Reforms, Egypt

13:45 Keynote speech: New Approaches to Economic Challenges

William Hynes, Senior Advisor to the OECD Secretary General and Head of OECD-
NAEC

14:30 Academic session 1: Macro-economic Sustainability

Chair: Cinzia Alcidi, Director of Research, Head of the Economic Policy Unit at the
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium

Paper 1.1: Do fiscal regimes matter for fiscal sustainability in South Africa? A
Markov-switching approach
Gabriel Temesgen Woldu, (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Discussant: Moundir Lassassi, Research Director at the Research Centre in Applied
Economics for Development (CREAD), Algeria

Paper 1.2: Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Inflation and Monetary Policy in Egypt
Athar Elnagger (German University in Cairo, Egypt) and Christian Richter (The
Knowledge Hub – Coventry University)
Discussant: Nooh Alshyab, Associate Professor at Yarmouk University, Jordan

Paper 1.3: Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Reaction: Evidence from the
GCC Countries
Ahmed H. Elsayed (Durham University, United Kingdom), Nader Naifar (IMSIU and
University of Sfax) and Samia Nasreen (College for Women University Lahore)
Discussant: Doriana Cucinelli, Assistant Professor at University of Parma, Italy

16:00 Break
16:15 Launch of the Banking Business Model Monitor for Middle East and Africa
Moderator: Barbra Casu, Professor at Bayes Business School, United Kingdom
Presenter: Doriana Cucinelli, Assistant Professor at University of Parma, Italy
16:45 Academic session 2: Financial sustainability

Chair: Raja Almarzoqi, Chief Economic Advisor at Ministry of Economy and
Planning (MEPsaudi), Saudi Arabia

Paper 2.1: Global Financial Crisis, COVID-19, Lockdown, and Herd Behavior in the
US ESG Leader Stocks
Ghulame Rubbaniy (College of Business, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates),
Shoaib Ali (Air University School of Management) and Konstantinos Syriopoulos
(College of Business, Zayed University)
Discussant: Sandra Challita, Assistant Professor at ESDES Business School in Lyon,
Research Fellow at EMEA and EMNES Coordinator, France

Paper 2.2: Exploring the Interrelationship Among Asset Ownership, Financial
Inclusion and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South Africa
Kudakwashe J. Chipunza (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) and Ashenafi
B. Fanta (University of Stellenbosch Business School)
Discussant: Mais Sha’ban, Assistant Professor at Al-Zaytoonah University of
Jordan and Research Fellow at EMEA, Jordan

Paper 2.3: When Capital Falls to Pieces: Public Investment and the Role of
Private Capital Stock
Rebecca Maria Mari (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
Discussant: Najat El Mekkaoui, Professor at University Paris Dauphine PSL, France

Paper 2.4: Exogenous vs. Endogenous Obstacles to Funding Female
Entrepreneurs in MENA Countries
Imène Berguiga (University of Sousse IHEC, Tunisia) and Philippe Adair (University
Paris-Est Créteil, ERUDITE)
Discussant: Serena Sandri, Associate Professor at the German Jordanian
University, Jordan

18:45 End of day 1
12:00 Steering committee (closed meeting, by invitation only)

Agenda

  • Presentation on the achievements of EMNES 2021
  • Tour de table on the work done in 2021 and plans for 2022
  • Decision on new members and fellows
  • Update on rebranding of EMNES to EMANES
13:00 Academic session 3: Structural Reforms, Regional Integration and Capital Development

Chair: Marwa Biltagy, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Department of Economics, Cairo University, Egypt

Paper 3.1: Macro Policies vs Structural Reforms: Which Ones Matter for
Structural Change in the MENA Region?
Mohamed Ali Marouani (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and IRD), Jala
Emad Youssef (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Cairo University,
Egypt) and Chahir Zaki (FEPS Cairo University, ERF and EMNES)
Discussant: Yeganeh Forouheshfar, Researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean
Economists Association, France

Paper 3.2: Does the Depth of Trade Agreements Matter for Trade in Services?
Evidence from the MENA Region
Amélie Guillin (UPEC and ERUDITE), Isabelle Rabaud (University of Orléeans, LEO),
Chahir Zaki (Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (FEPS),
Economic Research Forum (ERF) and EMNES)
Discussant: Daniel Mirza, Professor at University of Tours, France

Paper 3.3: Capital Development under Collateral Constraints, The Impact of
Investment Subsidies under Non-Homothetic Preferences between Capital and
Labour
Rebecca Maria Mari (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
Discussant: Anis Samet, Professor at the American University of Sharjah, United
Arab Emirates

14:30 Break
14:45 Academic session 4: Financial, Human Capital Development and COVID

Chair: Bertrand Candelon, Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain,
Belgium

Paper 4.1: The role of cooperatives in enhancing social and economic inclusion:
determinants of turnover growth and survival
Najat El Mekkaoui (Université Paris- Dauphine PSL, LEDa DIAL IRD, Paris, France,
EMNES and ERF), Sara Loukili (Université Paris-Dauphine PSL, LEDa DIAL IRD,
EMNES, Morocco)
Discussant: Jacques Charmes, Emeritus Research Director at Institute of Research
for Development, France

Paper 4.2: The COVID-19 impact on Emerging markets
Rwan El-Khatib (Zayed University, UAE) and Anis Samet (American University of
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Discussant: Rebecca Maria Mari, London School of Economics, United Kingdom

Paper 4.3: Reshoring and Plant Closures in Covid-19 times: Evidence from Italian
MNEs
Enrica Di Stefano (Banca d'Italia), Giorgia Giovannetti (Universita degli Studi di
Firenze, European University Institute), Michele Mancini (Banca d'Italia), Enrico
Marvasi (Universita degli Studi di Firenze), Giulio Vannelli (CNRS – Université Paris
1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Discussant: Chahir Zaki, Associate Professor at FEPS Cairo University, Senior
Economist at Economic Research Forum and EMNES Director for Egypt, Egypt

Paper 4.4: Human development and decentralization: The importance of public
health expenditure
Ronald Miranda-Lescano (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Leonel
Muinelo-Gallo Universidad de la República) and Oriol Roca-Sagalés (Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona)
Discussant: Raul Ramos, Full Professor at University of Barcelona, Spain

16:45 Break
17:00 Policy Session on Green Transition in the Mediterranean and Africa: What opportunities and challenges post Glasgow Climate Pact?
Moderator: Dr. Cinzia Alcidi, Director of Research, Head of the Economic Policy
Unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
18:30 Concluding Remarks and Announcement of the Best Paper Award

Cinzia Alcidi, Director of Research, Head of the Economic Policy Unit at the Centre
for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
Prof. Rym Ayadi, President Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA),
Director, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), Spain

CO-CHAIRS

WHO THEY ARE


Rym Ayadi

Rym Ayadi

President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Director, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES)

Cinzia Alcidi

Cinzia Alcidi

Director of Research, Centre for European Policy Studies

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

WHO THEY ARE


William Hynes

Senior Advisor to the OECD Secretary General and Head of OECD-NAEC

Hala H. El Said

Minister of Planning and Administrative Reforms, Egypt

ORGANISERS


This year’s EMNES Annual Conference will be hosted virtually by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) in collaboration with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).

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Deadline for Submission: October 31, 2021 – Submission closed
Notification of Acceptance: November 20, 2021
Registration Deadline accepted author: November 30, 2021
Conference dates: December 09-10, 2021