Challenges to understand inequality in the Arab region and the effects of trade liberalization
Channel: gdnetcairo
Date: 19/06/2013

19 June 2013 - Video by http://www.gdnet.org

Rana Hendy from the Economic Research Forum participated in the session on Inequality of Opportunity and Outcomes in the Arab Region at the GDN 2013 Annual Conference. In this video, Rana explains that in the MENA region there is still little understanding of the reasons of why inequality is so high. The main reason can be found in the limited availability and accessibility to data that would allow researchers to undersand the problem. ERF is tackling this very issue by gathering and making available microdata to provide researchers with the necessary instruments to investigate the causes of inequality in the Arab region.

She also presents the main findings of her research paper on the effects of trade liberalization on different labour sectors.

See more at http://gdnetblog.org/2013/06/19/inequality-of-opportunity-and-outcomes-in-the-arab-region/