Economic Research Forum (ERF) 24th Annual Conference

July 08, 2018 > July 10, 2018, Le Caire

Jaime de Melo (FERDI, University of Geneva) presented a communication on fiscal spending and cyclicality.

The Economic Research Forum’s (ERF) Annual Conference was held in Cairo, Egypt throughout 8-10 July 2018. The conference included plenary sessions discussing the theme of “The New Normal in the Global Economy: Challenges and Prospects for MENA.”

Besides the three main plenary sessions, which featured world-renowned economists, social scientists and policymakers, 12 parallel sessions were held to deliver presentations on 52 papers under the themes of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Economics, Finance, Labor and Human Development, and Institutional Economics.

Jaime de Melo, Scientic Director at Ferdi and Emeritus professor of the University of Geneva, presented a communication on Fiscal Spending and cyclicality (Fiscal Policy Session)?