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Bruno Crépon

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Bruno Crépon
Researcher, CREST; Professor of Economics and Econometrics, ENSAE and École Polytechnique

Bruno Crépon is a researcher at Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST), a Professor of Economics and Econometrics at ENSAE and École Polytechnique, and a Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Labor Markets sector and the co-scientific director for J-PAL MENA. Bruno is also the co-director of the Employment Lab in Morocco and a Research Associate with the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). The focus of his research is on labour market policies. He is especially interested in how to design employment programs that are effective and address the needs of those who struggle integrating the labour market. He has conducted many experiments both in developed and developing countries. Bruno earned his PhD from Université de Paris, Sorbonne.

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The impact of loans and grants on development: Evidence from Egypt

Evaluations of grant programmes have shown that the return to capital is high in developing countries, but the impacts of loans have only been modest. This column, originally published at VoxDev, shows that for microenterprises in Egypt, loans and grants increase incomes similarly, but only among certain recipients.

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Challenges of conflict and industrial policy for development

How effective is industrial policy as a tool for long-term economic growth and development? Against the backdrop of the conflict currently engulfing the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), a new report argues that while industrial policies are widely used across the region, they can only address market failures and foster growth when they are aligned with country capabilities, implemented with accountability and backed by capable institutions.

The green transition in MENA economies: challenges and policy pathways

The economies of the Middle East and North Africa are at a critical turning point. Global decarbonisation pressures, energy market volatility and technological transformation are increasingly challenging hydrocarbon-based growth models. This column argues that the green transition is not only an environmental necessity but also a strategic economic imperative.

Beyond job creation: how can Egypt’s gender gap in work be closed?

More than 2 million jobs are needed each year to absorb new entrants into Egypt’s labour market and raise the country’s employment rate. The job challenge is even more acute for women, whose labour force participation remains low despite recent gains in education. This column reports on the second Development Dialogue, an ERF–World Bank Group joint initiative, which brought together students, scholars, policy-makers and private sector leaders at the American University in Cairo to consider how the country’s gender gap in work can be closed.

The political economy of algorithms in the Middle East

The Middle East is entering a new political-economic era – one in which algorithms, data and artificial intelligence may become as strategically important as oil once was. Across the region, governments are investing heavily in digital infrastructure, smart governance and AI-driven economic transformation. This column outlines how AI and algorithmic governance are reshaping power, inequality and state capacity in the region.




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