Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Grégoire Rota-Graziosi

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Grégoire Rota-Graziosi
Director of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), University Clermont Auvergne, CNRS

Grégoire Rota Graziosi is currently the Director of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), University Clermont Auvergne, CNRS. He is also a head program manager at FERDI and scientific editor of the Revue Economique du Développement. He is the author of theoretical and applied work published in journals such as American Economic Review and Journal of Development Economics. He is an expert on tax policy for the International Monetary Fund, where he spent five years, the World Bank, and the European Union Commission. In May 2019, he was appointed to the Tax Law Abuse Committee.

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Tax policy for the post-Covid-19 era

Covid-19 offers an opportunity for developing countries to rethink their tax policy to contribute to the reconstruction effort and promote the recovery. This column explores what the legacy of the pandemic will be for our tax systems and several dimensions for the required rethinking.

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Global value chains and sustainable development

What is the role of exchange rate undervaluation in promoting participation in global value chains by firms in developing countries? What is the impact of the stringency of national environmental regulations on firms’ GVC participation? And how do firms’ political connections affect their participation in GVCs? These questions will be explored for the MENA region at a special session of the ERF annual conference, which takes place in Cairo in April 2025.

Adoption of decentralised solar energy: lessons from Palestinian households

The experience of Palestinian households offers a compelling case study of behavioural adaptation to energy poverty via solar water heater adoption. This column highlights the key barriers to solar energy adoption in terms of both the socio-economic status and dwellings of potential users. Policy-makers need to address these barriers to ensure a just and equitable transition, particularly for households in conflict-affected areas across the MENA region.

Migration, human capital and labour markets in MENA

Migration is a longstanding and integral part of the MENA region’s economic and social fabric, with profound implications for labour markets and human capital development. To harness the potential of migration for promoting economic and social development, policy-makers must aim to deliver mutual benefits for origin countries, host countries and migrants. Such a triple-win strategy requires better data, investment in return migration, skill partnerships, reduced remittance costs and sustained support for host countries.

Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENA

Businesses are a key source of productivity growth, innovation and jobs. But in the Middle East and North Africa, the private sector is not dynamic and the region has a long history of low growth. This column summarises a new report explaining how a brighter future for MENA’s private sector is within reach if governments rethink their role and firms harness talent effectively.




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