In this seminar, Marc Schiffbauer and Hania Sahnoun discuss a new World Bank report, entitled Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa|. The report argues that Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries face a critical choice in their quest for higher private sector growth and more jobs: promote competition, equal opportunities for all entrepreneurs and dismantle existing privileges to specific firms or risk perpetuating the current equilibrium of low job creation. Marc analyses the report's findings, which show that policies which lower competition in MENA also constrain private sector development and job creation.
Event Details
Speakers: Marc Schiffbauerand Hania Sahnoun, World Bank
Chair: Professor Erik Berglof, LSE
Date: Friday 6 February 2015
Time: 13:00-14:00
Location: Room 9.05, Tower 2, Clement's Inn, LSE|
Speakers
Marc Schiffbauer| is a senior economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management unit within the Middle East and North Africa region, primarily working on Mashreq countries. Marc joined the World Bank in September 2009 initially working in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Prior to that, he worked for the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin and as a consultant for the European Central Bank and the IMF covering issues related to economic growth, firm productivity, and competition.
Hania Sahnoun is an Economist- consultant. She joined the team preparing the World Development Report 2016 on Internet for Development. She has worked with the World Bank as a Consultant since 2004. Hania holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in economics from the University of Pantheon-Paris I in France.