The Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne is pleased to invite you to the Eleventh Joint Research Workshop Paris 1 – FESP (Cairo University).

📅 Date
Monday, April 20, 2025

🕘 Time
9:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

📍 Location
Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, 6th floor
Maison des Sciences Économiques
106–112 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris

✅ Registration
Attendance (sessions and lunch) is free but mandatory.
Please register using the following link before April 14: https://forms.gle/Ldvxf8i8vXdvq4D47

Programme

9:15 – 9:45

☕ Welcome Coffee

9:45 – 10:45

Trade and Development

“The Impact of Digitalization on Export Margins of Egyptian Firms: Evidence from a Recent Industrial Survey”
Myriam Ramzy (FESP, Cairo University) Joint work with Yasmine Kamal (FESP, Cairo University)

“Shifting Shores: The Effect of Anti-Dumping Measures on Egyptian Firms”
Mohamed Afifi (CES, Paris 1)

10:45 – 11:00

☕ Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15

Paris Sorbonne Dev., Glob., Labour & Public Policy Seminar

Karsten Donnay (University of Zurich)
“Lost in Moderation: Making the Case for an Individual-Level Perspective on Harmful Online Content”

12:15 – 1:15

🍽️ Lunch Buffet

1:15 – 2:45

Digital Gaps

“Mind the Gender Digital and Economic Gaps in the MENA Region?”
Racha Ramadan (FESP, Cairo University)

“Assessing the Digital Disability Divide in Egypt”
Aida Ramadan (FESP, Cairo University) Joint work with Hanan Nazier (FESP, Cairo University) and Racha Ramadan (FESP, Cairo University)

“Gender Differences among Economists on Social Media”
Clément Bosquet (University Paris 1, CES) Joint work with Gunther Capelle-Blancard (University Paris 1, CES), Léa Marchal (University Paris 1, CES), and Thomas Renault (University Paris 1, CES)

2:45 – 3:15

☕ Coffee Break

3:15 – 4:30

Future Challenges for Development

“Are Egypt’s Elderly Prepared for a Warmer Future? Studying the Nexus between Climate Change and the Wellbeing of Elderly in Egypt”
Hala Abou-Ali (FESP, Cairo University) Joint work with Amira Elayouty (FESP, Cairo University)

“Labour Productivity Convergence in Manufacturing: Historical Patterns and Sub-Sectoral Heterogeneity”
Yanis Bekhti (Catholic University of Milan & Université Paris 1, CES)

4:30 – 5:30

Brainstorming Session

Joint application to the 2026 Prima Call

5:30

Concluding Words

Workshop Organizers

Ariane Dupont (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PHARE)
Laurine Martinoty (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CES)
Jean-Philippe Tropeano (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PSE)

with:

Racha Ramadan (FESP, Cairo University)
Myriam Ramzy (FESP, Cairo University)