The cooperation between the Royal Scientific Society and the Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung started in 1984 by signing a memorandum of understanding as an initial step towards a closer cooperation in the field of research devoted mainly to economic and socio-economic subjects.

By considering RSS & FES common interest in cultivating and encouraging the socio-economic development of Jordan economy, and recognizing the benefits to be derived by both countries from close scientific exchange and cooperation, the two institutions signed in 1985, an agreement of cooperation to assist each other, within the limits of their possibilities in the field of research and training devoted mainly to economic and socio-economic subjects on the basis of equal partnership.

Accordingly, FES participated in financing about (25) research studies which covered different themes of interest in the Jordanian economy.

This fruitful cooperation includes conducting applied socio-economic research studies on various issues pertinent to the Jordanian economy by providing the concerned parties with policy recommendations that would overcome the arising economic problems which obstruct the development process.

• Competitiveness of the Jordanian Economy
• The Importance of Special Economic Zones
• Economic Cooperation between Jordan and European Countries
• The Impact of the Peace in the Mediterranean Region on the Economy of Jordan
• Foreign Trade Agreement between Jordan and the Rest of the World
• Electronic Commerce: the Jordanian Experience 2002
• The US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and Qualifying Industrial Zones as a Model for Industrial Development: The Case of Jordan and its Implication for Middle East Region
• Promoting E-commerce for SMEs
• The Socio-economic Impacts of the Association agreement between Jordan & the EU Countries

• Means to Encourage European Investments In Jordan
• The Impacts of Privatization on the Employment in Jordan