Publications

Connecting People and Ideas... Through its impartial, independent and timely analysis of economic problems on the one hand and a well-established publications process on the other, ERF seeks maximize impact of development research and to inform policy debate and policy discussions. Our portfolio includes a Series of Working Papers and Series of Policy Reports, Policy Briefs and Policy Perspectives.

Latest ERF Publications

Working Papers

Financialization and Income Inequality

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Startups’ Performance: Evidence from Tunisia

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics of startups,... Read More

Working Papers
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Child Welfare in Turkey: Short-Term Evidence from the Family Support Program

We examine how a modest unconditional cash transfer policy affects child labor, schooling and health... Read More

Working Papers
Climate Change Negotiations Under the Shadow of History

Climate change is a global challenge requiring unprecedented levels of collective action. In this context,... Read More

Working Papers
Pricing Behavior and Exchange Rate: Evidence from Iranian Consumer Prices

This paper provides new evidence on the impact of exchange rate depreciation on pricing behavior.... Read More

Working Papers
Do Employment Subsidies Affect Skill Intensity and Capital Formation? Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing

This study investigates the impact of employment subsidies on the dynamics of labor markets and... Read More

Working Papers
The Nationwide Camp Closure Policy in Iraq and the Welfare of Displaced Populations

After the end of their conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant... Read More

Working Papers
Aid for Trade, Political Ties, and Global Value Chains: A Regime-Dependent Effect?

This paper investigates the impact of aid for trade (AfT) targeted at trade policies on... Read More

Working Papers
Market Integration in the Ottoman Balkans and the Middle East from the Sixteenth Century Until World War I

Using a large body of mostly archival price data, this study examines wheat market integration... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data

The "Woman, Life, Freedom" (WLF) protests in Iran, ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022,... Read More

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