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

Policy Research Reports

Empowering Households in Fragile States: Leveraging MSMEs for...

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Dynamics of Protest Movements in Iraq: An Institutional Approach

In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social contexts of... Read More

Working Papers
Lebanon’s Multifaceted Economic Crisis of October 2019: Causes, Repercussions: A Diagnosis

The paper analyzes Lebanon’s extraordinary economic breakdown of October 17, 2019 when the Central Bank... Read More

Working Papers
Cash Transfers, Household Food Insecurity and the Subjective Wellbeing of Youth in Jordan

Cash transfers have become an increasingly common feature of social protection systems in the Middle... Read More

Working Papers
Interest Rate Uncertainty and Macroeconomics in Turkey

Monetary policy plays a central role in stabilizing macroeconomic fluctuations. In addition to monetary policy,... Read More

Working Papers
Minimum and Living Wages in Jordan and Tunisia

Countries around the world are working to develop social protection floors to help reduce poverty.... Read More

Policy Briefs
Minimum and Living Wages in Jordan and Tunisia: Implications for Social Protection Floors

In a nutshell While the majority of workers in Jordan and Tunisia earn at least... Read More

Policy Briefs
Achieving Health Insurance Coverage for Persons with Disabilities in Jordan: A Focus on Youth

In a nutshell 11.8% of Jordanian men and 10.6% of Jordanian women had some form... Read More

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