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...

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms,... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

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

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms,... 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

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms,... 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...

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms,... 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...

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms,... 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
Impact of Tax Reforms in Applied Models: Which Functional Forms Should Be Chosen for the Demand System? Theory and Application for Morocco

When researchers and policymakers conduct impact analyses of economic reforms, especially fiscal reforms, the specification... Read More

Working Papers
Essays on Fiscal Sustainability in Algeria

The topic of fiscal policy sustainability has received much attention during the last two decades,... Read More

Working Papers
Survival of The Fittest: A Natural Experiment from Crypto Exchanges

This paper explores the applicability of universal cryptocurrency exchange by analyzing crypto exchanges of Binance,... Read More

Working Papers
Economic, Social and Institutional Determinants of Internal Conflict in Fragile States

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors and instrumental... Read More

Working Papers
Towards A “New Normal” in Health Policies in the Arab Countries

This paper reviews the impacts of COVID19 on health policies in the Arab region, benchmarking... Read More

Working Papers
Social Contacts, Wages, and Turnover: The Case of the Egyptian Labour Market

The objective of this paper is to investigate empirically the role of social networks in... Read More

Working Papers
Covid-19 Shock: Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in Tunisia

In this paper, we evaluate the pass-through of the COVID-19 shock on international prices and... Read More

Working Papers
The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and Foreign Workers’ Income-Consumption Profiles: Accounts from Two Micro-Level Surveys

Applying rich micro-level data for 2013 and 2020, this paper juxtaposes the living conditions and... Read More

Policy Briefs
The Pandemic and Care Policies: A Good Crisis that Should not Go to Waste

In a nutshell Women’s subjective well-being (SWB) in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia during the... Read More

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