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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Implications of Inequality for Corruption: Does the MENA Region Stand Out?

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions of multidimensional... Read More

Working Papers
Economic Diversification, Oil Revenue Management, and Industrial Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper investigates the political economy of resource revenue management in the context of an... Read More

Working Papers
Export Diversification and Sophistication and Industrial Policy in Tunisia

This paper explores the Tunisian experience of exports diversification and the role played by industrial... Read More

Working Papers
What Do Jobseekers Want? Estimating Reservation Wages and the Value of Job Attributes

Understanding jobseeker preferences, including their reservation wages and how much they value different non-wage amenities,... Read More

Policy Briefs
Oil Rents, Tax Revenues and the Shadow Economy: New Insights

In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase pressure for... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Immigration and Inter-Regional Job Mobility: Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey

We analyze the relationship between large-scale refugee inflows and the inter-regional job mobility of natives.... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Armed Conflict and Household Source of Water

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-in-differences approach, we... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Municipal Governance Quality, Forced Migration, and the Environmental Outcomes

Mass refugee migration has brought additional challenges to local governments in Europe, the Middle East and certain regions of Africa and Asia.... Read More

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