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

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

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... 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

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... 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...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... 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...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Evaluating A US Policy Rate Threshold Effect on...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1831

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

ERF 27th Annual Conference
External Debt and Growth in Highly Leveraged MENA Countries When Interest Rates Are Falling

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries and economies... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Financial Integration, Inclusion, and Stability during Crises: Insights from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the interrelationships between financial integration, inclusion,... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Oil, Monarchies, and Bank Concentration: Evidence from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis

Banking concentration, defined as the proportion of total assets owned by either the three or... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Survival of the Fittest: A Natural Experiment from Crypto Exchanges

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

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Impact of Fertility on Female Labor Supply in Algeria

This paper examines the impact of fertility on women's participation in the labor market in... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Incentives and Exit Behavior: An Examination of the Unemployment Insurance System in Turkey

We use microdata obtained from the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) to shed light on the... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
The Effect of Primary School Construction on Later Outcomes

Improving the later outcomes of children through increasing their school attainment is a key policy... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Do Egyptian Labor Unions Have any Bargaining Power?

In this paper, we examine the role of unions in improving workers' outcomes in Egypt,... Read More

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