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 Briefs

On the Practice of Sustainable Growth in Egypt

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

Date

March, 2026

No.

PB 156

Topic

O2. Development Planning and Policy

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Financialization and Income Inequality

In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase... 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...

In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase... 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...

In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase... 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...

In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase... 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

Full List of ERF Publications

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

Project Draft Paper
Can Unconditional Cash Transfers Mitigate the Impact of Armed Conflict on Child Nutrition in Yemen?

The “ignored” civil war in Yemen has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Geographical Exposure Conflicts and Firm Performance: Evidence from the MENA Region

This paper assesses the impact of insecurity generated by conflicts on firms’ performance in the... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Measuring the Economic Cost of Conflict in Afflicted Arab Countries

In this paper, I develop a systematic approach to generating credible data with the ultimate... Read More

Working Papers
Do Relative Concerns Matter? Testing Consumption Categories

It is well-known that relative concerns influence many economic choices, including consumption decisions of households.... Read More

Project Draft Paper
Terrorism, Mental Health, Risky Behaviors and Human Capital: Evidence from Iraq

This paper investigates the causal impact of terrorism on mental health, risky behaviors and human... Read More

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