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

Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1841

Topic

C9. Design of Experiments

N4. Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

Does Automatic Enrollment Crowd Out Voluntary IPS Contribution?...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1840

Topic

H3. Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

Working Papers

Informality Dynamics in Egypt: A Job Ladder Approach

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1839

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Maternal Education and Childhood Obesity in Türkiye: Is...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1838

Topic

C5. Econometric Modeling

I1. Health

Working Papers

Sustainability and Banking Stability in GCC Economies: Threshold...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1837

Topic

G3. Corporate Finance and Governance

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

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

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Hedging the Risks of MENA Stock Markets with Gold: Evidence from the Spectral Approach

In this paper, we contribute to the old debate on the dynamic correlation between gold... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Monetary-Fiscal Policy Interactions During Uncertainty Shocks: Evidence from Egypt

In this paper, we offer the above results for an empirical examination in Egypt; a... Read More

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