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

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Briefs
How Do Conflicts Affect Firms in the MENA Region?

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed several types of conflicts during the... Read More

Policy Briefs
Human Capital Accumulation and Conflicts: Insights from the MENA Region

Violent conflict is one of the most important development challenges facing the world and especially... Read More

ERF Journal
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2021

The Arab inequality puzzle: the role of income sources in Egypt and Tunisia Caroline Krafft... Read More

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

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