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

When Sanctions Hit Home: Measuring Poverty Dynamics in...

The paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional... Read More

Date

November, 2026

No.

1850

Topic

F5. International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Low Taxes, Low Productivity? Labor Supply, Informality and...

The paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional... Read More

Date

November, 2026

No.

1849

Topic

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

J4. Particular Labor Markets

Working Papers

Powering the Energy Transition in Enterprises: Empirical Insights...

The paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional... Read More

Date

November, 2026

No.

1848

Topic

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

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

F1. Trade

Policy Briefs

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

The paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional... 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 paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Sanctions, Wars and MENA Trade

The paper investigates to what extent the intra-MENA political tensions adversely affect intraregional trade (IRT).... Read More

Working Papers
Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Reaction: Evidence from the GCC Countries

This paper investigates the interaction between monetary policy and financial stability in the Gulf Cooperation... Read More

Working Papers
Policy Analysis for A Developing Country in A Financial CGE Model: Case of Tunisia After the 2011’s Revolution

The macroeconomic fundamentals of the Tunisian economy deteriorated seriously after the 2011’s revolution. The objective... Read More

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

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