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Conference papers represent key, cross-cutting themes that are selected through a rigorous peer-review process, following an open call for submissions. These papers are presented during the ERF Annual Conferences and are subject to constructive feedback from experienced referees.
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The Impact of Uncertainty on Firm Financial Fragility: How Has It Evolved Over Time?
This study examines the impact of uncertainty on firm financial fragility, with a particular focus... Read More
Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and Mothers Leaving the Labor Force in Egypt
This paper looks at the effect of COVID on the gender gap in labor market... Read More
Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Household Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Tunisia
Under the global challenge of climate change (CC), farmers’ coping strategies have long been a... Read More
When Sanctions Hit Home: Measuring Poverty Dynamics in Iran Using a Synthetic Panel Approach
Economic sanctions have become a routine instrument of foreign policy, yet their distributional consequences for... Read More
Intergenerational Labor Market Transitions in MENA: Exploring the Impact of Climate Shocks
This paper examines how climate shocks influence intergenerational labor market transitions in the Middle East... Read More
How Prices Change in a High-Inflation Economy: Evidence for Menu Cost Models
This paper provides evidence on two features of menu-cost pricing in a high-inflation economy. Using... Read More
Women’s Labor Force Attachment in Jordan: Understanding Attrition, Retention, and Re-Entry
This paper examines women’s medium-run labor force trajectories in Jordan using the 2010–2016 Jordan Labor... Read More
Shaping Egypt’s Sectoral Positioning in Global Value Chains: The Role of Bilateral Real Exchange Rate
Global value chains (GVCs) have become a key mechanism for structural transformation in developing economies,... Read More
Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from 2016 Census Data
Effective poverty alleviation requires identifying deprived populations at a geographic scale that is small enough... Read More