Working Papers
ERF Working papers are a quick and efficient way of sharing research work to disseminate knowledge, receive feedback, obtain preliminary recognition, and ultimately, to prepare publications.
Latest Working Papers
Full List of Working Papers
Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth: Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa
This paper takes stock of the economic performance of resource-rich countries in the Middle East... Read More
The Patterns of Early Retirement among Jordanian Men
Utilizing detailed data from Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS), this study examines early retirement... Read More
Resource Rents, Political Institutions and Economic Growth
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on oil and other point-source resource curse. We... Read More
Stock Market Assessment of Bank Risk: Evidence from the Maghreb Region
This paper examines the ability of stock market investors to monitor bank risk for a... Read More
An Empirical Growth Model for Major Oil Exporters
This paper develops a long-run growth model for a major oil exporting economy and derives... Read More
Skilled Migration and the Transfer of Institutional Norms
This paper examines the impact of international emigration on the evolution of the quality of... Read More
Fiscal Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies: Lessons from Chile and Norway
Resource-rich economies in general, and Arab oil exporters in particular, are at a critical juncture,... Read More
Regime-Switching Behavior in the Conditional Volatility of MENA Stock Market Returns
The objective of this paper is to investigate the behavior of the time varying volatility... Read More
The Impact of Remittances on Education in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon
This paper uses micro data from three households’ surveys conducted in three neighboring countries in... Read More