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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Informal Employment in the Kabylia Region (Algeria): Labor Force Segmentation, Mobility and Earnings

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from two household... Read More

Working Papers
Civil War Onset, Natural Resource Rents and Social Cohesion

This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion.... Read More

ERF Journal
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2020

Sovereign wealth funds and cross-border investment bias: the case of Arab countries Ibrahim Elbadawi, Raimundo... Read More

Policy Briefs
Covid-19 and Oil Price Collapse: Coping with a Dual Shock in the Gulf Cooperation Council

In a nutshell: Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) face a dual shock—from both... Read More

Policy Briefs
Countermeasures for the COVID-19 outbreak in Egypt: This Time is Really Different

In a nutshell: Egypt’s ability to sustain the outcomes of recent reforms to the economy... Read More

Working Papers
Patterns of Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10

Income distribution is seen as instrumental to human development and to a number of development... Read More

Working Papers
Does Health Reform Reduce Inequalities? Primary Healthcare of Young Children in Turkey

Health service utilization in early childhood is crucial. It is often observed that children from... Read More

Working Papers
Prospects for Egypt’s Population and Labor Force: 2000 to 2050

I argue in this paper that although recent developments had temporarily reduced demographic pressures on... Read More

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