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...

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences... 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...

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences... 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...

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences... 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...

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences... 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...

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences... 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
Armed Conflict and Household Source of Water

Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-indifferences approach, we... Read More

Working Papers
Measuring the Economic Cost of Conflict in Afflicted Arab Countries

The goal of this paper is to estimate the economic cost of conflict in selected... Read More

Working Papers
Geographical Exposure to Conflicts and Firm Performance: Evidence from The MENA Region

This paper assesses the impact of insecurity generated by conflicts on firm performance in the... Read More

Working Papers
The Impact of Cash Transfers on Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

This paper was commissioned and funded by the Economic Research Forum. The paper builds on... Read More

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

Job creation or labor absorption? An analysis of private sector job growth in Egypt Ragui... Read More

Working Papers
The Determinants of Defense Spending in the Gulf Region: Evidence from Seemingly Unrelated Regressions

We examine the determinants of demand for military expenditures in the Gulf Region (Saudi Arabia,... Read More

Working Papers
Phillips in A Revolution: Unemployment and Prices in Early 21st Century Egypt

The relative price Phillips curve hypothesis gives a better account of the dynamics of the... Read More

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