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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.
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Shooting Down Trade: The Impact of Russian Sanctions on Turkish Exports and Exporters
On 24 November 2015, Turkish military shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian-Turkey... Read More
The Sustainability of GCC Development under the New Global Oil Order
This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed to avoid the... Read More
Women’s access to market opportunities in South Asia and the Middle East & North Africa: barriers, opportunities and policy challenges
Women's access to market opportunities in South Asia and the Middle East & North Africa:... Read More
Islamic Finance and GCC Economic Integration
The GCC has a mixed conventional and Islamic financial system in which overall development prospects... Read More
From Oil Rents to Inclusive Growth: Lessons from the MENA Region
A copious literature on resource curse correlates oil rents with poor economic outcomes in resource-rich... Read More
The performance of Islamic banks in the MENA region: Are specific risks a minor attribute?
Islamic banks face specific risks related to Sharia-compliant contracts. We provide an exhaustive literature review addressing... Read More
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013
We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in Turkey... Read More
Education and Labor Market Consequences of Student Protests in Late 1970s and the Subsequent Military Coup in Turkey
1970s witnessed violent, widespread, and highly-politicized student protests in Turkey. Small protests turned into bloody street... Read More
What are the Drivers of Egypt’s Government Debt?
Is government debt solely a fiscal phenomenon? This paper aims to understand what drives government... Read More