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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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A GMM Approach for an Explanation of the Fertility Change Upward in Tunisia
In Tunisia as in some Arab countries like in Algeria and Egypt, fertility has known,... Read More
The Women Empowering Effect of Higher Education
This paper analyses the effects of expansion of higher education on labor market outcomes, paying... Read More
Public Preschool and Maternal Labor Supply in Algeria: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Globally, female labor force participation rates have remained low and stagnant for some time. What... Read More
Political Attitudes and Participation Among Young Arab Workers: A Comparison of Formal and Informal Workers in Five Arab Countries
Political participation by citizens is important to ensure good governance and the accountability of policy... Read More
The Implications of Inequality for Corruption: Does the MENA Region Stand Out?
This study is motivated by an assertion that the more unequal a society is, the... Read More
Crises, Uncertainty, and Reform – Disentangling the Mechanisms of a Conventional Wisdom in Fractionalized Polities
This working paper outlines a theory and presents preliminary results to analyze the micro mechanisms... Read More
Household Enterprises: The Impact of Informality on Productivity and Profitability
This paper assesses the impact of commercial registration on the labor productivity and profitability of... Read More
Corruption in the Banking Sector and Economic Growth in MENA Countries
Our purpose in this article is to study the impact of corruption on the banking... Read More