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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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Oil Rents, Tax Revenues and the Shadow Economy: New Insights
In a nutshell It is often discussed that negative oil revenues may increase pressure for... Read More
Immigration and Inter-Regional Job Mobility: Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey
We analyze the relationship between large-scale refugee inflows and the inter-regional job mobility of natives.... Read More
Armed Conflict and Household Source of Water
Using pairing of household level and armed conflict data with a generalized difference-in-differences approach, we... Read More
Municipal Governance Quality, Forced Migration, and the Environmental Outcomes
Mass refugee migration has brought additional challenges to local governments in Europe, the Middle East and certain regions of Africa and Asia.... Read More
Can Unconditional Cash Transfers Mitigate the Impact of Armed Conflict on Child Nutrition in Yemen?
The “ignored” civil war in Yemen has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent... Read More
Geographical Exposure Conflicts and Firm Performance: Evidence from the MENA Region
This paper assesses the impact of insecurity generated by conflicts on firms’ performance in the... Read More
Measuring the Economic Cost of Conflict in Afflicted Arab Countries
In this paper, I develop a systematic approach to generating credible data with the ultimate... Read More
Do Relative Concerns Matter? Testing Consumption Categories
It is well-known that relative concerns influence many economic choices, including consumption decisions of households.... Read More
Terrorism, Mental Health, Risky Behaviors and Human Capital: Evidence from Iraq
This paper investigates the causal impact of terrorism on mental health, risky behaviors and human... Read More