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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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Religion and Economic Attitudes in Arab Countries
Religion remains deeply embedded in Arab societies, yet its economic implications are often portrayed in... Read More
How Exposed Are Workers in MENA to AI? Evidence on Employment Risk and Task Complementarity
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over production processes worldwide and is making inroads even... Read More
Women’s Labor Force Attachment in Jordan: Understanding Attrition, Retention, and Re-Entry
This paper examines women’s medium-run labor force trajectories in Jordan using the 2010–2016 Jordan Labor... Read More
Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and Mothers Leaving the Labor Force in Egypt
This paper looks at the effect of COVID on the gender gap in labor market... Read More
Casting Light on Africa’s Shadow Economy
This paper develops a novel empirical framework integrating satellite imagery and machine learning to estimate... Read More
The Impact of Garden-to-Building Conversion on Residential Property Price
Urban land-use regulations often balance environmental preservation with economic development, yet empirical evidence on their... Read More
Economic Sanctions and Nationalist Solidarity: An Empirical Test of the Rally-Around-the-Flag Effect in Iran (2005-2020)
Over the past two decades, Iran has been the target of various international economic sanctions,... Read More
Revolutionary Changes in Institutions and Firm Exports
In general, it is difficult to identify the impact of institutions on trade due to... Read More
Industrial Policy in MENA: Objectives, Drivers and Scope for Plurilateral Cooperation
Unilateral trade and industrial policies adopted by large economies are adversely impacting partner countries and... Read More