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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.
Latest ERF Publications
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CO2 Emissions, Environmental Provisions and Global Value Chains: The Middle East and North Africa in a Global Context
The paper investigates the relationship between carbon emissions, environmental provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)... Read More
Exploring the Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Drivers of Climate Change: A Functional Data Analysis Approach
This paper aims at (1) assessing the variations in the trends of CO2 emissions and... Read More
Redistributing Water Rights between the West Bank and Israel – More Than a Zero-sum Game?
This paper analyses the effects of increasing Palestinian access to shared groundwater aquifers with Israel.... Read More
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