Publications

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

Working Papers

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Evaluating A US Policy Rate Threshold Effect on...

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1831

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Implications of Inequality for Corruption: Does the MENA Region Stand Out?

If political connectedness and ability to get ahead through corruption are latent dimensions of multidimensional... Read More

Working Papers
Economic Diversification, Oil Revenue Management, and Industrial Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper investigates the political economy of resource revenue management in the context of an... Read More

Working Papers
Export Diversification and Sophistication and Industrial Policy in Tunisia

This paper explores the Tunisian experience of exports diversification and the role played by industrial... Read More

Working Papers
What Do Jobseekers Want? Estimating Reservation Wages and the Value of Job Attributes

Understanding jobseeker preferences, including their reservation wages and how much they value different non-wage amenities,... Read More

Policy Briefs
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

Project Draft Paper
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

Project Draft Paper
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

Project Draft Paper
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

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