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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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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
Violent Conflict and Vaccinations: Evidence from Iraq
Using a generalized difference-in-differences approach, we find that children residing in high- conflict areas in... Read More
Children of War: Inter-group Conflict and Child Welfare in Iraq
Conflicts lead to not only deaths, but the consequences could be a source of stress... Read More
Effect of Witnessing House Raids and Arrests on Child Behavior: Evidence from Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
This study utilizes self-reported data on exposure to conflict, collected in the West Bank, to... Read More