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

Policy Briefs

Reversing the Trend: Policy Levers for Jordan’s Labor...

This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

Job Quality Has Improved for Jordanians Since 2016,...

This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1827

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Household Appliances, Infrastructural Services and Married Women’s Unpaid...

This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1826

Topic

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

This paper reviews the development experiences of the six GCC countries, which managed... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
Islamic Finance and GCC Economic Integration

The GCC has a mixed conventional and Islamic financial system in which overall development prospects... Read More

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013

We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in Turkey... Read More

Working Papers
Education and Labor Market Consequences of Student Protests in Late 1970s and the Subsequent Military Coup in Turkey

1970s witnessed violent, widespread, and highly-politicized student protests in Turkey. Small protests turned into bloody street... Read More

Working Papers
What are the Drivers of Egypt’s Government Debt?

Is government debt solely a fiscal phenomenon? This paper aims to understand what drives government... Read More

Working Papers
The Topography and Sources of Multidimensional Poverty in Turkey

Economic inequality and poverty have been extensively analyzed in monetary terms and the ability to reach... Read More

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