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 Research Reports

Empowering Households in Fragile States: Leveraging MSMEs for...

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

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

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence... 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

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence... 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...

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence... 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...

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Explaining Firm-Level Gender Productivity Differential in Africa

The gender gap in firm productivity is the widest in Africa, and evidence on the... Read More

Working Papers
A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of Covid-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model

This paper develops a threshold-augmented dynamic multi-country model (TG-VAR) to quantify the macroeconomic effects of... Read More

Working Papers
Agree to Disagree? Making Sense of Vagueness in International Environmental Agreements

This paper explains vagueness in International Environmental Agreements (IEAs) by the heterogeneity in institutional capacities... Read More

Working Papers
Determinants of Growth Performance of High Growth Firms: An Analysis of The Turkish Manufacturing Sector

Due to their important contribution to overall growth performance of economies policy makers have attributed... Read More

Working Papers
Trade and Exchange Rate Effects: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

We estimate an augmented gravity model using a firm-level database on Turkish firms to revisit... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Developing Countries’ Access to International Capital Markets: What Constraint MENA?

The paper investigates at first factors that affect developing countries access to international capital markets.... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
The Determinants of Tunisia’s Trade Deficit in Recent Years: A Gravity Model Approach

A plethora of empirical research studies have unveiled the determinants of bilateral flows, mainly free... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
The Dynamic Interaction of Exchange Rates and International Trade Flows in the MENA Region: GARCH Analysis

This study examined the dynamics between real exchange rate volatility and the level of international... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Trade and Exchange Rate Effects: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

We estimate an augmented gravity model using a firm-level database on Turkish firms to revisit... Read More

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