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...

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we... 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...

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we... 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...

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we... 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
Gender Discrimination among College Graduates – Evidence from Developing Country

In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we ran in... Read More

Working Papers
The Formulation of a Regional Opportunity Index: Empirical Evidence from Tunisia

The aim of this paper is to propose a new measure of regional development which... Read More

Working Papers
PERSPECTIVES DES FLUX D’ÉMIGRANTS ET DES TRANSFERTS DE FONDS ENTRE LA TUNISIE ET L’EUROPE

Based on the characteristics of the Tunisian and European economy and its evolution during the 1994-2015... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Job Creation in Egypt: A Sectoral and Geographical Analysis Focusing on Private Establishments 1996-2017

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments in Egypt... Read More

Working Papers
The Future of Jobs is Facing One, Maybe Two, of the Biggest Price Distortions Ever

Discussions of the future of jobs are concerned that technological change will displace labor and... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 11, Issue 2, 2019

Middle East Development Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2, 2019 Articles in this issue: How... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 11, Issue 1, 2019

Middle East Development Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1, 2019 Articles in this issue: Estimating... Read More

Inequality Trends around the Mediterranean
Fuel Poverty Exposure and Drivers: A comparison of Vulnerability Landscape between Egypt and Jordan

This article, using ERF-LIS harmonised micro data, develops an empirical model to investigate the extent... Read More

Policy Briefs
Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt

In a nutshell One of the main challenges facing the Egyptian economy is that it... Read More

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