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 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

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

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under... 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 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under... 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 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under... 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 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under... 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

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Long-term Economy-wide Impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sudan

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a multi-year hydropower storage dam under construction on... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Foreign Direct Investment and Corruption in Egypt: A Co-integration Analysis

This paper examines the impact of corruption on FDI in Egypt during the period 1970-2015... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Shooting Down Trade: The Impact of Russian Sanctions on Turkish Exports and Exporters

On 24 November 2015, Turkish military shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian-Turkey... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Agree to Disagree? Making sense of Vagueness in International Environmental Agreements

This paper explains vagueness in IEAs by the heterogeneity in institutional capacities of the negotiating... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Oil Curse, Islamic Constitutions, and Democracy

There is an ongoing debate on the relationship between Islam, oil wealth and (lack of)... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Economic Diversification in the Middle East and North Africa: A Developmental Approach to Managing Non-renewable Resource Revenues

This paper investigates the political economy of managing resource revenues and economic diversification in Middle... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance in Lebanon: Impact Evaluation on the Well-being of Syrian Refugees

The study aims to measure the impact on Syrian refugees in Lebanon of multi-purpose cash... Read More

ERF 26th Annual Conference
The Determinants of Defense Spending in the Gulf Region: Evidence from Seemingly Unrelated Regressions

We examine the determinants of demand for military expenditures in the Gulf Region (Saudi Arabia,... Read More

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