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

Working Papers

Bridging Education and Fertility: Unraveling the Role of...

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1780

Topic

I14 Health and Inequality

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Domestic and External Determinants of Inflation: An Empirical...

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1779

Topic

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E6. Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

Working Papers

The Missing Link: When GVC Does Not Matter...

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

1778

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Does the Inverted U-Shaped Kuznets Environmental Curve Hold...

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1777

Topic

Q5. Environmental Economics

Working Papers

The Role of FDI in Boosting Peacebuilding in...

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the... Read More

Date

May, 2025

No.

1775

Topic

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Edited Volumes
Crony Capitalism in the Middle East – Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring

Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the literature on... Read More

Working Papers
Policy choices in an era of intangibles- where to start?

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in Kuwait City... Read More

Working Papers
The impact of militarization on gender inequality and female labor force participation

Feminist research has revealed significant relationships between militarization, patriarchy, and gender inequality. This paper takes that... Read More

Working Papers
Intimate partner violence against women in Turkey: evidence from a national household survey

According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), one in three women has experienced physical... Read More

Working Papers
Are politically connected firms turtles or gazelles? Evidence from the Egyptian uprising

Using an original firm-level database and utilizing the incidence of the Egyptian uprising of 2011,... Read More

Working Papers
Returns to Investment in Education: The Case of Turkey

This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using the... Read More

Working Papers
Winners and Losers in Industrial Policy 2.0: An evaluation of the impacts of the Tunisian Industrial Upgrading Program

Large scale business subsidies tied to national industrial development promotion pro-grams are notoriously difficult to... Read More

Working Papers
A Decade of Competition Policy in Arab Countries: A De jure and De facto Assessment

Despite its several benefits, competition policy seems to lack the attention it deserves in terms... Read More

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