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

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1843

Topic

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Labor Market Dynamics and Economic Mobility: An Analysis...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1842

Topic

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1841

Topic

C9. Design of Experiments

N4. Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

Does Automatic Enrollment Crowd Out Voluntary IPS Contribution?...

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

Date

October, 2026

No.

1840

Topic

H3. Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

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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