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

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

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... 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

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... 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...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... 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...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Evaluating A US Policy Rate Threshold Effect on...

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1831

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Informal Employment in the Kabylia Region (Algeria): Labor Force Segmentation, Mobility and Earnings

This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from two household... Read More

Working Papers
Civil War Onset, Natural Resource Rents and Social Cohesion

This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion.... Read More

ERF Journal
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2020

Sovereign wealth funds and cross-border investment bias: the case of Arab countries Ibrahim Elbadawi, Raimundo... Read More

Policy Briefs
Covid-19 and Oil Price Collapse: Coping with a Dual Shock in the Gulf Cooperation Council

In a nutshell: Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) face a dual shock—from both... Read More

Policy Briefs
Countermeasures for the COVID-19 outbreak in Egypt: This Time is Really Different

In a nutshell: Egypt’s ability to sustain the outcomes of recent reforms to the economy... Read More

Working Papers
Patterns of Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10

Income distribution is seen as instrumental to human development and to a number of development... Read More

Working Papers
Does Health Reform Reduce Inequalities? Primary Healthcare of Young Children in Turkey

Health service utilization in early childhood is crucial. It is often observed that children from... Read More

Working Papers
Prospects for Egypt’s Population and Labor Force: 2000 to 2050

I argue in this paper that although recent developments had temporarily reduced demographic pressures on... Read More

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