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...

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business... 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...

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business... 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...

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business... 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
Stochastic Growth Model and the Role of Shocks to Trend in the MENA Region

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business cycle fluctuations... Read More

Working Papers
Micro equity for Microenterprises: Evidence from an Artefactual Field of Experiment and Survey

Access to finance is often listed as one of the most important constraints on the... Read More

Working Papers
Funding MSMEs in North Africa and Microfinance: The Issue of Demand and Supply Mismatch

A pooled sample of 3,075 Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) is designed as for... Read More

Working Papers
Do AEO Programs Facilitate Trade? An Empirical Assessment of the OIC Member States

The Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program comprises of comprehensive trade facilitation and security improvement measures... Read More

Working Papers
On Ideas and Economic Policy: A Survey of MENA Economists

This paper examines how economic ideas have been shaped throughout history and the influence of... Read More

Working Papers
Short- and Long-Run Tail Dependence Switching in MENA Stock Markets: The Roles of Oil, BITCOIN, Gold and VIX

This paper examines the left and right tail dependence-switching structure between twelve MENA stock markets,... Read More

Working Papers
Oil Price Changes and Industrial Output in the MENA Region: Nonlinearities and Asymmetries

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of oil price... Read More

Working Papers
Agglomeration Effects in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Turkey

Spatial inequalities in Turkey are a source of considerable policy concern. In this paper, I estimate... Read More

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