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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.
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Islamic Finance and GCC Economic Integration
The GCC has a mixed conventional and Islamic financial system in which overall development prospects... Read More
From Oil Rents to Inclusive Growth: Lessons from the MENA Region
A copious literature on resource curse correlates oil rents with poor economic outcomes in resource-rich... Read More
The performance of Islamic banks in the MENA region: Are specific risks a minor attribute?
Islamic banks face specific risks related to Sharia-compliant contracts. We provide an exhaustive literature review addressing... Read More
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013
We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in Turkey... Read More
Education and Labor Market Consequences of Student Protests in Late 1970s and the Subsequent Military Coup in Turkey
1970s witnessed violent, widespread, and highly-politicized student protests in Turkey. Small protests turned into bloody street... Read More
What are the Drivers of Egypt’s Government Debt?
Is government debt solely a fiscal phenomenon? This paper aims to understand what drives government... Read More
The Topography and Sources of Multidimensional Poverty in Turkey
Economic inequality and poverty have been extensively analyzed in monetary terms and the ability to reach... Read More
Gender Discrimination among College Graduates – Evidence from Developing Country
In this study, we conduct a multiple identity correspondence audit study that we ran in... Read More
The Formulation of a Regional Opportunity Index: Empirical Evidence from Tunisia
The aim of this paper is to propose a new measure of regional development which... Read More