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

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Research Reports
Job Creation in Egypt: A Sectoral and Geographical Analysis Focusing on Private Establishments 1996-2017

This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments in Egypt... Read More

Working Papers
The Future of Jobs is Facing One, Maybe Two, of the Biggest Price Distortions Ever

Discussions of the future of jobs are concerned that technological change will displace labor and... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 11, Issue 2, 2019

Middle East Development Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2, 2019 Articles in this issue: How... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 11, Issue 1, 2019

Middle East Development Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1, 2019 Articles in this issue: Estimating... Read More

Inequality Trends around the Mediterranean
Fuel Poverty Exposure and Drivers: A comparison of Vulnerability Landscape between Egypt and Jordan

This article, using ERF-LIS harmonised micro data, develops an empirical model to investigate the extent... Read More

Policy Briefs
Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt

In a nutshell One of the main challenges facing the Egyptian economy is that it... Read More

Working Papers
Trends and Patterns of Women’s Enterpreneurship in Egypt

This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the trends and patterns of women’s role in... Read More

Working Papers
Inequality and Income Mobility in Egypt

This paper explores trends in wage and income levels and inequality and mobility in Egypt, especially... Read More

Policy Briefs
When Agglomeration is Necessary but not Sufficient for Productivity in Egypt

In a Nutshell Spatial agglomeration has always been the most important driver of industrial growth... Read More

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