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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors.... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors.... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors.... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors.... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors.... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Nexus Between Business-Investment Climate and Firm Performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Business and investment climate indicators are relations between the public and private sectors. They may... Read More

Working Papers
Sources of Heterogeneity in Labor Productivity and Total Factor Productivity in Egyptian Manufacturing

Egypt Ranking in the World Competitiveness Report deteriorated between 2004 and 2017. Boosting competitiveness requires... Read More

Working Papers
Youth Vulnerability in Egypt and Jordan: Dimensions and Determinants

Youth unemployment in the MENA region is the highest in the world, at over 40%... Read More

Working Papers
Are the Credit Rating Agencies Biased Against MENA Countries?

We investigate the claims on regional biases in the sovereign credit ratings assigned by Fitch... Read More

Working Papers
The Political Economy of Business Elites in Tunisia: Actors, Strategies and Identities

When the Tunisian government seized the assets of the Ben Ali clan in 2011, prosperous... Read More

Working Papers
Impact of Informal Job-search on Wages for University Graduates in Egypt and Jordan

This research examines the impact of informal job search on wage for university graduates on... Read More

Working Papers
State Business Relations and the Dynamics of Job Flows in Egypt and Turkey

This study is motivated by the ongoing interest of policy makers in the possible sources... Read More

Working Papers
Global Value Chains and Business Environment: Which Factors Do Really Matter?

This study attempts to assess the effect of business environment on the possibility of a... Read More

Working Papers
Productivity, Structural Change and Skills Dynamics in Tunisia and Turkey

This article explores the contribution of the structural change and the skill upgrading of the... Read More

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