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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.
Latest ERF Publications
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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