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

Aid for Trade, Political Ties, and Global Value...

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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1806

Topic

F1. Trade

Working Papers

Market Integration in the Ottoman Balkans and the...

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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1805

Topic

N8. Micro-Business History

N9. Regional and Urban History

N1. Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Working Papers

The Effect of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests...

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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1804

Topic

F5. International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

Working Papers

Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth

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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1803

Topic

C2. Single Equation Models

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Harnessing Administrative Data for Impact: The Case of...

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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1802

Topic

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

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

Working Papers
A Multi-Dimensional Measure of Well-being among Youth: The Case of Palestinian Refugee Youth in Lebanon

This paper develops a youth well-being index, which allows for the first time to expand... Read More

Working Papers
Price Synchronicity, Inter-Firm Networks, and Business Groups in the Middle East and North Africa

Business groups are an essential part of the political economy of almost all capitalist countries.... Read More

Working Papers
Productivity and Resource Misallocation: Evidence from Firms in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Countries

Resource reallocation from low to high productivity firms can generate large aggregate productivity gains with... Read More

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