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

Financialization and Income Inequality

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

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

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

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
The Impact of the Informal Sector on Firm Performance: New Evidence for MENA Firms

This study investigates the impact of the informal sector on firm performance for over 10.000... Read More

Conference Paper
Access and Use of Digital Technologies and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Firm-Level Survey in Egypt

This study assesses the effects of static and dynamic access, and use of digital technologies... Read More

Conference Paper
From Bytes to Business: Mobile Broadband, Firm Creations and Digital Divide in Tunisia

This paper investigates the impact of mobile broadband Internet on business creation in Tunisia. Using... Read More

Conference Paper
The Role of Artificial Intelligence Within the Algerian Economy: Opportunity or Threat to the Job Market?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming global labor markets, offering opportunities to boost productivity and create... Read More

Conference Paper
Startups’ Performance: Evidence from Tunisia

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic characteristics of startups,... Read More

Conference Paper
Youth Entrepreneurial Capabilities and Performance of their Businesses

In this study, we examine the relationship between the firm-level capabilities of the youth business... Read More

Conference Paper
Is ChatGPT Detrimental to Innovation? A Field Experiment among University Students

This paper investigates the potential collateral effects of A.I innovations, specifically ChatGPT, on three key... Read More

Conference Paper
Explaining the Increase in Food Subsidy Expenditures in Tunisia

Since 2011, in a post-revolutionary context, the debate on the CGC in Tunisia has resurfaced... Read More

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