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 paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force... 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 paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force... 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 paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force... 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 paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force... 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 paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force... 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

Working Papers
The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt from 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis

This paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force participation in Egypt... Read More

Working Papers
Changes in Height-for-Age of Children 1995 to 2014

Malnutrition is currently one of the largest threats to public health, with three million children dying... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of Refugees on Native Adolescents’ Test Scores: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Pisa

Existing evidence suggests that low-skilled refugee influx increases high school enrollment among native youth due to... Read More

Working Papers
Employment Transitions of Youth and Health Implications in Egypt

Youth in Egypt suffer from high rates of unemployment and inactivity. They are also heavily affected... Read More

Working Papers
The Politics of Trade Protection: Evidence from an EU-Mandated Tariff Liberalization in Morocco

Although non-tariff measures (NTMs) have surpassed tariffs as the most prevalent instrument of trade protection... Read More

Working Papers
The Trinity of Budgetary Institutions, Political Institutions and Fiscal Cyclicality: Evidence from Egypt

Fiscal policy is empirically proven in many papers as procyclical in developing countries as a... Read More

Working Papers
Stochastic Growth Model and the Role of Shocks to Trend in the MENA Region

This paper investigates the role of shocks to trend in explaining the business cycle fluctuations... Read More

Working Papers
Micro equity for Microenterprises: Evidence from an Artefactual Field of Experiment and Survey

Access to finance is often listed as one of the most important constraints on the... Read More

Working Papers
Funding MSMEs in North Africa and Microfinance: The Issue of Demand and Supply Mismatch

A pooled sample of 3,075 Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) is designed as for... Read More

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