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

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System...

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1843

Topic

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Labor Market Dynamics and Economic Mobility: An Analysis...

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1842

Topic

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from...

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1841

Topic

C9. Design of Experiments

N4. Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

Does Automatic Enrollment Crowd Out Voluntary IPS Contribution?...

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1840

Topic

H3. Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Oil Price Changes and Industrial Output in the MENA Region: Nonlinearities and Asymmetries

In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of oil price... Read More

Working Papers
Agglomeration Effects in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Turkey

Spatial inequalities in Turkey are a source of considerable policy concern. In this paper, I estimate... Read More

Working Papers
Growth After War in Syria

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and income trajectory... Read More

Working Papers
Youth Multidimensional Poverty and Its Dynamics: Evidence From Selected Countries In The Mena Region

A broad consensus among the academic, and other national and international institutions is that poverty... Read More

Working Papers
Regional Employment Support Programmes And Multidimensional Poverty of Youth in Turkey

Poverty has been ongoing for many years and still continues to exist in almost all... Read More

Working Papers
Arab Geopolitics in Turmoil: Implications Of Qatar-Gulf Crisis for Business

On June 5, 2017 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain (known as... Read More

Working Papers
Macroeconomic Policies and the Iranian Economy in the Era of Sanctions

This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic policies in the era of sanctions on the... Read More

Working Papers
An optimal early warning system for currency crises under model uncertainty

This paper assesses a number of early warning (EWS) models of financial crises with the... Read More

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