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

ERF Journal

MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June...

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

Vol. 17, No. 1

Policy Briefs

Winners and Losers of Price Inflation in Tunisia

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

PB155

Topic

E. Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Working Papers

Digital Financial Inclusion and Socioeconomic Sustainability in Saudi...

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1783

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

Working Papers

The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size...

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1782

Topic

P3. Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

F1. Trade

Working Papers

Tracing the COVID-19 Footprint: A Sectoral Interrupted Time...

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1781

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

Q4. Energy

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Briefs
The Durable Effects of Gender Policies: Social Change in Arab Countries

In a nutshell Gender inequality constrains the economic development of Arab countries. The level of... Read More

Working Papers
Pre – Birth Exposure to Ramadan, Height, and the Length of Gastation

The effect of pre-birth exposure to Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, on children’s height... Read More

Working Papers
Envy and the Islamic Revival: Experimental Evidence from Tunisia

The Islamic revival defined as the call for a resurgence of Islamic culture by opposition... Read More

Working Papers
Fiscal Outcomes in Bahrain: Oil Price Volatility, Fiscal Institutions or Politics?

The paper argues that political economy factors, rather than oil wealth, shape the budgetary process and... Read More

Working Papers
Economic Geography, Growth Dynamics and Human Capital Accumulation in Turkey: Evidence from Regional and Micro Data

This study explores the endogenous relationship among market access, wages and human capital accumulation in... Read More

Working Papers
Picking Winners at the Ballot Box: Votes and Local Economic Growth in Turkey

While there is systematic evidence of how governments affect policy outputs for strategic reasons, a... Read More

Working Papers
Structural Transformation in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia: Patterns, Drivers and Constraints

This paper conducts an analysis of the structural transformation in three MENA countries, Tunisia, Morocco... Read More

Working Papers
Oil Price Volatility, Financial Institutions and Economic Growth

Theory attributes finance with the ability to both promote growth and reduce output volatility. But... Read More

Working Papers
Chronic Illness and Labor Market Participation in Arab Countries: Evidence from Egypt and Tunisia

This study examines the effect of chronic illness on labor force participation in Egypt and... Read More

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