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

Do Savers Learn from Experience? Evidence from Pension...

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

Date

October, 2025

No.

1799

Topic

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

G. Financial Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Water Scarcity and Improved Water Use Efficiency in...

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

Date

October, 2025

No.

1798

Working Papers

A Dynamic Spatiotemporal Analysis of Growth Convergence, Natural...

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

Date

October, 2025

No.

1797

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

D6. Welfare Economics

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

Q5. Environmental Economics

Working Papers

The Role of Artificial Intelligence Within the Algerian...

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

Date

October, 2025

No.

1796

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s...

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

Date

September, 2025

No.

1795

Topic

I. Health, Education, and Welfare

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

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

Policy Briefs
Guidelines for Cost-Effective Public Procurement

In a nutshell Public procurement comprises a significant part of GDP in both developing and... Read More

Working Papers
Reforming Fiscal Institutions in Resource-Rich Arab Economies: Policy Proposals

This paper traces the evolution of fiscal institutions of Resource Rich Arab Economies (RRAEs) over... Read More

Working Papers
Schooling Choices’ Responses to Labor Market Shocks: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

This paper uses the closure of Israeli labor market to examine the effect of a... Read More

Working Papers
Oil Revenues Shocks and Inequality in Iran

We study the responses of income inequality to positive per capita oil and gas revenues... Read More

Working Papers
Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq

This paper examines the relationship between armed conflict intensity and child labor using household level... Read More

Working Papers
Does it Still Pay to Go to College in Egypt? Decomposition Analysis of Wage Differentials For College and Non-College Graduates

This paper analyzes the educational wage differentials among youth graduates in Egypt using a nationally... Read More

Working Papers
Does Central Bank Independence Matter in Arab Oil Exporters

The paper shows that central banks in Arab oil exporters are not independent. Low independence... Read More

Working Papers
Do More Productive Firms Pay Workers More? Evidence from Egypt

Theoretically, in perfectly competitive markets with full information, marginal productivity of labor and workers’ wages... Read More

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