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 Research Reports

Empowering Households in Fragile States: Leveraging MSMEs for...

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Policy choices in an era of intangibles- where to start?

Based on the author’s keynote talk at the ERF’s 25th anniversary conference in Kuwait City... Read More

Working Papers
The impact of militarization on gender inequality and female labor force participation

Feminist research has revealed significant relationships between militarization, patriarchy, and gender inequality. This paper takes that... Read More

Working Papers
Intimate partner violence against women in Turkey: evidence from a national household survey

According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), one in three women has experienced physical... Read More

Working Papers
Are politically connected firms turtles or gazelles? Evidence from the Egyptian uprising

Using an original firm-level database and utilizing the incidence of the Egyptian uprising of 2011,... Read More

Working Papers
Returns to Investment in Education: The Case of Turkey

This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using the... Read More

Working Papers
Winners and Losers in Industrial Policy 2.0: An evaluation of the impacts of the Tunisian Industrial Upgrading Program

Large scale business subsidies tied to national industrial development promotion pro-grams are notoriously difficult to... Read More

Working Papers
A Decade of Competition Policy in Arab Countries: A De jure and De facto Assessment

Despite its several benefits, competition policy seems to lack the attention it deserves in terms... Read More

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