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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.
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The Currency-Plus-Commodity Basket: A Proposal for Exchange Rates in Oil-exporting Countries to Accommodate Trade Shocks Automatically
The paper proposes an exchange rate regime for oil-exporting countries. The goal is to achieve... Read More
The Impact of the Fracking Boom on Arab Oil Producers
This paper makes four contributions. First, it investigates the extent to which the U.S. fracking... Read More
The Regional Impact of Trade Liberalization on Households in Egypt, 1999-2012
This paper assesses the impact of trade liberalization in Egypt by comparing regions more exposed... Read More
The Economic Response of Rural Areas to Local Supply Shock: Evidence From Palestine
This paper examines the economic effect of return commuting from the Israeli labor market on... Read More
Revisiting the Impact of Trade Openness on Informal and Irregular Employment in Egypt
This paper examines the impact of trade openness on job quality through the evolution of... Read More
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 9, Issue 1, 2017
Articles in this issue: Out-of-pocket health spending and equity implications in Tunisia, Ines Ayadi &... Read More
Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Dampen the Negative Effects of Commodity Price Volatility?
This paper studies the impact of commodity terms of trade (CToT) volatility on economic growth... Read More
Sheltering the Poor against Catastrophic Healthcare Payments through Micro Insurance: Lessons from the African Experience
In a nutshell • Access to healthcare without the threat of financial ruin is a... Read More
Egypt Must Strengthen Budget Institutions to Curb Mounting Budget Deficit
In a nutshell • Since the January 2011 popular revolution, the budget deficit in Egypt... Read More