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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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Policy Briefs

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...
Paloma Avendano , Ruotong Li , Carmen Armas Montalvo , Caroline Krafft , Ragui Assaad and Imane Helmy

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...
Ali Abboud , Serena Canaan , Mahyar Rezazadeh and Nisreen Salti

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...
Sadegh Hossein Zadeh and Atiyeh Vahidmanesh

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...
Caroline Krafft , Ragui Assaad , Imane Helmy and Paloma Avendano

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq
Hassan Gholipour , Georges Harb and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Agglomeration Effects in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Turkey

Real Exchange Rate and Exports in a Rich Resource Economy

Vulnerable Employment Outcomes of Youth in Egypt and Jordan: Trends and Determinants

Gender Discrimination Under Religiosity and Ethnicity Concerns – Evidence from a Developing Country

Education and Labor Market Consequences of Student Protests in Late 1970s and the Subsequent Military Coup in Turkey

The Effect of Labor Market Policies on the Labor Force Behavior in Algeria

Public Employment Shocks and Female Labor Force Participation in Palestine: Evidence from Quasi-Natural Experiment

Polarization, Fractionalization and Reform: A Framework of Political Collaboration with Application to Lebanon

Regional Inequalities in Turkey between 1900-1965 and Impact of Minority Population Movements

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