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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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Household Asset Inequality in Turkey: How Informative is the Survey of Income and Living Conditions?
Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by TurkStat, we... Read More
Empirical Application of Collective Household Labour Supply Model in Iraq
In this study we explore the determinants of the women’s labour supply and we attempt... Read More
The Tenacity of the Arab Spring in People’s Perception: Trends in Values Among Egyptians
This paper assesses three perspectives on the Arab Spring: (i) a movement toward liberal democracy,... Read More
Does Education Indoctrinate? The Effect of Education on Political Preferences In Democracies and Autocracies
Using World Value Survey and European Value Study data spanning 96 countries and over 300,000... Read More
Asset Inequality in MENA: The Missing Dimension?
Studies of economic inequality have traditionally relied on income or consumption as their welfare aggregate.... Read More
Do Emigrants Self-Select Along Cultural Traits? Evidence From the MENA Countries
This paper empirically investigates whether emigrants from MENA countries self-select on cultural traits such as... Read More
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Macroeconomic Stabilization in the Home Economy
The analysis of this paper suggests that SWFs have a robust stabilizing role against fiscal... Read More
On the Determinants of Souverign Wealth Funds’ Investments: Are Arab SWFS Different?
The present study investigates the determinants of Arab sovereign wealth funds' (SWFs) investment decisions. Using... Read More
Sovereign Wealth Funds, Cross-Border Investment Bias and Institutions: The Case of Arab Countries
SWF surpassed US$ 5.5 trillion in assets in 2014, growing nine-fold since 2002. Typically, SWFs... Read More