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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

Using micro data from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted by... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
Asset Inequality in MENA: The Missing Dimension?

Studies of economic inequality have traditionally relied on income or consumption as their welfare aggregate.... Read More

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

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