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 Briefs

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as... Read More

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...

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as... Read More

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...

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as... Read More

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...

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as... Read More

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

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as... Read More

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

Working Papers
Social Security Entitlement in Maghreb Countries: Who is Excluded? Who is not Interested?

The issue of whether informal jobs are chosen voluntarily by workers or as a strategy... Read More

Working Papers
Gender Discrimination in the Tunisian Labor Market: The Youth Crisis

This paper combines micro-level and macro-level approaches into a unified empirical design to understand the... Read More

Working Papers
Measuring Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty in Tunisia: Dual cut-off method and Fuzzy Sets approach

The aim of this paper is to measure the vulnerability of multidimensional poverty in Tunisia.... Read More

Working Papers
Education Interrupted: Enrollment, Attainment, and Dropout of Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Education is a key means to integrate refugee populations into their host countries, as well... Read More

Working Papers
Growth and Environmental Degradation in MENA Countries: Methodological Issues and Empirical Evidence

A large number of studies on the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve for MENA... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 10, Issue 2, 2018

Articles in this issue: Crony interlockers and the centrality of banks: the network of Moroccan... Read More

ERF Journal
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 10, Issue 1, 2018

Articles in this issue: Natural resources, incentives and human capital: reinterpreting the curse, Salim M. Araji... Read More

Working Papers
The Structure of Employment and Job Creation in Jordan: 2010-2016

In this paper, we analyze the structure of employment and job creation in Jordan over... Read More

Working Papers
Consumer Preferences and Market Structure in Credit Card Markets: Evidence from Turkey

Using a discrete choice random utility model and unique data from a nationwide consumer survey,... Read More

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