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

Reversing the Trend: Policy Levers for Jordan’s Labor...

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

Job Quality Has Improved for Jordanians Since 2016,...

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1827

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

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

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Household Appliances, Infrastructural Services and Married Women’s Unpaid...

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1826

Topic

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Research Reports
Powering the Future of MENA – Energy Transition Country Profiles: Review of Data and Literature

Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands at a critical crossroads in... Read More

Policy Briefs
الاقتصاد السياسي لانتقال الطاقة

رسائل أساسية تظل منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا استثناءً عالميًا في توجهات الطاقة، إذ ارتفعت... Read More

Policy Briefs
The Political Economy of Energy Transition

In a nutshell MENA remains a global outlier in energy trends. Energy intensity in the... Read More

Policy Briefs
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Egypt

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay gaps can... Read More

Policy Briefs
Household Enterprises in Egypt: Between Survival and Vulnerability

In a nutshell We use household enterprise data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Surveys... Read More

Working Papers
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Egypt, 1998–2023

Female labor force participation in Egypt remains low, and wages consistently under-reward women compared to... Read More

Working Papers
Household Micro and Small Enterprises in Egypt: Overview and Developments through 2023

We use household enterprise data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Surveys (ELMPS) in 1998,... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Accelerating the Economic Transition of Qatar

Summary Qatar is a country in transition. Once it began exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG)... Read More

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