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...

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA... 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...

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA... 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...

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

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

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Performance and Credit Rating in Banking: A Comparative Study for Egypt and Lebanon

We investigate the performance and risk in two prominent countries in the MENA region, Egypt... Read More

Working Papers
Fiscal Response to Fluctuating Oil Revenues in Oil Exporting Countries of the Middle East

Using panel data for five Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries, I have investigated the impact of... Read More

Working Papers
A Political Economy Model of Resource Pricing with Evidence from the Fuel Market

The paper suggests that institutional developments may not have monotone effects on economic policy.  The... Read More

Working Papers
Internal and External Economies in Egyptian Manufacturing, 1970-1997

Testing for the existence of internal and external economies in Egyptian manufacturing industries can help... Read More

Working Papers
Investment, Markup and Capacity Utilization in Tunisia

Using data from the Tunisian private manufacturing sector, a theory-consistent model of the investment behavior... Read More

Working Papers
Exporting Labor or Goods? Long-Term Implications for The Palestinian Economy

The restricted access of the Israeli labor market to Palestinian workers is a major negative... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of Distribution on Accumulation, Capacity Utilization and Employment: Testing the Wage-Led Hypothesis for Turkey

This paper analyzes the impact of distribution on accumulation, capacity utilization and employment for Turkey... Read More

Working Papers
Labor Market Competitiveness and Flexibility in Egypt

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the structure and performance of the labor... Read More

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