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...

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North... 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...

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North... 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...

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North... 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
Trade and Migration, Are they Complements or Substitutes: A Review of Four MENA Countries

This study reviews two types of migration flows within the Middle East North Africa (MENA)... Read More

Working Papers
Measuring Exchange Rate Misalignment

We propose a new methodology to measure exchange rate misalignment for Turkey, which has already... Read More

Working Papers
Diversity and Historical Processes in Human Development: The Decline of Rationality

The paper is divided into two parts: conceptual and factual. A conceptual review of the... Read More

Working Papers
Hiding Public Debt

This paper examines the determinants of hidden public debt—that is, government financial commitments and contingent... Read More

Working Papers
Measurement and Nature of Absolute Poverty in Least Development Countries

This paper provides new national accounts consistent poverty estimates for low-income countries. The paper compares... Read More

Working Papers
Climate Change, Gender, Decision-Making Power, and Migration into the Saiss Region of Morocco

Studies on migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have so far... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of Patriarchal Culture on Women’s Labor Force Participation

We show that measures of patriarchal culture are correlated with female labor force participation (FLFP)... Read More

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