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

Women’s Employment and Gender Dynamics in the Arab...

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-3

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Women and the Green Economy in Arab Countries...

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-2

Topic

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

Q5. Environmental Economics

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Main Features of Sudan’s Income and Wage...

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1824

Topic

D3. Distribution

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

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Gender Dynamics in the Digital Economy: Opportunities and...

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-1

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

How Can Jordan Increase Female Labor Force Participation?

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

PB 157

Topic

J. Labor and Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Ownership Structure and Bank Performance: Evidence From The Middle East and North Africa

This paper makes a strong contribution to business literature by investigating the effects of organizational... Read More

Working Papers
Employment Effects of Productivity Improvement and Migration of Skills Workers

This paper studies the employment of unskilled labor effects on skilled labor productivity improvements, alternatively... Read More

Working Papers
Financial Sector Policy and Poverty Reduction in Sudan

This paper examines the structure and performance of the financial sector in Sudan and its... Read More

Working Papers
Maghreb Rural-Urban Migration: The Movement to Morocco’s Towns

Using data from national-level households survey, this study seeks to fill a gap in the... Read More

Working Papers
The Role of Housing Markets in the Timing of Marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia

The transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is increasingly characterized... Read More

Working Papers
Employment’s Role in Enabling and Constraining Marriage in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper makes use of a series of comparable surveys to investigate the role of... Read More

Working Papers
Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Egypt: Does Women’s Empowerment Lead to Greater Investments in Children?

This paper presents new empirical evidence from Egypt on the existence of intrahousehold allocation bias.... Read More

Working Papers
Economic Performance and Unemployment: Evidence from an Emerging Economy – Turkey

This article examines whether various macroeconomic policy shocks have different effects on the overall unemployment... Read More

Working Papers
De Facto Exchange Rate Policies in the MENA Region: Toward Deeper Cooperation

The adoption of exchange rate policy coordination and cooperation within a regional framework becomes a... Read More

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