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...

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a... 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...

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a... 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...

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a... 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
Economic Growth in Egypt: Constraints and Determinants

Egypt accelerated its ongoing transition from a public sector dominated economy to a private sector... Read More

Working Papers
Measuring Hunger and Food Insecurity in Yemen

Yemen has become the first country in the MENA region to develop and field a... Read More

Working Papers
Population Aging, Labor Mobility and Economic Growth: Evidence From MENA and the Developed World

This paper examines the economic effects of aging trends using a two-period, two-region OLG model... Read More

Working Papers
How Flexible are Small Firms? An Analysis on the Determinants of Flexibility

Although the standard microeconomic analysis is usually based on the assumption of the existence of... Read More

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

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