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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.
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Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt
In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and... Read More
Lessons and Pitfalls of Transitions to Democracy
When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to succeed. Human... Read More
Tackling Poverty and Poor Health in Turkish Widowed Households State Benefits Work
In a nutshell Single mother widowed households in Turkey that receive survivor benefits are more... Read More
Boosting World Trade in Tunisia and Egypt by Cutting Non-Tariff Barriers Better Imports for Better Exports
In a nutshell Egypt and Tunisia have embraced trade liberalization which has helped them establish... Read More
Employment and Rates of Return to Education in Arab Countries Gender and Public Sector Perspectives
In a nutshell Two interconnected challenges for the Arab region are how to increase the... Read More
Middle East Development Journal – Volume 8, Issue 1, 2016
Articles in this issue: Labor mobility, economic shocks and jobless growth evidence from panel data... Read More
Inequality Decomposition in the Arab Region: Application to Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia
Economic inequality across socio-demographic groups in the Arab region is high and growing. This paper... Read More
Decomposing Welfare Inequality in Egypt and Tunisia: An Oaxaca-Blinder Based Approach
In order to understand the main drivers of welfare inequality in Egypt and Tunisia, the... Read More
Do International Remittances Affect the Performance of Labor Market in Jordan? An Empirical Investigation
The current study examines the effect of international remittances on labor supply decisions of women... Read More