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

Financialization and Income Inequality

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Perspectives
Lessons and Pitfalls of Transitions to Democracy

When elites agree to compromise during regime transitions, democratization is more likely to succeed. Human... Read More

Policy Briefs
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

Policy Briefs
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

Policy Briefs
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

ERF Journal
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
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

Working Papers
Social Transfers and Income Inequality in Turkey: How Important Is the Gender Dimension?

The main purpose of this project is to carry out descriptive analyses to determine the... Read More

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