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

From Pressure to Prosperity: Can Jordan Translate Demographic...

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

Date

June, 2026

No.

PB 165

Working Papers

The Impact of Early Childhood Care and Education...

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

Date

June, 2026

No.

1828

Topic

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Progress on Education and...

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

Date

June, 2026

No.

PB 162

Working Papers

Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Demographics, Labor Market Outcomes...

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

Date

June, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-8

Topic

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Policy Briefs

The Twin Transition in Jordan’s Labor Market: Why...

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

Date

June, 2026

No.

PB 168

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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