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...

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This paper presents new empirical evidence from Egypt on the existence of intrahousehold... 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...

This paper presents new empirical evidence from Egypt on the existence of intrahousehold... 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...

This paper presents new empirical evidence from Egypt on the existence of intrahousehold... 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
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

Working Papers
General or Vocational? Evidence on School Choice Returns, and “Sheep Skin” Effects From Egypt 1998

The debate on the relative benefits of upper secondary vocational education and of general education... Read More

Working Papers
Industrial Energy Policy: A Case Study of the Demand in Kuwait

The purpose of building the industrial energy demand model was to assess the impact of... Read More

Working Papers
Unemployment Rate in the United Arab Emirates: The Case of Abu Dhabi

Unemployment is a critical social and economic problem in both developed and developing countries. This... Read More

Working Papers
Productive Efficiency in Bahrain Economy

The main objective of this study is to measure and analyze one of the most... Read More

Working Papers
Islamic Banks Participation, Concentration and Profitability: Evidence From MENA Countries

Using cross-country bank level data, this paper examines the performance of Islamic banks in a... Read More

Working Papers
Transporting Turkish Exam Takers: A New Use for an Old Model

This paper argues that the transportation model of linear programming can be used to administer... Read More

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