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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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Out of Pocket Education Expenditure and Household Budget: Evidence from Arab Countries
The paper attempts to present a comparative study for patterns of household expenditure on education... Read More
Patterns of Veiling Among Muslim Women
This paper exploits a unique source of data, the Gallup World Poll, and is the... Read More
Comparing Retrospective and Panel Data Collection Methods to Assess Labor Market Dynamics
Abstract There is potential for measurement problems in both retrospective and panel microdata. In this... Read More
Labor Market Dynamics and Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence From Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia
Abstract Although it is well-established in the literature that unemployment is a labor market insertion... Read More
Identifying Sources of Inefficiency among Students of Five MENA Countries
Instead of pushing pupils to learn by rote, the education task should be to develop... Read More
An Analysis of Education Expenditures in Turkey By Income Groups
Abstract Using Turkish Household Budget Surveys from 2003, 2007 and 2012, this paper investigates the... Read More
Algeria and the Natural Resource Curse: Oil Abundance and Economic Growth
Abstract In this paper we examine the interaction between oil-export revenue and long-run economic growth... Read More
Is There a Glass Ceiling in Morocco? Evidence From Matched Worker-Firm Data
Abstract According to the glass ceiling hypothesis evidenced in developed countries, there exist larger gender pay... Read More
Momentum in Emerging Markets: Investigation of Overconfidence and Cognitive BIAS Factors
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to check if investors in emerging markets, especially... Read More