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

ERF Journal

MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June...

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research... Read More

Date

June, 2025

No.

Vol. 17, No. 1

Policy Briefs

Winners and Losers of Price Inflation in Tunisia

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

PB155

Topic

E. Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Working Papers

Digital Financial Inclusion and Socioeconomic Sustainability in Saudi...

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1783

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

Working Papers

The Effect of International Sanctions on the Size...

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1782

Topic

P3. Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

F1. Trade

Working Papers

Tracing the COVID-19 Footprint: A Sectoral Interrupted Time...

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research... Read More

Date

July, 2025

No.

1781

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

Q4. Energy

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Incidence and Wage Penalty of Overqualification: The Case of Egypt

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research study examines... Read More

Working Papers
Does The Trillion-Dollar Cost of Sanctions Matter for Iranian Economic Development?

This paper estimates the economic cost of sanctions on Iran (both aggregate and per capita)... Read More

Working Papers
Revisiting Economic Diversification: A Cross-country Analysis

The existing literature on development and economic diversification finds an inverted-U function between these two... Read More

Working Papers
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

This paper presents the panorama of zombie firms in the Turkish economy, which are highly... Read More

Working Papers
From Flow to Fortune? The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Dams

We examine the economic effects of agricultural dams for Iran. To estimate the benefits of... Read More

Working Papers
Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

Early marriage persists in many countries despite legal prohibition. We investigate the role of income... Read More

Policy Briefs
Employment Generation Capacity of Renewable Energy in MENA

In a nutshell:  The adoption of green energy technologies necessitates the establishment of new supporting... Read More

Policy Briefs
Navigating the Green Energy Transition in the MENA Region

In a nutshell: The MENA region’s over-reliance on hydrocarbon exports has led to serious economic... Read More

Working Papers
Traders’ War Against Trade Walls: Evidence from Import Prohibition in Iran

While governments justify trade bans in terms of home protection and controlling currency crises, traders... Read More

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