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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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Could New Growth Cross-Country Empirics Explain the Single Country Growth of Syria during 1965-2004?
Abstract The goal of this paper is to examine, whether the results of new growth... Read More
Measuring Agricultural Productivity Growth in MENA Countries
Abstract This paper investigates the patterns of agricultural productivity growth in Middle East and North Africa... Read More
Sticks Rather than Carrots to Induce More Formality
In a nutshell Formalizing informal firms and employment has a number of potential benefits for... Read More
Modifying the Path of Fertility Rates to Accelerate Egypts Entry in the Demographic Window (in Arabic)
لمحات تمثل الاتجاهات التصاعدية الأخيرة في المؤشرات السكانية وأهمها معدلات الخصوبة تهديدا حقيقيا ليس فقط... Read More
Going beyond Doing Business to Foster Job Creation in Arab Countries
In a nutshell Creating enough jobs is a key development challenge for Arab countries. To... Read More
The Fable of the Bees: Humanity in the 21st Century – Begin or End?
The first arrival of humanity to earth was Adam and Eve. It took time for... Read More
The Environment and the Economy in the Arab World
Environmental concerns in the Arab world are very rarely taken into consideration when designing public... Read More
Welfare Effects of Institutional Reform in Public Utilities: The Case of Voice Telecommunication in Egypt
Many countries, including Egypt, have undergone significant utility sector reform since the 1990s. This case... Read More
Oil, Economic Diversification, and Development in the Arab World
This report aims at providing ERF with a sound basis for selecting and designing a... Read More