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

Working Papers

Financialization and Income Inequality

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Do Natural Resources Inhibit Transparency?

Using a new dataset on transparency across 177 countries from 1970 to 2010 and new... Read More

Working Papers
Social Order, Rents and Ecnomic Development in Iran since the Early 20th Century

This paper examines the evolution of social orders in Iran since the early 20th century... Read More

Working Papers
Women’s Participation in the Egyptian Labor Market: 1998 – 2012

This paper examines the reasons for the persistently low participation of women in the Egyptian... Read More

Working Papers
Does Banking Market Power Matter on Financial (In) Stability? Evidence from the Banking Industry MENA Region

The various financial crises during the last two decades, and particularly since the 2007-2008 Global... Read More

Working Papers
Harnessing the Sun and Wind for Economic Development? An Economy-Wide Assessment for Egypt

While the recent political transition in Egypt has put much-needed policy reforms on hold, our... Read More

Working Papers
Determinants of Unemployment Duration

This study uses a set of dates on unemployment, employment, mobility, marriage, and birth, from... Read More

Working Papers
From Productivity to Exporting or Vice Versa? Evidence from Tunisian Manufacturing Sector

In this paper we explore the link between firms’ productivity and exporting using firm level... Read More

Working Papers
Salaires, Genre et Choix de Secteurs en Algerie

Dans ce chapitre, nous analysons les déterminants du choix du secteur et les salaires pour... Read More

Working Papers
Informality and Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women in Egypt

The paper attempts to quantify the impact of informal employment on women’s contribution to the... Read More

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