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

Thought Leadership Series

War, Fragmentation, and Opportunity: Repositioning the MENA Economy...

This research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the... Read More

Date

May, 2026

No.

TL 1

Policy Briefs

Reversing the Trend: Policy Levers for Jordan’s Labor...

This research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

This research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the... 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 research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the... 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

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Trade Liberalization and the Costs and Benefits of Informality: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Model for Egypt

This research aims at assessing the costs and benefits of informality for the Egyptian Economy... Read More

Working Papers
Inequality of Opportunity in Individuals’ Wages and Households’ Assets in Egypt

Inequality has often been cited as one of the leading sources of discontent in Egypt... Read More

Working Papers
Measurement of Total Factor Productivity and Its Determinants: Case of Wheat Sector in Tunisia

The main objectives of this study are to quantify the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth... Read More

Working Papers
The Institutional Curse of Natural Resources in the Arab World

This paper argues that the resource curse in the Arab world is primarily an “institutional... Read More

Working Papers
The Distributional Consequences of Economic Growth and Public Spending Programs in Iran

This paper employs a quantile regression method and household expenditure surveys to assess the general... Read More

Working Papers
Natural Resources, Incentives and Human Capital: Reinterpreting the Curse

We offer an alternative mechanism for the curse of natural resources. In this mechanism, natural... Read More

Working Papers
Are We Sure About the Effects of the Egyptian Uprisings? A SURE Approach

Four years after the historic uprising of the Egyptians in January 2011, we aim to... Read More

Working Papers
The Pros and Cons of Formalizing Informal MSES in the Palestinian Economy

The objective of this paper is to explore the factors that affect the size of... Read More

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