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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Unravelling The Nexus between Exchange Rate Undervaluation and Global Value Chain Participation

The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of national exports... Read More

Policy Briefs
Aid for Trade and Exports in the MENA Region: When Institutions Matter

In a nutshell Aid for Trade (AfT) is found to increase the probability to export... Read More

Working Papers
Education in Sudan: Disparities in Enrollment, Attainment and Quality

This paper examines the state of education in Sudan, utilizing data from the Sudan Labor... Read More

Working Papers
Determinants of Persistently High Fertility in Sudan

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Sudan has fluctuated around five births per woman since... Read More

Working Papers
The Lives and Livelihoods of the Displaced in Sudan: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees

As of 2022, Sudan was home to 1.1 million refugees and 3.7 million internally displaced... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Potential Employment Generation Capacity of Renewable Energy in MENA

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, globally renowned for its vast reserves of... Read More

Policy Briefs
Toward Frontier Macroeconomic Institutions in Support of Green-Energy Transition in GCC Countries

In a nutshell The current macroeconomic framework of GCC countries has served them rather well... Read More

Conference Paper
The Prospects of the Green Transition in the Arab Region: State-Society Actors, Power Relations, Interests, and Coordination

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society collective actors... Read More

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