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

Do Savers Learn from Experience? Evidence from Pension...

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1799

Topic

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

G. Financial Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Water Scarcity and Improved Water Use Efficiency in...

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1798

Working Papers

A Dynamic Spatiotemporal Analysis of Growth Convergence, Natural...

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1797

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

D6. Welfare Economics

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

Q5. Environmental Economics

Working Papers

The Role of Artificial Intelligence Within the Algerian...

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in... Read More

Date

October, 2025

No.

1796

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s...

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1795

Topic

I. Health, Education, and Welfare

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
The Political Economy of Attracting Public Funds: The Case of Lebanon

Abstract Using a new exceptional dataset on 80 poverty pockets in Lebanon in 2004, we... Read More

Working Papers
Financing Higher Education in Tunisia

Abstract This paper focuses on Tunisia, which like other developing countries, has allocated increasing levels... Read More

Working Papers
The Determinants and Policy Implications of Off-Balance Sheet Activities in MENA Countries Commercial Banks

Abstract Although there is literature about off-balance sheet (OBS) activities in the banking system, this... Read More

Working Papers
The Unending Search for a New Global Monetary and Financial Architecture

Abstract This paper analyzes some key features of the global monetary and financial crisis and... Read More

Working Papers
Trade Openness, Relative Demand of Skilled Workers and Technological Change in Tunisia, 1998–2002

Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between technological change and the relative demand of skilled... Read More

Working Papers
Assessing The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Wage Inequalities in Egypt: A Microsimulation Analysis

Abstract This paper develops a microsimulation analysis to evaluate the impact of trade liberalization policies... Read More

Working Papers
Does Agricultural Trade Liberalization Help The Poor in Tunisia? A Micro-Macro View in A Dynamic General Equilibrium Context

Abstract This paper is an attempt to contribute to the research on poverty-alleviation potential of... Read More

Working Papers
Decomposing Income Inequality in The Arab Region

Abstract The main objective of this paper is to perform a decomposition analysis of the... Read More

Working Papers
Economic Growth in Bahrain: The Contribution of Multifactor Productivity

Abstract With the process of expansion and the structural transformation taking place in Bahrain, it... Read More

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