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 main objective of this paper is to examine how institutional factors mediate... 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 main objective of this paper is to examine how institutional factors mediate... 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 main objective of this paper is to examine how institutional factors mediate... 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 main objective of this paper is to examine how institutional factors mediate... 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 main objective of this paper is to examine how institutional factors mediate... 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

Conference Paper
Natural Resource Volatility and Inclusive Growth in MENA: The Moderating Effect of Financial Development and Institutions

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while examining the... Read More

Conference Paper
Financial Inclusion and Threshold Effects in Carbon Emissions

While the financial inclusion would induce greater pollutant emissions through its impact of economic activity,... Read More

Conference Paper
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Dynamic Space-time Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in Egypt

This paper explores the relationship between climate conditions and poverty in Egypt at a subnational... Read More

Conference Paper
Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region: Analysis of Trends and Dynamics Based on a New Typology

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab... Read More

Conference Paper
Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in... Read More

Conference Paper
The Tradeoff between Child Quantity and Child Quality: Testing Becker’s Q-Q Model and Long-terms Effects on Women Using Data from Egypt

Becker's (1960) seminal work on the economics of fertility introduced the child quantity-quality (Q-Q) tradeoff... Read More

Conference Paper
Informing Policies Amid Multidimensional Poverty Changes: Impact Simulation and Poverty-Reduction Optimization

The Arab region continues to suffer from tragedies of recurring conflicts and crises, characterized by... Read More

Conference Paper
A Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques

This study integrates geospatial analysis with machine learning to understand the interplay and spatial dependencies... Read More

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