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

Policy Briefs

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

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance... 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...

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance... 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

Working Papers

Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

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

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Resource Windfalls, Macroeconomic Stability and Growth: The Role of Political Institutions

Abstract We use a new dataset on non-resource GDP to examine the performance of commodity-exporting... Read More

Working Papers
Measuring the Damage from Financial Integration in the GCC: Lessons from the Global Crisis

Abstract In the wake of the global financial crisis, several leading countries of the Gulf... Read More

Working Papers
How Can Recessions Be Brought to An End? Effects of Macroeconomic Policy Actions on Durations of Recessions

Abstract This paper analyzes how effective macroeconomic policy actions are in ending recessions. We also... Read More

Working Papers
Have Islamic Banks Been More Resistant Than Conventional Banks to the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis?

Abstract The recent global financial crisis has induced a series of failures of many conventional... Read More

Working Papers
Business Cycle Leading Indicators for the Tunisian Economy

Abstract This paper investigates the Tunisian business cycle with an objective of constructing an index... Read More

Working Papers
A Unified Framework to Decomposing Inequality with Illustrations to Some Arab Countries

Abstract It is common to decompose the inequality indices of the General Entropy class to... Read More

Working Papers
Migration Aspirations among Young People in Egypt: Who Desires to Migrate?

Abstract International migration has been a vital aspect of labor markets in the Middle East... Read More

Working Papers
Board Independence and Corporate Fraud: The Case of Tunisian Firms

Abstract The question we address in this paper is: what is the role played by... Read More

Working Papers
How Do Women Entrepreneurs Perform? Empirical Evidence from Egypt

Abstract The purpose of this paper is twofold: 1) To explain how women owned MSEs... Read More

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