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 COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global economy, particularly... 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 COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global economy, particularly... 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 COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global economy, particularly... 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 COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global economy, particularly... 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 COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global economy, particularly... 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
The Impacts of Matching Contributions on Retirement Savings: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment

Using a large administrative dataset containing information for over 39 million private pension contracts and... Read More

Conference Paper
Explaining the Financial Inclusion and Digital Financial Access Gap in the Aftermath of COVID-19: A Case Study of Palestine

This research proposes to investigate what factors contribute to the gender gap in financial inclusion,... Read More

Conference Paper
Did the US Federal Reserve Policy Harm the Stability of GCC Banks?

This study analyzed the performance and risk management practices of the top banks in the... Read More

Conference Paper
Sovereign Risk Mispricing and Investor Herding: MENA Debt Markets

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier debt markets,... Read More

Conference Paper
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

This paper presents the panorama of zombie firms in the Turkish economy, which are highly... Read More

Conference Paper
Economic and Distributional Effects of Dams: Evidence from Iran

We examine the economic and distributional effects of dams in rural areas. We introduce a... Read More

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