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

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
Market Integration in the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Mediterranean from the Sixteenth Century until World War I

Making use of large volumes of mostly archival price data, this study examines wheat market... Read More

Conference Paper
Twisting Ties: Analyzing the Impact of Shifting Diplomatic Relations on FDI in Egypt

This study empirically examines the use of capital flows as a tool of economic statecraft... Read More

Conference Paper
Global Value Chain Participation and Economic Growth in MENA: Examining Nonlinearities

This paper investigates whether and to what extent Middle East and North Africa (MENA)'s participation... Read More

Conference Paper
Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of Trade Agreements?

The rapid increase in regional trade agreements (RTAs) in previous decades extends their effect beyond... Read More

Conference Paper
Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of GCC Islamic Banks? The Role of Sustainable and Governance Factors

This paper adds to the banking literature by investigating the non-linear relationship between liquidity creation... Read More

Conference Paper
Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance: Evidence in the Islamic Banking Sector of the GCC Stock Market

This study examines the herding behavior in Islamic banking sector of the Gulf Cooperation Council... Read More

Conference Paper
Do Policy Incentives Foster Wise Financial Choices or Encourage Missteps?

This paper investigates the unintended cognitive consequences of a major retirement savings policy and their... Read More

Conference Paper
MENA Stock Markets Decoupling: Winners and Losers from the Wars in Ukraine and Middle East

The recent wars in Ukraine and the Middle East created opportunities for change and reevaluation... Read More

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