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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.
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Testing for Market Imperfections: Participation in Land & Labor Contracts in Turkish Agriculture
Abstract A remarkable degree of self-sufficiency is a distinguishing feature of the typical Third World... Read More
Membership in Two Customs Unions
Abstract Under certain membership property rights obeying the 'liberal ethic' and 'approved entry' axioms, we... Read More
Equity in Educational Expenditures in The Middle East & North Africa
Abstract Educational policies affect access to schooling, and consequently, determine jobs and income, both of... Read More
Comparative Study of Central, East European, Baltic & Turkish Economies With a View to Future Membership in the EU
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to comparatively study the Central European Economies (CEE),... Read More
Public Sector Employment & Labor Markets in Arab Countries: Recent Developments & Policy Implications
Abstract This paper surveys recent trends in public sector labor practices in a group of... Read More
Developments in Money Supply Issues and Policies in Developing Countries, With Reference to Stabilization and Structural Adjustment Policies: Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature
Abstract The choice of the instrument variables to achieve the specified objectives of stabilization and... Read More
Unemployment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Required Employment Policies
Abstract The paper tackles the plight of unemployment facing the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) as... Read More
Impact of Bureaucratic Inefficiency and Corruption on the Performance of Trade Liberalization Policies in Iran
Abstract Iran started a series of trade and exchange rate reforms in 1988. Before these... Read More
Beyond Informality: The Importance of Macro- and Local-Level Environments in the Development of Small Firms in Egypt
Abstract In recent years, international development agencies have asserted that the 'informal sector' can play... Read More