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

Financialization and Income Inequality

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Urban Economies: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Turkey at the Province Level

This paper examines how businesses operating in areas with differing rates of urbanization differ from... Read More

Working Papers
Wages and On-the-Job Training in Tunisia

In this paper, we conduct an econometric analysis of the links of on-the-job training (OJT)... Read More

Working Papers
The Growth of Turkey in World Trade: Opportunity or Threat for MENA Countries?

The aim of this paper is to study the impact of the emergence of the... Read More

Working Papers
Does Islamic Banking Development Favor Macroeconomic Efficiency? Evidence on The Islamic Finance – Growth Nexus

This paper evaluates if the development of Islamic banking influences macroeconomic efficiency. We contribute then... Read More

Working Papers
Understanding Democratic Transitions in The Arab World

The recent Arab uprisings have forced a new trajectory of transitions to democracy from the... Read More

Working Papers
Accounting Information System of Tunisian SMEs: Complexity, Determinants and Impact on Financial Performance

This research is twofold. The first is to identify potential determinants of Accounting Information System... Read More

Working Papers
The Egyptian Economy Post-Revolution: Sectoral Diagnosis of Potential Strengths and Binding Constraints

This paper diagnoses the constraints to growth in Egypt at the sectoral level using the... Read More

Working Papers
Modeling Political Performance of Islamist and Islamist-Rooted Parties in Turkey

The results of seventeen Turkish elections for parliament and local administrations between 1975 and 2011... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of Tutoring on Secondary Streaming in Egypt

In Egypt, tutoring has developed beyond being a remedial education activity for academically weak students... Read More

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