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...

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while... 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...

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while... 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...

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

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

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
Natural Resource Volatility and Inclusive Growth in MENA: The Moderating Effect of Financial Development and Institutions

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while examining the... Read More

Conference Paper
Financial Inclusion and Threshold Effects in Carbon Emissions

While the financial inclusion would induce greater pollutant emissions through its impact of economic activity,... Read More

Conference Paper
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Dynamic Space-time Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in Egypt

This paper explores the relationship between climate conditions and poverty in Egypt at a subnational... Read More

Conference Paper
Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region: Analysis of Trends and Dynamics Based on a New Typology

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab... Read More

Conference Paper
Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in... Read More

Conference Paper
The Tradeoff between Child Quantity and Child Quality: Testing Becker’s Q-Q Model and Long-terms Effects on Women Using Data from Egypt

Becker's (1960) seminal work on the economics of fertility introduced the child quantity-quality (Q-Q) tradeoff... Read More

Conference Paper
Informing Policies Amid Multidimensional Poverty Changes: Impact Simulation and Poverty-Reduction Optimization

The Arab region continues to suffer from tragedies of recurring conflicts and crises, characterized by... Read More

Conference Paper
A Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques

This study integrates geospatial analysis with machine learning to understand the interplay and spatial dependencies... Read More

Conference Paper
The Incidence and Wage Penalty of Overeducation: The Case of Egypt

The phenomenon of overeducation is becoming increasingly common across many countries. In this research study,... Read More

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