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

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Evaluating A US Policy Rate Threshold Effect on...

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1831

Topic

E4. Money and Interest Rates

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Briefs
Time Use, Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Employment in Jordan

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in the JLMPS 2025 makes it possible to... Read More

Working Papers
Gender Differences in Time Use in Jordan: Unpaid Caregiving and Female Employment

Using the 2025 wave of the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS), this paper describes... Read More

Policy Briefs
Does Social Protection in Jordan Ensure Coverage for Vulnerable Groups?

In a nutshell Jordan’s social protection system has made important strides since 2010, with effective... Read More

Policy Briefs
Wage Trends and Inequality in Jordan: 2010-2025

In a nutshell Economic conditions and large migrant inflows have been shaping wage distribution and... Read More

Working Papers
Wage Trends and Inequality in Jordan: 2010-2025

This paper examines wage trends and wage inequality in Jordan from 2010 to 2025, a... Read More

Working Papers
Does Social Protection in Jordan Ensure Coverage for Vulnerable Groups?

This paper analyzes the evolution of and disparities in access to different social protection (SP)... Read More

Conference Paper
The Green Finance Blind Spot: A Bibliometric Analysis on GVC, Green Finance and Decarbonization

As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region seeks to harness private enterprises for... Read More

Conference Paper
Powering the Energy Transition in Enterprises: Empirical Insights into the Global Value Chain–Energy Innovation Nexus

Global value chain (GVC) embedding can induce businesses’ energy efficiency and decarbonization transition. Yet, this... Read More

Conference Paper
The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System on 3rd Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Could the European Union’s Emission Trading System (EU’s ETS) have both negative (carbon leakage) and... Read More

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