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...

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay... Read More

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...

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay... Read More

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...

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay... Read More

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...

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay... Read More

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

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay... Read More

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

Policy Briefs
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Egypt

In a nutshell Egypt’s chronically low female labor force participation and gender pay gaps can... Read More

Policy Briefs
Household Enterprises in Egypt: Between Survival and Vulnerability

In a nutshell We use household enterprise data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Surveys... Read More

Working Papers
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Egypt, 1998–2023

Female labor force participation in Egypt remains low, and wages consistently under-reward women compared to... Read More

Working Papers
Household Micro and Small Enterprises in Egypt: Overview and Developments through 2023

We use household enterprise data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Surveys (ELMPS) in 1998,... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Accelerating the Economic Transition of Qatar

Summary Qatar is a country in transition. Once it began exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG)... Read More

Policy Briefs
Women’s Unpaid Care Work in Egypt: Gender Gaps in Time Use

In a nutshell: A new time-use module in ELMPS 2023 provides the opportunity to examine... Read More

Policy Briefs
Workforce Development During Qatar’s Economic Transition

In a nutshell Qatar’s economic transition to a diversified, competitive, knowledge-based economy requires a workforce... Read More

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