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

Women’s Employment and Gender Dynamics in the Arab...

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-3

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Women and the Green Economy in Arab Countries...

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-2

Topic

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

Q5. Environmental Economics

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Main Features of Sudan’s Income and Wage...

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

1824

Topic

D3. Distribution

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

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Gender Dynamics in the Digital Economy: Opportunities and...

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

SWP 2026-1

Topic

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

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

How Can Jordan Increase Female Labor Force Participation?

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier... Read More

Date

March, 2026

No.

PB 157

Topic

J. Labor and Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
Sovereign Risk Mispricing and Investor Herding: MENA Debt Markets

In response to the scarce evidence regarding herd behavior in emerging and frontier debt markets,... Read More

Conference Paper
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

This paper presents the panorama of zombie firms in the Turkish economy, which are highly... Read More

Conference Paper
Economic and Distributional Effects of Dams: Evidence from Iran

We examine the economic and distributional effects of dams in rural areas. We introduce a... Read More

Conference Paper
Beyond the Norms: Innovation, Productivity, and Gender in Egyptian Firms

This study examines the relationships between gender and R&D, innovation, and productivity within Egyptian firms,... Read More

Conference Paper
Stages of Diversification Redux

The existing literature on development and economic diversification finds an inverted-U function between these two... Read More

Conference Paper
Inequality and Energy Subsidies Reform: Insights from the Largest Cash Transfer in the Developing World

We study the distributional effect of one of the largest global subsidy reforms, which replaced... Read More

Conference Paper
Reconsidering the Nexus between Knowledge and Economic Growth in An Unstable Economy: The Case of Turkish Economy

This paper, inspired by the Turkish experience, investigates the role of macroeconomic instability and knowledge... Read More

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