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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sudan: Assets and Agency

This paper investigates women’s economic empowerment in Sudan, with a particular focus on their agency... Read More

Working Papers
Robots, Employment and Wages: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets

In recent years, effects of automation on labor market were outpaced due to the widespread... Read More

ERF Journal
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: December 2023

The impact of sanctions on household welfare and employment in Iran Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Wide-ranging US... Read More

Working Papers
Finance-Growth Nexus in Time of Covid-19 Lockdown: Case of Iranian MSMES

This paper examines the relationship between access to finance and financial constraint to growth in... Read More

Working Papers
False Negatives: Earnings Underreporting, Tax Overreporting in Surveys Worldwide

Household survey incomes are subject to misreporting and measurement issues biasing the static and dynamic... Read More

Working Papers
Do Capital Flows Cause (De)-Industrialization?

This paper aims to investigate the effect of capital flows on manufacturing in advanced (ADV),... Read More

Working Papers
Testing of Persistence in Firm Entry by Size, Sector, and Location: Case of Iran

This paper aims to investigate the stationary properties of entrepreneurship capital in the Iranian business... Read More

Working Papers
Unravelling the Puzzle of Low Female Labor Force Participation in Iran

That women’s labor force participation in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been consistently low... Read More

Working Papers
Internet and Food Production: Panel Data Evidence from North African Countries

Although a considerable body of research has examined the relationship between information and communication technology... Read More

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