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...

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

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

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

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

Conference Paper
Fiscal versus Monetary Dominance: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

In this paper, we address the issue of fiscal dominance in the context of oil-dependent... Read More

Conference Paper
Higher Participation but Lower Pay? Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Turkey

Women labor force participation rate in Turkey hit its lowest value in the mid-2000s at... Read More

Conference Paper
Local Employment Effects of Affordable Housing Construction: Evidence from Iran

This paper estimates the causal impact of a large-scale public housing construction project, which is... Read More

Conference Paper
The Impact of Minimum Wage Shock on Robot Adaption in Turkey

In recent years, the use of industrial robots has witnessed a significant surge. While the... Read More

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