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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.
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When Active Labor Market Policies Increase Unemployment: An Assessment of the Impact of the Employment Agencies Program in Algeria
This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies program adopted... Read More
Agglomeration Economies and Wage Differences: Evidence from Turkey
Cities are growing across the globe, increasing the regional concentration of people and firms. This... Read More
Economic Burdens, Social Protection and Well-being during the COVID-19 Crisis in the MENA Region: Insights from Fuzzy Set-Theoretic Approach
This paper aims to investigate the pathways and the possible combinations between social protection and... Read More
Understanding Changes in Wage Inequality in Egypt: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Over the past two decades, Egypt has undergone substantial economic and political transformations that have... Read More
What Makes Women Want to Leave? Survey Results from Lebanon
Migration aspirations, the hope and ambition to leave the origin country, lie at the heart... Read More
Maternal Employment and Children’s Development Outcomes: Understanding the Influence of Employment Types
High inequality of opportunities for early childhood development is a major social challenge in the... Read More
Direct and Indirect Effects of Conflicts on Firms: Evidence from Turkish Transaction Data
In this paper, we adopt a production network approach by using firm-to-firm transaction data available... Read More
The MENA Trade and Regional Conflicts: Causal Evidence from a Disaggregated Analysis
This study investigates the impacts of trade on conflicts within the Middle East and North... Read More
Food Security, Prices and Geopolitical Risk: A Panel Threshold Regression (PTR) Approach
Food security is a critical global issue that has gained increased attention since the onset... Read More