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...

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

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

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

In recent years, effects of automation on labor market were outpaced due to... 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...

In recent years, effects of automation on labor market were outpaced due to... 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...

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

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

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

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

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

Working Papers
Informal Sector, Competition and Labor Productivity in Africa: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

The informal sector, a key feature of African economies, can cause significant distortions that result... Read More

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