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

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Research Reports
Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Clean Energy in the Middle East and North Africa

Summary Background There is growing interest in climate change and clean energy in the Middle... Read More

Working Papers
The Causality between Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from A Newly Constructed Index in Egypt

Financial inclusion is one of the key enablers of driving economic growth, alleviating poverty, and... Read More

Working Papers
Explaining The Gender Gap in Access to Traditional and Digital Financial Integration in The Aftermath of Covid-19: A Case Study of Palestine

This research investigates the factors contributing to the traditional and digital financial inclusion (FI) gender... Read More

Working Papers
Deindustrialization and Growth in MENA Countries: A Focus on Tunisia

This paper analyzes the pattern of deindustrialization in MENA countries to emphasize its main features... Read More

Working Papers
Women’s Work and Children’s Development Outcomes: The Influence of Employment Types

High inequality of opportunities for early childhood development is a major social challenge in the... Read More

Working Papers
Higher Participation but Lower Pay? Occupational Segregation and The Wage Penalty in Turkey

Women’s labor market participation rate in Turkey hit its lowest value in the mid 2000s... Read More

Working Papers
GVCs and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from MENA

This paper studies the role of global value chains (GVC) participation in fostering labor market... Read More

Working Papers
A Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques

This study integrates geospatial analysis with machine learning to understand the interplay and spatial dependencies... Read More

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