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

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

The Impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading System...

This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1843

Topic

Q4. Energy

Q5. Environmental Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Labor Market Dynamics and Economic Mobility: An Analysis...

This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1842

Topic

J3. Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from...

This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1841

Topic

C9. Design of Experiments

N4. Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

Does Automatic Enrollment Crowd Out Voluntary IPS Contribution?...

This paper examines the impact on labor force behavior of the employment agencies... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1840

Topic

H3. Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Does The Environment Matter? Climate Change, Transboundary Effects, Economic Growth and Conflicts

The relationship between climate change and violent conflict has been the focus of rigorous scholarly... Read More

Working Papers
The Incidence and Wage Penalty of Overqualification: The Case of Egypt

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. This research study examines... Read More

Working Papers
Does The Trillion-Dollar Cost of Sanctions Matter for Iranian Economic Development?

This paper estimates the economic cost of sanctions on Iran (both aggregate and per capita)... Read More

Working Papers
Revisiting Economic Diversification: A Cross-country Analysis

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

Working Papers
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

This paper presents the panorama of zombie firms in the Turkish economy, which are highly... Read More

Working Papers
From Flow to Fortune? The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Dams

We examine the economic effects of agricultural dams for Iran. To estimate the benefits of... Read More

Working Papers
Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

Early marriage persists in many countries despite legal prohibition. We investigate the role of income... Read More

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