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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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The Impact of Independent Media on Political Mobilization during the Arab Spring
We investigate how independent media networks influenced political mobilization during the Arab Spring in the... Read More
Financial Inclusion and Threshold Effects in Carbon Emissions
Although financial inclusion would induce greater pollutant emissions through economic activity, improved access to financial... Read More
The Impacts of Matching Contributions on Retirement Savings: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
Using a large administrative dataset containing information for over 39 million private pension contracts and... Read More
The Tradeoff between Child Quantity and Child Quality: Testing Becker’s Q-Q Model and Long-Terms Effects on Women Using Data from Egypt
Drawing on consumer demand theory, this study examines fertility as a microeconomic decision influenced by... Read More
A Comprehensive Analysis of The Dynamic Space-Time Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in Egypt
This paper explores the relationship between climate conditions and poverty in Egypt at a sub-national... Read More
Unravelling The Nexus between Exchange Rate Undervaluation and Global Value Chain Participation
The undervaluation of the real exchange rate (RER) can influence the performance of national exports... Read More
Sudan’s Future between Catastrophic Conflict and Peaceful Renaissance Growth Trajectories: Long-term Growth Model Simulations
Sudan has been devastated by a high intensity factional military conflict over more than a... Read More
Aid for Trade and Exports in the MENA Region: When Institutions Matter
In a nutshell Aid for Trade (AfT) is found to increase the probability to export... Read More
Education in Sudan: Disparities in Enrollment, Attainment and Quality
This paper examines the state of education in Sudan, utilizing data from the Sudan Labor... Read More