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 Research Reports

Empowering Households in Fragile States: Leveraging MSMEs for...

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
The Prospects of the Green Transition in the Arab Region: State-Society Actors, Power Relations, Interests, and Coordination

This paper investigates how the comparative power of the various state and society collective actors... Read More

Conference Paper
Natural Resource Volatility and Inclusive Growth in MENA: The Moderating Effect of Financial Development and Institutions

This study investigates the nexus between natural resource volatility and inclusive growth while examining the... Read More

Conference Paper
Financial Inclusion and Threshold Effects in Carbon Emissions

While the financial inclusion would induce greater pollutant emissions through its impact of economic activity,... Read More

Conference Paper
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 subnational... Read More

Conference Paper
Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region: Analysis of Trends and Dynamics Based on a New Typology

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab... Read More

Conference Paper
Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in... Read More

Conference Paper
The Tradeoff between Child Quantity and Child Quality: Testing Becker’s Q-Q Model and Long-terms Effects on Women Using Data from Egypt

Becker's (1960) seminal work on the economics of fertility introduced the child quantity-quality (Q-Q) tradeoff... Read More

Conference Paper
Informing Policies Amid Multidimensional Poverty Changes: Impact Simulation and Poverty-Reduction Optimization

The Arab region continues to suffer from tragedies of recurring conflicts and crises, characterized by... Read More

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