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

Financialization and Income Inequality

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1821

Topic

F6. Economic Impacts of Globalization

F4. Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in...

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1820

Topic

E1. General Aggregative Models

E3. Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

E2. Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy

Working Papers

Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab...

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1819

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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

Working Papers

Stuck in War: The PKK Conflict and Intergenerational...

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1818

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Investor Herding and Islamic Moral Economy and Finance:...

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Lebanon at Risk: The Uncertain Road from A Debt Overhang to A New Growth Path

This paper provides an account of the 2019 financial crisis in Lebanon. It then analyzes... Read More

Working Papers
Deindustrialization and Trade Openness: The Tunisian Case

Although industrialization has long been considered crucial for economic development and growth, the economic landscape... Read More

Working Papers
State-Business Relations in Sudan: The Prospects for A Dynamic Private Sector

This paper reviews the state-business relations (SBRs) forged by the state rulers in Sudan who... Read More

Working Papers
The Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Sudanese Output: An Asymmetric Analysis using the NARDL Model

This study tests the hypothesis that the real effective exchange rate changes have an asymmetric... Read More

ERF Journal
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2023

Does the structure of state budget matter for Egypt’s fiscal deficit? An empirical investigation using... Read More

Policy Briefs
Does Digitalization Matter for Egyptian and Jordanian Firms?

In a nutshell The objective of this policy brief is to examine how digitalization can... Read More

Policy Briefs
Which Firms Are More Digitized in Egypt and Jordan?

In a nutshell Using a new dataset collected by the Economic Research Forum, this policy... Read More

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