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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.
Latest ERF Publications
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Cartels in Infrastructure Procurement – Evidence from Lebanon
We study cartels in public infrastructure procurement and analyze the conditions under which they succeed... Read More
The Great Lockdown and the Small Business: Impact, Channels and Adaptation to the Covid Pandemic
In this paper we estimate the effects of the pandemic on Tunisian SMEs in 2020... Read More
Oil Exporting Countries and Economic Diversification: The Role Of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
In this study, we examined the role of monetary and fiscal policies in the diversification... Read More
Which Policies Induce Structural Change inMENA Countries? Evidence from Macro and Micro Data
This paper aims at studying the policies that can leverage the structural change process at... Read More
The US Monetary Conditions and Dubai’s Real Estate Market: Twist or Tango?
The monetary policy is an important driver of the real estate sector’s performance. The recent... Read More
Growing During a Global Crisis: A Cross-Country Event-Study of the Effect of the Financial and Managerial Decisions on Firms Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Employing the data from the World Bank Enterprise surveys, we examine how the first shock... Read More
Financial Development, Corruption and Shadow Economy: Evidence from MENA Countries
In this paper we examine the relationship between the financial development, corruption, and the size... Read More
Robots, Employment and Wages: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets
In recent years, effects of automation on labor market were outpaced due to the widespread... Read More
Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor
This paper investigates the effect of an exogenous and sizable increase in minimum wage on... Read More