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 examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan,... 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 examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan,... 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 examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan,... 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 examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan,... 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 examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan,... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Political Islam and Crony Capitalism in Sudan: A Case Study of “Munazzamat Al-Dawa Al-Islamiyya”

This paper examines the role of political Islam in encouraging cronyism in Sudan, with a... Read More

Conference Paper
Digitalization and Firm Performance in the Middle East and North Africa: Case Studies of Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce are better... Read More

Conference Paper
Preferences and the Puzzle of Female Labor Force Participation in the Middle East

Women in the Middle East have had significant achievements in the last four decades. Their... Read More

Conference Paper
Distributional Impacts of the Russia–Ukraine Crisis: The Case of Egypt

In February 2022, global supply chains were disrupted amid the eruption of the Ukraine–Russia war.... Read More

Conference Paper
Is MENA’s Rural Youth Employment Vulnerable to Climate Change?

The jobless economic growth that a number of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries... Read More

Conference Paper
The Migration’s Impact on The Empowerment of Women Left Behind: Evidence from Egypt

This study examines the impact of male international migration on the labor market outcomes and... Read More

Conference Paper
The Inequality, Economic Growth, Climate Change and Natural Disasters Nexus: Empirical Evidence

This paper investigates the integrated paradigm between economic growth, income inequality, climate change and natural... Read More

Conference Paper
False Negatives: Earnings Underreporting, Tax Overreporting in Surveys Worldwide

Household survey incomes are subject to misreporting and measurement issues biasing the static and dynamic... Read More

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