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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

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

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Gender and Corruption in MENA Countries: New Evidence from the ARDL Approach

This paper aims to investigate the gender-corruption relationship in 13 MENA countries over the period... Read More

Working Papers
Egypt’s National Road Project: Assessing the Economic Impacts of the Upgraded Transportation Network

In 2014, Egypt started its national road project. This project is one of the greatest... Read More

Working Papers
Government Spending and Regional Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Egypt

Poverty is one of the major socio-economic problems facing most developing countries. In Egypt, 29.7... Read More

Working Papers
Do Human Capital and Governance Thresholds Matter for the Environmental Impact of FDI? The Evidence from MENA Countries

This paper investigates whether the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on CO2 emissions may... Read More

Working Papers
The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage

We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using... Read More

Working Papers
Financial Connectedness and Risk Transmission Among MENA Countries: Evidence from Connectedness Network and Clustering Analysis

This study examines the financial connectedness and risk transmission among MENA economies by accounting for... Read More

Working Papers
Fostering the Social and Solidarity Economy and Formalizing Informality in MENA Countries

First, youth inactivity, unemployment and informal employment are pervasive in the MENA labour markets. Using... Read More

Working Papers
What Determines Housing Prices in Egypt?

The Egyptian housing market is a very dynamic market and has many interactions with monetary... Read More

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