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

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

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

Working Papers
Funding Female Entrepreneurs in MENA Countries (2019): Self-Selection and Discrimination

Do female entrepreneurs in MENA countries face obstacles, either exogenous (discrimination) or endogenous (self-selection), in... Read More

Working Papers
Challenges and Resilience Strategies of Urban Refugee Entrepreneurs

Refugee entrepreneurship is key to promoting self-reliance and resilience among refugees. It ensures a smoother... Read More

Working Papers
The Political Economy of Post-Conflict Reform in Arab Societies

This paper offers a simple analytical framework on the political economy of post-conflict reform in... Read More

Working Papers
The Impact of Job Loss on Mental Health During the Covid-19 Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia

This study investigates the impact of job loss on the mental health of individuals in... Read More

Working Papers
Iraqi Youth: Visions and Aspirations – An Analytical Study (In Arabic)

The issue of youth occupies a central place in development priorities and strategies. It is... Read More

Working Papers
The Economic Legacy of the French Mandate in Lebanon

The paper examines public budgets (tax revenues and expenditure patterns) in Lebanon and the four... Read More

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