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

Policy Briefs

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Returns to Education in the Marriage Market: Bride Price and School Reform in Egypt

This paper posits marriage market returns as a contributing factor to stagnant female labor force... Read More

Policy Briefs
Lebanon at Risk – The Uncertain Road to a New Growth Path

In a nutshell The deep reason behind the Lebanese financial crisis is a currency peg... Read More

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

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