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

Reversing the Trend: Policy Levers for Jordan’s Labor...

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

PB 158

Topic

J1. Demographic Economics

Policy Briefs

Job Quality Has Improved for Jordanians Since 2016,...

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

159

Working Papers

The Evolution of the Structure of Employment and...

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1827

Topic

N3. Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

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

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

Working Papers

Household Appliances, Infrastructural Services and Married Women’s Unpaid...

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1826

Topic

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Making Trade Policy Innovation Friendly: What Role of...

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues... Read More

Date

April, 2026

No.

1825

Topic

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

F1. Trade

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
How Do Banks Propagate Economic Shocks?

This paper exploits the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative shock on firm revenues and studies... Read More

Working Papers
Social Security Coverage and Informal Workers in Tunisia

Informality is prevalent in Tunisia, limiting the access of a large share of the population... Read More

Working Papers
COVID19 and the Value of Non-Monetary Job Attributes to Women: Evidence from A Choice Experiment in Egypt

Boosting low levels of female labor force participation remains a challenge in the MENA region.... Read More

Working Papers
The Arab Uprisings and The Path to National Peace and Sustainable Development

There is now consensus that the 2010-2011 uprisings in Arab countries reflect the breakdown of... Read More

Working Papers
A New Social Contract for Post-Conflict Middle East and North Africa

The civil wars in Libya, Syria and Yemen arose from the Arab Spring that, in... Read More

Working Papers
Post Covid-19 Firm-Level Government Support in Egypt: Uneven Allocation and Unequal Effects

The COVID-19 pandemic saw two sets of policy responses: lockdown to limit spread of the... Read More

Working Papers
The Role of Global Value Chains in Outsourcing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This paper tracks the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in global value chains (GVCs) in... Read More

Working Papers
The Effects of Major Earthquakes on the Labor Market: Evidence from Turkiye

This study focuses on the impact of earthquakes on the labor market. We try to... Read More

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