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

Aid for Trade, Political Ties, and Global Value...

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1806

Topic

F1. Trade

Working Papers

Market Integration in the Ottoman Balkans and the...

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1805

Topic

N8. Micro-Business History

N9. Regional and Urban History

N1. Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Working Papers

The Effect of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests...

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1804

Topic

F5. International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

Working Papers

Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1803

Topic

C2. Single Equation Models

O4. Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Harnessing Administrative Data for Impact: The Case of...

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1802

Topic

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Briefs
What Should Be Done to Quicken the Pace of Digital Transformation among Business Firms in the MENA Region?

In a nutshell The worldwide precautionary measures adopted by governments to control the spread of... Read More

Policy Briefs
Which Firms Performed Better in Social Distancing Times?

In a nutshell Restrictions tightening and higher volatility of the stringency index are negatively associated... Read More

Policy Briefs
Employment and Care Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Persistent Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa

In a nutshell Although employment rates dropped during the initial lockdown phase of the COVID-19... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Tunisia COVID-19 Country Case Study

In a nutshell At the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020, Tunisia undertook a... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Morocco COVID-19 Country Case Study

In a nutshell Morocco undertook relatively stringent lockdown and closure measures in response to the... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Egypt COVID-19 Country Case Study

In a nutshell Because of its relatively modest lockdown measures, Egypt’s economy was somewhat less... Read More

Working Papers
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Care Work and Employment in the Middle East and North Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by widespread child care and school closures. Emerging evidence... Read More

Working Papers
Job Loss during COVID-19: Estimating the Poverty and Food Security Effects in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco

COVID-19 mobility restrictions have disrupted labor markets in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco; thousands of workers... Read More

Working Papers
Are Labor Markets in the Middle East and North Africa Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a health crisis, but also to economic... Read More

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