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 Research Reports

Empowering Households in Fragile States: Leveraging MSMEs for...

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

PRR 64

Working Papers

Can Individuals Be Inoculated Against Fake News: An...

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1835

Topic

D9. Intertemporal Choice

L8. Industry Studies: Services

D8. Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

Working Papers

Rainfall, Birthweight and Endogenous Pregnancy

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1834

Topic

J12. Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse

Working Papers

Oil Rent and Entrepreneurial Activity in MENA: A...

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1833

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

Q3. Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

O5. Economywide Country Studies

Working Papers

Digitalization and International Trade Configurations: Firm-Level Evidence from...

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce... Read More

Date

September, 2026

No.

1832

Topic

L1. Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

F1. Trade

O1. Economic Development

Full List of ERF Publications

Conference Paper
Digitalization and Firm Performance in the Middle East and North Africa: Case Studies of Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt

In a digitalizing global economy, countries that successfully harness the potential of e-commerce are better... Read More

Conference Paper
Preferences and the Puzzle of Female Labor Force Participation in the Middle East

Women in the Middle East have had significant achievements in the last four decades. Their... Read More

Conference Paper
Distributional Impacts of the Russia–Ukraine Crisis: The Case of Egypt

In February 2022, global supply chains were disrupted amid the eruption of the Ukraine–Russia war.... Read More

Conference Paper
Is MENA’s Rural Youth Employment Vulnerable to Climate Change?

The jobless economic growth that a number of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries... Read More

Conference Paper
The Migration’s Impact on The Empowerment of Women Left Behind: Evidence from Egypt

This study examines the impact of male international migration on the labor market outcomes and... Read More

Conference Paper
The Inequality, Economic Growth, Climate Change and Natural Disasters Nexus: Empirical Evidence

This paper investigates the integrated paradigm between economic growth, income inequality, climate change and natural... Read More

Conference Paper
False Negatives: Earnings Underreporting, Tax Overreporting in Surveys Worldwide

Household survey incomes are subject to misreporting and measurement issues biasing the static and dynamic... Read More

Conference Paper
A Spatial Analysis of MENA Economic Convergence

Despite the presence of a vast body economic growth literature, most growth empirical studies treat... Read More

Conference Paper
Bank Leverage Cycles and the External Finance Premium in Tunisia, a DSGE Model Approach

The 2007-2008 financial crisis abruptly ended a long period of economic stability, prompting economists to... Read More

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