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

In a nutshell 20% of Jordanian-headed households with youth aged 16-30 receive a... 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...

In a nutshell 20% of Jordanian-headed households with youth aged 16-30 receive a... 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...

In a nutshell 20% of Jordanian-headed households with youth aged 16-30 receive a... 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...

In a nutshell 20% of Jordanian-headed households with youth aged 16-30 receive a... 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:...

In a nutshell 20% of Jordanian-headed households with youth aged 16-30 receive a... Read More

Date

December, 2025

No.

1817

Topic

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Policy Briefs
Social Protection for Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Do Transfers Reach the Multi-dimensionally Poor?

In a nutshell A substantial proportion of the Syrian refugee in Jordan (77 percent) receives... Read More

Policy Research Reports
Sudan’s Challenges and Opportunities: A Renaissance Project for Sudan

The initial conditions of the Sudanese agricultural sector are quite dire.  Despite more than half... Read More

Working Papers
Freedom, Peace, and Justice: A New Paradigm for the Sudanese Health System After Sudan’s 2019 Uprising

This study demonstrates that health and its system are dynamic and interlinked with social and... Read More

Policy Briefs
The Impact of COVID-19 on Jobs, Incomes and Food Security in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco

In a nutshell The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on job and income loss has... Read More

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

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