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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.
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Government Spending and Regional Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Egypt
Poverty is one of the major socio-economic problems facing most developing countries. In Egypt, 29.7... Read More
Do Human Capital and Governance Thresholds Matter for the Environmental Impact of FDI? The Evidence from MENA Countries
This paper investigates whether the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on CO2 emissions may... Read More
Impact of Social Protection Programs on Multidimensional Poverty: New Targeting Approaches and Application to Morocco
Two new methodologies are developed to approach the impact of the reform of the social... Read More
The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage
We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using... Read More
Financial Connectedness and Risk Transmission Among MENA Countries: Evidence from Connectedness Network and Clustering Analysis
This study examines the financial connectedness and risk transmission among MENA economies by accounting for... Read More
Fostering the Social and Solidarity Economy and Formalizing Informality in MENA Countries
First, youth inactivity, unemployment and informal employment are pervasive in the MENA labour markets. Using... Read More
What Determines Housing Prices in Egypt?
The Egyptian housing market is a very dynamic market and has many interactions with monetary... Read More
Funding Female Entrepreneurs in MENA Countries (2019): Self-Selection and Discrimination
Do female entrepreneurs in MENA countries face obstacles, either exogenous (discrimination) or endogenous (self-selection), in... Read More
Challenges and Resilience Strategies of Urban Refugee Entrepreneurs
Refugee entrepreneurship is key to promoting self-reliance and resilience among refugees. It ensures a smoother... Read More