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

The Impact of Soft Power on Inward Foreign...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1794

Topic

Q4. Energy

H5. National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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

F2. International Factor Movements and International Business

Working Papers

Does High Liquidity Creation Reduce the Efficiency of...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

September, 2025

No.

1793

Topic

E5. Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

G2. Financial Institutions and Services

Working Papers

The Interplay Between Fertility and Female Labor Market...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1792

Topic

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1791

Topic

K3. Other Substantive Areas of Law

I1. Health

I2. Education and Research Institutions

Working Papers

Harassment and Female Labor Force Participation: Micro-Level Evidence...

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries... Read More

Date

August, 2025

No.

1790

Topic

R4. Transportation Economics

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Full List of ERF Publications

ERF 27th Annual Conference
External Debt and Growth in Highly Leveraged MENA Countries When Interest Rates Are Falling

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, external debt of developing countries and economies... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Financial Integration, Inclusion, and Stability during Crises: Insights from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the interrelationships between financial integration, inclusion,... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Oil, Monarchies, and Bank Concentration: Evidence from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis

Banking concentration, defined as the proportion of total assets owned by either the three or... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Survival of the Fittest: A Natural Experiment from Crypto Exchanges

This article explores the applicability of universal cryptocurrency exchange by analyzing crypto exchanges of Binance,... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Impact of Fertility on Female Labor Supply in Algeria

This paper examines the impact of fertility on women's participation in the labor market in... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Incentives and Exit Behavior: An Examination of the Unemployment Insurance System in Turkey

We use microdata obtained from the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) to shed light on the... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
The Effect of Primary School Construction on Later Outcomes

Improving the later outcomes of children through increasing their school attainment is a key policy... Read More

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Do Egyptian Labor Unions Have any Bargaining Power?

In this paper, we examine the role of unions in improving workers' outcomes in Egypt,... Read More

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