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 Briefs

Is Egypt’s Job Ladder Broken? Evidence from 25...

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

PB 169

Topic

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? COVID and...

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1847

Topic

I1. Health

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Micro-Level Estimation of Poverty in Iran: Evidence from...

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1846

Topic

C3. Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models

I3. Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

O1. Economic Development

Working Papers

Do Household Enterprise Dynamics Help Workers Climb the...

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1845

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J6. Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Conflict Intensity and Nascent Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Iraq

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1844

Topic

L2. Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

O5. Economywide Country Studies

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Would Closing the Gender Digital Divide Close the Economic Gender Gap in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies?

COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote work became... Read More

Working Papers
Structural Transformation in MENA and SSA: The Role of Digitalization

The paper focuses on two challenges of digitalization for structural transformation in MENA and SSA,... Read More

Working Papers
Drivers of Income Inequality during COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that has added additional challenges and burdens on... Read More

Policy Research Reports
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Jordanian Households and Firms: Findings from the ERF COVID-19 Monitor in Jordan

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a particular challenge for low and middle-income countries and vulnerable groups,... Read More

Working Papers
The Threshold Impact of Remittances on Financial Development: New Evidence from Egypt

This study examines the nonlinear impact of remittances on financial development (FD) in Egypt over... Read More

Working Papers
Spatial Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers in Turkey

This paper estimates spatial wage curves for formal and informal workers in Turkey using individual... Read More

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