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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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Do Refugees Cause Crime?
The impact of immigration on crime continues to stir heated debates in public policy circles... Read More
Syrian Refugees, Public Attitudes, Policy Areas and Political Parties in Turkey: A Systematic Analysis of Twitter Data
The Syrian refugee problem has become an important topic in Turkish politics. Although public opinion... Read More
Developing Countries’ Access to International Capital Markets: What Constraint MENA?
The paper investigates at first factors that affect developing countries access to international capital markets.... Read More
Do Social Transfers Benefit Local Economic Development? The Case of Cash-for-Work Programmes in JordanDo Social Transfers Benefit Local Economic Development? The Case of Cash-for-Work Programmes in Jordan
This article investigates what effects cash-for-work (CfW) can have on local economic development (LED). It... Read More
Can Disaster Preparedness Change the Game? Mitigating the Health Impact of Disease Outbreaks
In times of epidemics and pandemics, depletion or diversion of health system resources from routine... Read More
COVID-19 Fiscal Support and Its Effectiveness
This paper uses a threshold-augmented Global VAR model to quantify the macro-economic effects of countries’... Read More
Covid-19 and Civil Service Reform in the GCC: New Urgency and Incentives for Tackling an Old Problem
This paper fits under theme three of the conference: improving government efficiency as a service... Read More
Adaptation and Resilience in the Post-covid19 Academic, Landscape: The Case of CBA, Kuwait University
The present paper discusses the impact of Covid19 pandemic on the academic operations of the... Read More
Towards Developing a Viable Learning Model in the Higher Education Sector Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak in UAE Context
The COVID-19 outbreak spread in a rampant manner in the Middle East and North Africa... Read More