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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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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
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
Wage inequality among Vocational Secondary Graduates in Formal and Informal Urban Areas of Egypt
The main objective of this paper is to contribute to the limited literature on the... Read More
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
Hedging the Risks of MENA Stock Markets with Gold: Evidence from the Spectral Approach
In this paper, we contribute to the old debate on the dynamic correlation between gold... Read More
Monetary-Fiscal Policy Interactions During Uncertainty Shocks: Evidence from Egypt
In this paper, we offer the above results for an empirical examination in Egypt; a... Read More
Indirect Effects of a Large Scale Cash Transfer Program for Refugees
In this paper we estimate the indirect effects of a large-scale cash transfer program. The... Read More
Favoring the Small and the Plenty: Islamic Banking for MSMEs
While MSMEs form the backbone of many countries, most of them suffer from limited access... Read More
Banking Market Power and Its Determinants: New Insights from MENA Countries
This paper evaluates the degree and determinants of banks’ market power in 13 MENA countries... Read More