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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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Wage Inequality Dynamics in Turkey
This study aims to examine the evolution of wage inequality in Turkey between 2002 and... Read More
The Impact of Twin Shocks on Learning Outcomes and Education Financing in Sudan
The global learning crisis has, rightfully, taken center stage over the past few years, with... Read More
The Gender Gap in Political Participation: Evidence from the MENA Region
This paper investigates gender differences in political participation across 10 MENA countries using data extracted... Read More
Unconditional Cash-based Assistance to the Poor: What Do At-scale Programs Achieve?
We study the effects of large, temporary income changes on a wide range of economic... Read More
Is The Arab Spring A New Dividing Line? Experimental Evidence from Four Arab Countries
In the Arab World – as much as in other regions – historical events have... Read More
Testing the External Shock Narrative of the Conflict on Transition Towards Knowledge Economy in Syria
In the existing literature, several narratives explain the failure of low-income countries in catching-up with... Read More
Economic, Social, and Institutional Determinants of Internal Conflict in Fragile States
In this article, we use Poisson fixed-effect regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors and instrumental... Read More
Corruption: A Brutal Enemy of Economic Diversification in MENA Oil Exporters
This paper aims, on the one hand, to investigate the impact of corruption on economic... Read More
How Does Political Risk Matter for Foreign Direct Investment into Arab Economies?
The present paper extends previous work by Burger et al. (2016) that has attempted to... Read More