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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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Capital Inputs Sourcing from China and Export Quality Upgrading
In this paper, we revisit the question of how firm-level sourcing decisions affect export performance... Read More
Disentangling the Impact of Trade Barriers on Wages: Evidence from the MENA Region
This paper proposes a comprehensive assessment of the effect of different trade barriers (tariffs, non-tariff... Read More
Do Parents Compensate or Reinforce Child Ability Gaps? Evidence from Egypt using Private Tutoring
There are natural differences in children’s initial endowments and cognitive abilities. How parents respond to... Read More
A GMM Approach for an Explanation of the Fertility Change Upward in Tunisia
In Tunisia as in some Arab countries like in Algeria and Egypt, fertility has known,... Read More
The Women Empowering Effect of Higher Education
This paper analyses the effects of expansion of higher education on labor market outcomes, paying... Read More
Public Preschool and Maternal Labor Supply in Algeria: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Globally, female labor force participation rates have remained low and stagnant for some time. What... Read More
Political Attitudes and Participation Among Young Arab Workers: A Comparison of Formal and Informal Workers in Five Arab Countries
Political participation by citizens is important to ensure good governance and the accountability of policy... Read More
The Implications of Inequality for Corruption: Does the MENA Region Stand Out?
This study is motivated by an assertion that the more unequal a society is, the... Read More
Crises, Uncertainty, and Reform – Disentangling the Mechanisms of a Conventional Wisdom in Fractionalized Polities
This working paper outlines a theory and presents preliminary results to analyze the micro mechanisms... Read More