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

Working Papers

Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from...

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1841

Topic

C9. Design of Experiments

N4. Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation

D7. Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

Working Papers

Does Automatic Enrollment Crowd Out Voluntary IPS Contribution?...

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1840

Topic

H3. Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

H2. Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

D1. Household Behavior and Family Economics

Working Papers

Informality Dynamics in Egypt: A Job Ladder Approach

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1839

Topic

J4. Particular Labor Markets

J2. Demand and Supply of Labor

J1. Demographic Economics

Working Papers

Maternal Education and Childhood Obesity in Türkiye: Is...

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1838

Topic

C5. Econometric Modeling

I1. Health

Working Papers

Sustainability and Banking Stability in GCC Economies: Threshold...

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors... Read More

Date

October, 2026

No.

1837

Topic

G3. Corporate Finance and Governance

O3. Technological Change, Research and Development, Intellectual Property Rights

G1. General Financial Markets

Full List of ERF Publications

Working Papers
Economic, Social and Institutional Determinants of Internal Conflict in Fragile States

In this paper, we use fixed-effect Poisson regressions (FEPR) with robust standard errors and instrumental... Read More

Working Papers
Towards A “New Normal” in Health Policies in the Arab Countries

This paper reviews the impacts of COVID19 on health policies in the Arab region, benchmarking... Read More

Working Papers
Social Contacts, Wages, and Turnover: The Case of the Egyptian Labour Market

The objective of this paper is to investigate empirically the role of social networks in... Read More

Working Papers
Covid-19 Shock: Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in Tunisia

In this paper, we evaluate the pass-through of the COVID-19 shock on international prices and... Read More

Working Papers
The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and Foreign Workers’ Income-Consumption Profiles: Accounts from Two Micro-Level Surveys

Applying rich micro-level data for 2013 and 2020, this paper juxtaposes the living conditions and... Read More

Policy Briefs
The Pandemic and Care Policies: A Good Crisis that Should not Go to Waste

In a nutshell Women’s subjective well-being (SWB) in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia during the... Read More

Edited Volumes
The Egyptian Labor Market: A Focus on Gender and Economic Vulnerability

Edited by Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad An up-to-date analysis of the Egyptian labor market,... Read More

Working Papers
Unpacking the Effects of Covid-19 on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Turkey

This paper investigates how the pandemic affected the labor market in Turkey, using a unique... Read More

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