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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.
Latest ERF Publications
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The Real Effects of Credit Supply Disruptions: The Case of 2011 Embezzlement Scandal in Iran
In this paper we study the effect of credit market disruptions on real decisions in... Read More
Credit Card Debt: Nescience or Necessity?
This paper attempts to assess whether the driving factor behind the rising credit card indebtedness... Read More
True Development or Just Some Nugatory Digits? A Social-Epistemological Study of Iran’s Global Rank in Scientific Output
In the last decade Iranian academia has witnessed a glaring growth in scientific output, as... Read More
Macroeconomic Institutions: Lessons from World Experience for MENA Countries
What can be learned from the world experience about different macroeconomic institutions, to improve macroeconomic... Read More
Thank You, Infidels! Social Welfare and Islamic State Recruitment
This paper is motivated by reports about Islamic State fighters having received welfare payments from... Read More
The Weight of History: A Natural Experiment in Higher Education
Using a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) and publicly available datasets, this study measures the effect... Read More
Political Violence and Youth Bulges
This paper investigates the relationship between domestic political conflict and youth bulges in economically stagnant... Read More
Son preference and child under nutrition in the Arab countries: is there a gender bias against girls?
Although son preference has been demonstrated in the MENA region with different manifestations and at... Read More
Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies
Edited by Kamiar Mohaddes, Jeffrey B. Nugent, and Hoda Selim A reliable and quality resource for students, academics... Read More