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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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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
Economic Resilience in Developing Countries: The Role of Democracy in the Face of External Shocks
This paper examines the role of democracy in strengthening the resilience of developing economies in... Read More
Civil Conflicts and Exchange Rate Misalignment: Evidence from MENA and Arab League Members
For more than a decade, civil conflicts intensity has been high in the Middle East... Read More
Does Maternal Education Curb Female Genital Mutilation? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Egypt
In this study, we exploit a natural experiment, an education policy change reducing compulsory schooling... Read More
High Rate of C-section and Its Consequences for the Timing of Birth
In 2013 in Iran, almost half of all infants were born by caesarian section (c-section)... Read More
Policy Responses, Social Norms, and Behavior Change in the Time of COVID-19
Inducing behavior change is a missing factor in the face of emerging viral threats. Beyond... Read More