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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 Links between Gold, Oil Prices and Islamic Stock Markets in a Regime Switching Environment
This paper investigates the interaction between gold, oil prices and Islamic stock market for the... Read More
Effect of English-Medium Instruction on Earnings
The adoption of English-medium instruction in high schools and universities has been controversial in non-English... Read More
The Impact of Age-specific Minimum Wages on Youth Employment and Education: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
We exploit the age-specific minimum wage rule|which sets a lower minimum wage for workers of... Read More
Do Wage Subsidies Alleviate Employment Discrimination Against Women? The Case of Turkey
This paper investigates the employment effects of the employment subsidy programs implemented in Turkey since... Read More
Informal Employment in the Kabylia Region (Algeria): Labor Force Segmentation, Mobility and Earnings
This investigation on informal employment uses a pooled sample of 3,290 workers from two household... Read More
Civil War Onset, Natural Resource Rents and Social Cohesion
This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion.... Read More
MEDJ – ERF Middle East Development Journal: June 2020
Sovereign wealth funds and cross-border investment bias: the case of Arab countries Ibrahim Elbadawi, Raimundo... Read More
Access to Services among Youth in Informal Areas of Greater Cairo: Making Progress Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In a nutshell: The Egyptian government aims to improve basic infrastructure and services throughout the... Read More
Covid-19 and Oil Price Collapse: Coping with a Dual Shock in the Gulf Cooperation Council
In a nutshell: Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) face a dual shock—from both... Read More