Economic Research Forum

The Economic Research Forum, abbreviation ERF, is dedicated to promoting high quality economic research that contributes to inclusive and sustainable development in the ERF region, defined to include the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey. To this end ERF aims to: support the development of the economic research community in the ERF region; encourage the production of independent and high-quality economic (and related) research pertaining to public policy in the ERF region; undertake and manage regional research projects with a view to filling knowledge gaps about the key development challenges facing the ERF region; and disseminate research outcomes widely, through various channels including conferences, workshops and publications.

Publications:

• Gender and economic vulnerability in Egypt’s labour market February 11, 2022
• The impact of loans and grants on development: Evidence from Egypt February 1, 2022
• Maternal education to curb female genital mutilation: evidence from Egypt October 19, 2021
• No sticks, just carrots: a negative income tax for Egypt April 6, 2021
• Income inequality convergence across Egyptian governorates March 9, 2021
• Daily commuters in Egypt during the Covid-19 pandemic May 27, 2020
• Refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt in the time of Covid-19 May 25, 2020
• Countermeasures for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Egypt: This Time is Really Different April 27, 2020
• Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt November 30, 2019
• Trends and Patterns of Women’s Enterpreneurship in Egypt November 30, 2019
• Household Vulnerability and Resilience in Egypt: The Role of Social Policies November 14, 2019
• Rural Women in Egypt: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities October 31, 2019
• The Trinity of Budgetary Institutions, Political Institutions and Fiscal Cyclicality: Evidence from Egypt October 31, 2019
• Associations between Economic Vulnerability and Health and Wellbeing in Egypt October 31, 2019
• Social Protection and Vulnerability in Egypt: A Gendered Analysis October 31, 2019
• The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt from 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis October 31, 2019
• Internal versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart October 31, 2019
• Supporting Women’s Livelihoods in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges October 31, 2019
• Is the Egyptian economy creating good jobs? A review of the evolution of the quantity and quality of employment in Egypt from 1998 to 2018 October 31, 2019
• EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS OF YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS IN EGYPT October 31, 2019
• Are politically connected firms turtles or gazelles? Evidence from the Egyptian uprising April 30, 2019
• Cronyism, firms’ Productivity and Informal Competition in Egypt February 28, 2019
• Socioeconomic Status and the Changing Nature of School-to-Work Transitions in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia February 28, 2019
• Perceptions of Service Access in a Context of Marginalization: The Case of Young People in Informal Greater Cairo February 28, 2019
• Devaluation: Is it Contractionary or Expansionary to Economic Sectors? The Case of Egypt November 28, 2018
• Structural transformation in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia October 22, 2018
• Galal Amin and the Egyptian middle class September 30, 2018
• Selling hope without reward: youth unemployment in Egypt June 1, 2018
• On the Impact of Household Asset level and Inequality on Inter-governorate Migration: Evidence from Egypt April 18, 2018
• Politics Affect Exports in Egypt March 19, 2018
• The politics of trade protection: evidence from Mubarak’s Egypt February 6, 2018
• Working Paper- Egypt’s Government Spending Multiplier: Its Size and Determinants December 1, 2017
• Working Paper- The Impact of Foreign Capital Inflows on Economic Growth and Employment in Egypt: A Sectoral Empirical Analysis November 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Estimating Labor Demand Elasticities and Elasticities of Substitution in Egyptian Manufacturing Sector: A Firm Level Static Analysis November 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Does Maternal Employment Affect Child Nutrition Status? New Evidence From Egypt November 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Firm Productivity, Technology and Export Status, What Can We Learn from Egyptian Industries? September 1, 2017
• Working Paper- The Effect of Mothers’ Employment on Youth Gender Role Attitudes: Evidence From Egypt August 1, 2017
• Working Paper- How Gender Biased Are Female-Headed Household Transfers in Egypt? August 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Young People’s Gender Role Attitudes Over the Transition to Adulthood in Egypt July 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Revisiting the Impact of Trade Openness on Informal and Irregular Employment in Egypt June 1, 2017
• Working Paper- The Political Economy of A Sector in Crisis: Industrial Policy and Political Connections in the Egyptian Automotive Industry June 1, 2017
• Egypt Must Strengthen Budget Institutions to Curb Mounting Budget Deficit May 30, 2017
• Working Paper- The Arab Spring and the Employability of Youth: Early Evidence From Egypt May 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Is Internal Migration A Way to Cope With Climate Change? Evidence From Egypt May 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Public Value Perspective for Gender Budgeting: Evidence from Egypt March 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt March 1, 2017
• Working Paper- Rent Control Dilemma Comeback in Egypt’s Governance: A Hedonic Approach February 1, 2017
• Mechanization to Drive A Process for Fertilizer Subsidy Reform in Egypt December 30, 2016
• Working Paper- Investment Climate and Firms’ Exports in Egypt: When Politics Matter December 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Private Banking and Crony Capitalism in Egypt December 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Judicial Review in Public-Private Business Contracts in Egypt Evidence from Administrative Court Rulings in Government Tenders and Bids Law Disputes November 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt: The Gender – “Energy” Poverty Nexus October 1, 2016
• Working Paper: Trade between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia: Prospects and Challenges for Trilateral Trade Integration October 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Why is Fertility on the Rise in Egypt? The Role of Women’s Employment Opportunities September 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Are We Sure About the Effects of the Egyptian Uprisings? A SURE Approach September 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Accessibility, Transportation Cost and Regional Growth: A Case Study for Egypt September 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Does International Migration Help Them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt September 1, 2016
• School Based Management: An Approach to Improve Learning Outcomes in Egypt August 30, 2016
• Working Paper- Asymmetric Growth Impact of Fiscal Policy: A Post-Shock Policy Scenario for Egypt August 1, 2016
• Working Paper- The Impact of Institutional Blockholders on Voluntary Disclosure and Transparency: The Case of Egypt August 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Informal Competition, Firms’ Productivity and Policy Reforms in Egypt July 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Fiscal Governance in Egypt: Strengthening Budgetary Institutions to Counteract Political Fragmentation July 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt June 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt June 1, 2016
• Reducing Air Pollution in Cairo: Raise User Costs and Invest In Public Transit May 30, 2016
• Working Paper- Women’s participation in Labor Market in Egypt: Constraints and Opportunities May 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in Wages and Consumption in Egypt May 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Returns to Schooling in Egypt May 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Determinants Of Emigration: Evidence From Egypt April 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Understanding The Dynamics of Household Enterprises in Egypt: Birth, Death, Growth and Transformation March 1, 2016
• Working Paper- Intergenerational Mobility in Women’s Employment Outcomes in Egypt December 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Short and Long-Term Impacts of Emigration on Origin Households: The Case of Egypt December 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt? December 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Competitive Real Exchange Rates Are Good for the Poor: Evidence from Egyptian Household Surveys November 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Catastrophic and Impoverishing Effects of Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure: New Evidence from Egypt November 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Late-Life Living Arrangements and Intergenerational Ties in Egypt: Elderly Socio-Economic Conditions from Labor Market Surveys November 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution October 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Empowerment is a Community Affair: Community Level Determinants of Married Women’s Empowerment in Egypt October 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Political Instability, Uncertainty, Democracy, and Economic Growth in Egypt October 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Growing Without Changing: A Tale of Egypt’s Weak Productivity Growth September 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in Individuals’ Wages and Households’ Assets in Egypt September 1, 2015
• Untapping Low Female Labor Force Participation In Egypt: Ending The Marriage Mismatch September 1, 2015
• Working Paper- The Economic Determinants of Political Islam: An Empirical Investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt September 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Modelling the Density of Egyptian Quarterly CPI Inflation August 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Endowments or Discrimination? Determinants of Household Poverty in Egypt August 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market for Higher Education Graduates in Egypt and Jordan August 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Is there Feminization of Poverty in Egypt? July 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Reforming Employment Protection in Egypt: An Evaluation Based on Transition Models with Measurement Errors June 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Is Women’s Work A Pathway to their Agency in Rural Egypt? June 1, 2015
• Why the Unemployment Rate is a Misleading Indicator of Labor Market Health in Egypt June 1, 2015
• Beware of the Echo: The Impending Return of Demographic Pressures in Egypt May 30, 2015
• Working Paper- Women’s Participation in the Egyptian Labor Market: 1998 – 2012 May 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Wages and Inequality in the Egyptian Labor Market in an Era of Financial Crisis and Revolution May 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Flexible Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt May 1, 2015
• Working Paper- MSEs Informality and Productivity: Evidence From Egypt May 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Informality and Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women in Egypt May 1, 2015
• Working Paper- Changes in the Institution of Marriage in Egypt from 1998 To 2012 May 1, 2015
• Promoting Successful Transitions to Employment for Egyptian Youth April 30, 2015
• Transforming Egypt: Innovation and Diversification as Drivers of Growth January 1, 2015