On the Impact of Household Asset level and Inequality on Inter-governorate Migration: Evidence from Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author (s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri and Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/on-the-impact-of-household-asset-level-and-inequality-on-inter-governorate-migration-evidence-from-egypt/ We investigate whether the level and the inequality of household assets impact inter-governorate migration in Egypt using gravity models and data from the...

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Nguyen Viet Cuong

Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong holds a PhD and MSc Degrees in Development Economics from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Dr. Cuong has extensive experience in impact evaluation, poverty analysis, ethnic minority issues, education and health issues. He has been the lead consultant in multiple studies and projects organized by ministries, academic institutes, international agencies and other

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Working Paper- Is Internal Migration A Way to Cope With Climate Change? Evidence From Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Adel Ben Youssef, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-internal-migration-a-way-to-cope-with-climate-change-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we examine the effect of extreme weather events on migration among governorates in Egypt using migration gravity models and data from the 1996...

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Working Paper- Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/do-pensions-reduce-the-incentive-to-work-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we investigate the impact of the receipt of contributory and social pensions on labor supply in Egypt using fixed-effects regressions and panel data from the Egypt Labor Market...

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Working Paper- Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-microcredit-reduce-gender-gap-in-employment-an-application-of-decomposition-analysis-to-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and women and subsequently investigate whether microcredit can reduce employment...

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