Shireen AlAzzawi teaches courses in international economics and economic development. Her research focuses on international trade, economic development and labor economics, with a special emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa. Shireen has published articles in Economic Development and Cultural Change, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, IZA Journal of Labor...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shireen Al Azzawi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/endowments-or-discrimination-determinants-of-household-poverty-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates whether there is feminization of poverty in Egypt and examines the determinants of poverty by household type. Furthermore, it decomposes the poverty differential between the various...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shireen Al Azzawi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-there-feminization-of-poverty-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper uses five cross sections of newly released Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey data to determine whether there has been feminization of poverty in Egypt during the last 15 years. The period of study is one...
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