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Maternal education to curb female genital mutilation: evidence from Egypt

2021Ahmed RashadDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEgyptMesbah SharafPaperWomen Affairs
October 19, 2021 13:56 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mesbah Sharaf and Ahmed Rashad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/10/17/maternal-education-curb-female-genital-mutilation-evidence-egypt/ Education is widely considered a protective factor against risky health practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM). This column summarises evidence-based research that evaluates the causal impact...

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No sticks, just carrots: a negative income tax for Egypt

2021Ahmed RashadCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaper
April 06, 2021 14:20 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ahmed Rashad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/03/29/no-sticks-just-carrots-negative-income-tax-egypt/ Egypt’s government has provided cash assistance to vulnerable workers during the Covid-19 crisis. As this column explains, there is an opportunity to transform this temporary policy into a rules-based fiscal stimulus or automatic...

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Income inequality convergence across Egyptian governorates

2021Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptIoannis BournakisPaper
March 09, 2021 14:28 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ioannis Bournakis Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/03/08/income-inequality-convergence-across-egyptian-governorates/ Although the aggregate level of income inequality in Egypt seems to be relatively low and stable, the figures are likely to mask large inequalities at the regional level. This column summarises new evidence on differences...

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Daily commuters in Egypt during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDina Abdel-FattahEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHealthPaper
May 27, 2020 13:50 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Dina Abdel-Fattah Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2020/05/20/daily-commuters-egypt-covid-19-pandemic/ In an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19, Egypt’s government has implemented social distancing measures that have a particularly direct impact on daily commuters and other mobile workers. This column examines both the health risks...

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Refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt in the time of Covid-19

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsDina Abdel-FattahEconomic Research ForumEgyptHealthHuman RightsPaper
May 25, 2020 14:10 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Dina Abdel-Fattah Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2020/05/20/refugees-asylum-seekers-egypt-time-covid-19/ The many refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt were facing numerous challenges of integration and access to work even before the Covid-19 pandemic. This column outlines their daily struggles for survival, as well as the emerging economic...

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Countermeasures for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Egypt: This Time is Really Different

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHealthPaperSarah El Khishin
April 27, 2020 13:46 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sarah El Khishin Original Link:  https://erf.org.eg/publications/countermeasures-for-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-egypt-this-time-is-really-different-2/ In their book This Time Is Different, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff argue that although policy-makers usually believe the opposite, crises in recent history are generally initiated by similar causes...

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Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt

2019Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMona SaidPaperRami Galal
November 30, 2019 19:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rami Galal and Mona Said Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/towards-greater-gender-diversity-in-the-workplace-in-egypt/ One of the main challenges facing the Egyptian economy is that it is not making the best use of half of the population, as the rate women’s participation in the labor force is among the lowest in the world. Worse yet...

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Trends and Patterns of Women’s Enterpreneurship in Egypt

2019Ali RashedEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperReham RizkWomen Affairs
November 30, 2019 19:32 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Reham Rizk and Ali Rashed Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/trends-and-patterns-of-womens-enterpreneurship-in-egypt/   This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the trends and patterns of women’s role in household non-agricultural enterprises in Egypt. The paper uses the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS)...

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Household Vulnerability and Resilience in Egypt: The Role of Social Policies

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptImane HelmyPaperRania Roushdy
November 14, 2019 19:13 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rania Roushdy and Imane Helmy Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/household-vulnerability-and-resilience-in-egypt-the-role-of-social-policies/ Key questions: What are the shocks experienced by Egyptian households and how did they cope? How do social programs in Egypt mitigate the vulnerability of poor households? Read more at original...

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Rural Women in Egypt: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

2019Caitlyn KeoCaroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptLuca FediPaperWomen Affairs
October 31, 2019 21:27 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s):  Caitlyn Keo, Caroline Krafft and Luca Fedi Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/rural-women-in-egypt-opportunities-and-vulnerabilities/ This paper investigates the lives and livelihoods of rural women in Egypt. Rural women have lower economic participation, by standard measures, than urban women or men. This paper introduced additional...

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The Trinity of Budgetary Institutions, Political Institutions and Fiscal Cyclicality: Evidence from Egypt

2019Democracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMohamed ZakyPaperSarah El Khishin
October 31, 2019 20:10 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sarah El Khishin and Mohamed Zaky Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-trinity-of-budgetary-institutions-political-institutions-and-fiscal-cyclicality-evidence-from-egypt-2/ Fiscal policy is empirically proven in many papers as procyclical in developing countries as a result of longstanding weaknesses in budgetary and political...

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Associations between Economic Vulnerability and Health and Wellbeing in Egypt

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMaia SieverdingPaperRasha Hassan
October 31, 2019 19:53 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Maia Sieverding and Rasha Hassan Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/associations-between-economic-vulnerability-and-health-and-wellbeing-in-egypt/ There is a well-established relationship between economic vulnerability and health. The study of this relationship is complicated by reverse causality – poor economic outcomes...

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