Source: 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): Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-the-labor-market-for-higher-education-graduates-in-egypt-and-jordan/ Abstract: In the Middle East and North Africa, unequal opportunities occur in both the education system and the labor market. The outcomes that individuals achieve in the labor...
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...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): François Langot, Shaimaa Yassin Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/reforming-employment-protection-in-egypt-an-evaluation-based-on-transition-models-with-measurement-errors/ Abstract: Do reforms introducing more flexibility in developing countries’ labor markets reduce unemployment? This paper proposes to evaluate the new Egyptian labor...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rania Salem, Yuk Fai Cheong, Kristin VanderEnde, Kathryn Yount Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-womens-work-a-pathway-to-their-agency-in-rural-egypt/ Abstract: Whether work is performed for household members’ consumption (subsistence work) or for sale to others (market work), it may be an enabling resource for women’s agency, or their...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/why-the-unemployment-rate-is-a-misleading-indicator-of-labor-market-health-in-egypt/ Abstract: Policy discussions about the health of the economy and the labor market in Egypt often focus almost exclusively on one indicator, namely the unemployment rate. This policy...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/beware-of-the-echo-the-impending-return-of-demographic-pressures-in-egypt/ For many years, Egypt experienced substantial demographic pressures on its education system and labor market. These pressures have eased somewhat in recent years as fertility rates fell, but, as this...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/Womens-participation-in-the-egyptian-labor-market-1998-2012/ Abstract: This paper examines the reasons for the persistently low participation of women in the Egyptian labor market over time and across the different economic sectors, using the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) 2012. This...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mona Said Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/wages-and-inequality-in-the-egyptian-labor-market-in-an-era-of-financial-crisis-and-revolution/ Abstract: This paper investigates the pattern of wages and wage inequality in Egypt over the period 1988-2012, a time of substantial economic and political changes, including the recent global...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Jackline Wahba, Ragui Assaad Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/flexible-labor-regulations-and-informality-in-egypt/ Abstract: Do flexible labor market regulations reduce informal employment? This paper examines the effects of changes in labor regulations on the incidence of formal employment. Using the case of Egypt, we study the effects...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hala Abou-Ali, Reham Rizk Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/mses-informality-and-productivity-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of informality on household enterprise performance in terms of productivity and size of output. Furthermore, it pinpoints informality determinants with respect to different types of...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Reham Rizk, Hala Abou-Ali Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/informality-and-socio-economic-well-being-of-women-in-egypt/ Abstract: The paper attempts to quantify the impact of informal employment on women’s contribution to the household budget. It further pinpoints the socio-economic factors that affect women’s struggle to meet their...
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