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Working Paper- Growing Without Changing: A Tale of Egypt’s Weak Productivity Growth

2015Antoine LevyClara SanchezEconomic Research ForumEconomyHanan MorsyPaper
September 01, 2015 05:56 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Morsy, Antoine Levy, Clara Sanchez Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/growing-without-changing-a-tale-of-egypts-weak-productivity-growth/ Abstract: This paper aims to identify the reasons why economic growth in Egypt, although comparable to its peers, failed to significantly reduce unemployment, lower poverty levels or raise overall...

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Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in Individuals’ Wages and Households’ Assets in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyHoda El EnbabyPaperRami Galal
September 01, 2015 05:56 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rami Galal, Hoda El Enbaby Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-individuals-wages-and-households-assets-in-egypt/ Abstract: Inequality has often been cited as one of the leading sources of discontent in Egypt and one of the causes of the 2011 revolution. However, there is no consensus on how much inequality exists...

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Working Paper- The Nexus Between Internal and External Macroeconomic Imbalances: Evidence from Egypt

2015Chahir ZakiEconomyEgyptOmneia HelmyPaperThe Egyptian Center For Economic Studies
September 01, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Omneia Helmy, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=593&Type=10 Abstract: This paper examines the nexus between internal and external imbalances of the Egyptian economy by testing both the twin deficit hypothesis and the Feldstein-Horioka paradox. Using quarterly data (between 2002 and 2014) in...

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Untapping Low Female Labor Force Participation In Egypt: Ending The Marriage Mismatch

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRana HendyWomen Affairs
September 01, 2015 03:36 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/untapping-low-female-labor-force-participation-in-egypt-ending-the-marriage-mismatch/ Abstract: Despite significant increases in female educational attainment, Egyptian women’s labor force participation rate remains one of the lowest in the world. This can be partially explained by the fact that...

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Working Paper- The Economic Determinants of Political Islam: An Empirical Investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMay AttallahPaper
September 01, 2015 03:35 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): May Attallah Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-economic-determinants-of-political-islam-an-empirical-investigation-of-the-arab-spring-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, I...

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Repressing Egypt’s Civil Society: State Violence, Restriction of the Public Sphere, and Extrajudicial Persecution

2015Civil SocietyGerman Institute For Security And International AffairsHuman RightsJannis GrimmPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 30, 2015 05:52 am
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Source: German Institute For Security and Counter-Terrorism And International Affairs Author(s): Jannis Grimm Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/repressing-egypts-civil-society/ Summary: Since the military coup of July 2013, one of the characteristics of the Egyptian regime has been the lack of clarity on the boundaries of political activism and on what activities it...

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Egypt: The New Founders

2015Democracy and PoliticsEgyptGarrett NadaIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniPaperWilson Centre
August 27, 2015 03:35 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Khalil al Anani, Garrett Nada Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-the-new-founders Snapshot: The single most powerful and prolific Islamist movement was born in Egypt, the intellectual center of the Arab world. Formed in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood was started as a social and religious club by a twenty-two-year-old schoolteacher, who...

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SUEZ CANAL EXPANSION: WHAT’S IN IT FOR EGYPT?

2015Democracy and PoliticsEconomyForeign RelationsGerman Development InstituteMarkus LoewePaper
August 24, 2015 05:54 am
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Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Markus Loewe Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/suez-canal-expansion-whats-in-it-for-egypt-1/ Bonn, 24 August 2015. The inauguration ceremony for the 35 kilometre long second artery of the Suez Canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean was held in early August 2015, officiated by Egypt’s President...

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Al-Sisi’s Egypt: The Military Moves on the Economy

2015EconomyMarina OttawayMilitary AffairsPaperWilson Centre
August 20, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/al-sisis-egypt-the-military-moves-the-economy The al-Sisi regime has chosen a model of development based on the implementation of large, ambitious projects under military supervision. The projects, such as the broadening of the Suez Canal and the building of a new capital city, may fail...

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Is President Sisi a Bulwark Against Terrorism?

2015Council On Foreign RelationsEgyptElliot AbramsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 19, 2015 03:40 am
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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/president-sisi-bulwark-against-terrorism There are very few people nowadays ignoring the growing repression in Egypt. Most recently, a new “counter-terrorism” law was imposed this week–but it snuffs out free speech more than terror. Even the State Department denounced the...

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Egypt’s Botched Revolution: Absolutism and the Infelicitous Role of External Actors

2015Democracy and PoliticsFinnish Institute Of International AffairsForeign RelationsPaperWolfgang Mühlberger
August 17, 2015 05:54 am
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Source: Finnish Institute Of International Affairs (Fiia) Author(s): Wolfgang Mühlberger Original Link: https://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/egypts-botched-revolution SUMMARY Egypt’s political transition entered a new phase with the military coup in mid-2013: pluralistic tendencies have been systematically uprooted and the Egyptian armed forces have positioned themselves as a determining...

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Enduring Repression and Insurgency in Egypt’s Sinai

2015Chatham HouseEgyptOmar AshourPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 14, 2015 03:40 am
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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Omar Ashour Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/enduring-repression-and-insurgency-egypts-sinai ‘They want to substitute me for the Muslim womans [sic] arrested in Egyptian prisons. These matters have to be achieved before 48 hours from now; if not, the soldiers of Sinai Province will kill me,’ said a man identifying...

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