Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nora Aboushady and Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/politics-affect-exports-in-egypt/ Snapshot: Investment-related regulations are a major determinant of the firm’s decision to expand its activities and enter the exports market. Despite recent reforms of investment related laws and regulations, exports continue to drop...
Learn MoreSource: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Chahir Zaki, Maye Ehab, Aliaa Abdallah Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=631&Type=10 Abstract: Using monthly firm-level and sector-level data for the period 2005-2016, this study tries to examine the impact of devaluation on the increase in the quantity of exports, as well as the ability to export new...
Learn MoreSource: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Omneia Helmy, Chahir Zaki, Aliaa Abdallah Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=625&Type=10 Abstract: This paper examines cyclical characteristics of remittances and explores their counterbalancing and consumption-smoothing potential. First, it uses quarterly data to better reflect the shortterm dynamics of...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mélika Ben Salem, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/revisiting-the-impact-of-trade-openness-on-informal-and-irregular-employment-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper examines the impact of trade openness on job quality through the evolution of the shares of informal and irregular employment in total employment. In fact, Egypt has...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nora Aboushady, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/investment-climate-and-firms-exports-in-egypt-when-politics-matter/ Abstract: The objective of this paper is to explore the nexus between exports performance and components of the investment climate. This paper contribution is twofold: first, the paper fills the gap in the...
Learn MoreSource: 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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