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Gender and economic vulnerability in Egypt’s labour market

2022Caroline KrafftDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
February 11, 2022 15:12 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2022/01/25/gender-economic-vulnerability-egypts-labour-market/ The past decade has presented both new challenges and new opportunities for the Egyptian labour market. This column outlines the findings of a new book focused on the extent to which the country has been able to...

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The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt from 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis

2019Caitlyn KeoCaroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
October 31, 2019 19:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad and Caitlyn Keo Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-evolution-of-labor-supply-in-egypt-from-1988-2018-a-gendered-analysis/ This paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force participation in Egypt and its evolution over the thirty-year span from 1988 to 2018 using...

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Is the Egyptian economy creating good jobs? A review of the evolution of the quantity and quality of employment in Egypt from 1998 to 2018

2019Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui Assaad
October 31, 2019 18:42 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assad Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-the-egyptian-economy-creating-good-jobs-a-review-of-the-evolution-of-the-quantity-and-quality-of-employment-in-egypt-from-1998-to-2018/ Key question: Has the economic recovery in Egypt resulted in more and better- quality jobs? Read more at original link

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Socioeconomic Status and the Changing Nature of School-to-Work Transitions in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia

2019Caroline KrafftColette SalemiCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadYouth
February 28, 2019 16:02 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft and Colette Salemi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/socioeconomic-status-and-the-changing-nature-of-school-to-work-transitions-in-egypt-jordan-and-tunisia/ This paper examines the evolution of initial labor market outcomes across cohorts of school leavers by education and socioeconomic status in Egypt, Jordan...

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Ragui Assaad

Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyExpertRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
January 29, 2018 23:46 pm
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Ragui Assaad is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University in Cairo and Professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. His research focuses on topics related to labor markets in the Arab World, education and human resource development, youth transitions to adulthood and inequality of opportunity. He received his PhD.

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Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in Wages and Consumption in Egypt

2016Caroline KrafftDjavad Salehi-IsfahaniEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptJohn RoemerPaperRagui Assaad
May 01, 2016 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, John Roemer, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-wages-and-consumption-in-egypt/ Abstract: We provide in this paper measures of inequality of opportunity of wages and consumption for Egypt at different points in time from 1988 to 2012. A standard way of...

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Working Paper- Returns to Schooling in Egypt

2016Abdurrahman AydemirCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMeltem Dayioglu TayfurMurat KirdarPaperRagui Assaad
May 01, 2016 03:37 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Abdurrahman Aydemir, Meltem Dayioglu Tayfur, Murat Kirdar Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/returns-to-schooling-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper estimates the returns to schooling in Egypt using a policy reform that reduced primary school from 6 to 5 years. As a result of this reform, which was implemented in 1988, compulsory...

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Working Paper- Empowerment is a Community Affair: Community Level Determinants of Married Women’s Empowerment in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyHanan NazierPaperRacha RamadanRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
October 01, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Hanan Nazier, Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/empowerment-is-a-community-affair-community-level-determinants-of-married-Womens-empowerment-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper examines the contextual and community-level determinants of multidimensional women’s empowerment in Egypt, while accounting for the usual...

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Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market for Higher Education Graduates in Egypt and Jordan

2015Caroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui Assaad
August 01, 2015 03:37 am
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Source: 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...

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Why the Unemployment Rate is a Misleading Indicator of Labor Market Health in Egypt

2015Caroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui Assaad
June 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: 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...

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Beware of the Echo: The Impending Return of Demographic Pressures in Egypt

2015Caroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui Assaad
May 30, 2015 03:37 am
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Source: 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...

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Working Paper- Flexible Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptJackline WahbaPaperRagui Assaad
May 01, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: 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...

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