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

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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Perceptions of Service Access in a Context of Marginalization: The Case of Young People in Informal Greater Cairo

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s):  Maia Sieverding, Rania Roushdy, Rasha Hassan and Ahmed Ali Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/perceptions-of-service-access-in-a-context-of-marginalization-the-case-of-young-people-in-informal-greater-cairo/ In Egypt it is estimated that the majority of the country’s 40 million urban residents, which include 11 million young people, live...

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Working Paper- The Effect of Mothers’ Employment on Youth Gender Role Attitudes: Evidence From Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Maia Sieverding, Rania Roushdy, May Gadallah Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-effect-of-mothers-employment-on-youth-gender-role-attitudes-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: Cross-nationally, having a working mother during childhood is associated with more egalitarian attitudes among both adult men and women. However, no previous studies...

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Working Paper- Young People’s Gender Role Attitudes Over the Transition to Adulthood in Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): May Gadallah, Rania Roushdy, Maia Sieverding Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/young-peoples-gender-role-attitudes-over-the-transition-to-adulthood-in-egypt/ Abstract: Change in gender role attitudes is a neglected dimension of research on the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa that has broad implications for young...

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Working Paper- The Arab Spring and the Employability of Youth: Early Evidence From Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Irène Selwaness, Rania Roushdy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-arab-spring-and-the-employability-of-youth-early-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates the school-to-work transition of young people from subsequent graduation cohorts between 2005 and 2012 in Egypt. The analysis compares the early employment outcomes of...

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