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Working Paper- Modelling the Density of Egyptian Quarterly CPI Inflation

2015 Doaa Akl Ahmed Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mamdouh M. Abdelsalam Paper

August 01, 2015 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Doaa Akl Ahmed, Mamdouh M. Abdelsalam Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/modelling-the-density-of-egyptian-quarterly-cpi-inflation/ Abstract: This paper aims at modelling the density of quarterly inflation based on time-varying conditional variance, skewness and kurtosis model developed by Leon, Rubio, and Serna (2005). They model...

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Working Paper- Endowments or Discrimination? Determinants of Household Poverty in Egypt

2015 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Shireen Al Azzawi

August 01, 2015 03:44 am

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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...

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THE NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LAW: ANOTHER BLOW TO THE CONSTITUTION, ENCOURAGES EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING

2015 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

August 01, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/the_new_counterterrorism_law.pdf Introduction On 7 July, a group of political parties, rights organizations, and public figures issued a statement urging a delay in the issuance of the proposed counterterrorism law pending a broad, genuine social dialogue on the...

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

2015 Caroline Krafft Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Ragui 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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The Turbaned State: An Analysis of the Official Policies on the Administration of Mosques and Islamic Religious Activities in Egypt

2015 Amr Ezzat Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Islam Barakat Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 01, 2015 03:33 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat, Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/to_whom_do_the_mosques_of_today_belong_finalized_version_ae.pdf Read the full paper by following the original link.

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Who Is Running the Egyptian State?

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Katie Bentivoglio Nathan J. Brown Paper

July 31, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Katie Bentivoglio Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/31/who-is-running-egyptian-state-pub-60918 For scholars and many journalists, most non-democratic regimes look the same: they are led and designed by autocratic dictators—or sometimes by small cliques—according to the leader’s whims and interests. “Pinochet’s Chile” was...

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Economic Literature Review- Demand and Supply Challenges of Food Security in Egypt

2015 Economy Egypt Paper Racha Ramadan The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies

July 30, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=591&Type=26 Overview: Egypt is facing high rates of poverty and unemployment, with 17 percent of Egyptians suffering from food insecurity in 2011. Food insecurity is an important challenge facing the Egyptian government, especially after the 25th of January...

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Unprecedented Pressures, Uncharted Course for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

2015 Carnegie Islamic Movements and Institutions Michele Dunne Nathan J. Brown Paper

July 29, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/29/unprecedented-pressures-uncharted-course-for-egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-pub-60875 The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition movement and one of its oldest, is squeezed between an unprecedented crackdown from the security state and a young generation pushing for...

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The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue: Drift Along the Nile

2015 Amy Hawthorne Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Foreign Relations Paper

July 29, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/us-egypt-strategic-dialogue-drift-along-nile On August 2, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo for the first U.S.-Egypt “strategic dialogue” since 2009. The high-level forum has been held on and off since the Clinton administration as part of the still-unmet goal of expanding...

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Where is Egypt Heading?

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 26, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-egypt-heading The past week has brought two interesting comments on the situation in Egypt. The first is from Robert Springborg, formerly of the Naval Postgraduate School, and appears on the web site of the Middle East Institute here. Some key passages: The military under Abdel Fattah...

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Exclusive Wikileaks cables trace ebb and flow of Egypt-UAE relations

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Media Mostafa Mohie Paper

July 26, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat, Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2015/07/26/feature/politics/exclusive-wikileaks-cables-trace-ebb-and-flow-of-egypt-uae-relations/ Snapshot: A number of documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry that were recently released by Wikileaks have cast light on Egypt’s capricious relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which...

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Improved Egypt-Israel Relations through Sinai Crisis: Will They Last?

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Geoffrey Aronson Middle East Institute Paper Sinai

July 24, 2015 03:36 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Geoffrey Aronson Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/improved-egypt-israel-relations-through-sinai-crisis-will-they-last Egyptian diplomats rarely have a good word to say about U.S. policies these days. In contrast, they are enthusiastic in their praise of the close relations between Cairo and Jerusalem—centered on counterterror security...

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