Household behaviour in times of political change: Evidence from Egypt

Source: Cesifo Group Author(s): Yvonne Giesing Original Link: https://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/docbase/DocBase_Content/WP/WP-Ifo_Working_Papers/wp-ifo-2017/12022017237000.html Abstract: Using representative household survey data, we study the short-term microeconomic effects of the Egyptian revolution on household behaviour in terms of education, health expenditure and savings...

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The Impact of Economic Globalization on the Shadow Economy in Egypt

Source: Cesifo Group Author(s): Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Mai Hassan Original Link: https://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/docbase/DocBase_Content/WP/WP-CESifo_Working_Papers/wp-cesifo-2017/wp-cesifo-2017-03/12012017006424.html Abstract: This study examines the economic globalization and the shadow economy nexus in Egypt. Using time series data from 1976 to 2013, the impulse response...

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How does the Flow of Remittances Affect the Trade Balance of the Middle East and North Africa?

Source: Cesifo Group Author(s): Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Sherif Maher Hassan Original Link: https://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/docbase/DocBase_Content/WP/WP-CESifo_Working_Papers/wp-cesifo-2016/wp-cesifo-2016-11/12012016006172.html Abstract: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) economies have had the highest degree of dependency on received remittances worldwide over the last...

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Modelling the Egyptian Shadow Economy: A Currency Demand and A MIMIC Model Approach

Source: Cesifo Group Author(s): Mai Hassan, Friedrich Schneider Original Link: https://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/docbase/DocBase_Content/WP/WP-CESifo_Working_Papers/wp-cesifo-2016/wp-cesifo-2016-01/12012016005727.html Abstract: We estimate the size and trend of the Egyptian shadow economy using two of the most common methods: the currency demand approach and the structural...

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