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

2017 Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Maia Sieverding May Gadallah Paper Rania Roushdy Women Affairs Youth

August 01, 2017 05:53 am

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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- How Gender Biased Are Female-Headed Household Transfers in Egypt?

2017 Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Lobna Abdellatif Mohamed Ramadan Paper Sarah Elbakry Women Affairs Youth

August 01, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Lobna AbdelLatif, Mohamed Ramadan, Sarah Elbakry Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/how-gender-biased-are-female-headed-household-transfers-in-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we claim that the policy of targeting female-headed households’ (FHHs) may generate bias against women in male-headed households (MHHs) who may be more...

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

2017 Economic Research Forum Maia Sieverding May Gadallah Paper Rania Roushdy Women Affairs Youth

July 01, 2017 05:53 am

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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- Revisiting the Impact of Trade Openness on Informal and Irregular Employment in Egypt

2017 Chahir Zaki Economic Research Forum Economy Mélika Ben Salem Paper

June 01, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: 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...

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Working Paper- The Political Economy of A Sector in Crisis: Industrial Policy and Political Connections in the Egyptian Automotive Industry

2017 Amirah El-Haddad Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Jeremy Hodge Nizar Manek Paper

June 01, 2017 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad, Jeremy Hodge, Nizar Manek Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-political-economy-of-a-sector-in-crisis-industrial-policy-and-political-connections-in-the-egyptian-automotive-industry/ Abstract: The Egyptian automotive industry developed under the country’s policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). It mainly...

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Egypt Must Strengthen Budget Institutions to Curb Mounting Budget Deficit

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed Zaky Paper

May 30, 2017 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed Zaky Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/egypt-must-strengthen-budget-institutions-to-curb-mounting-budget-deficit/ Abstract: • Since the January 2011 popular revolution, the budget deficit in Egypt has worsened. • A new strategy announced by the government to contain the budget deficit and control public debt includes many measures...

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

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Irène Selwaness Paper Rania Roushdy Youth

May 01, 2017 05:55 am

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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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Working Paper- Is Internal Migration A Way to Cope With Climate Change? Evidence From Egypt

2017 Adel Ben Youssef Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Hedi Arouri Nguyen Viet Cuong Paper

May 01, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Adel Ben Youssef, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-internal-migration-a-way-to-cope-with-climate-change-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we examine the effect of extreme weather events on migration among governorates in Egypt using migration gravity models and data from the 1996...

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Working Paper- Public Value Perspective for Gender Budgeting: Evidence from Egypt

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Lobna Abdellatif Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed Zaky Paper Women Affairs

March 01, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Lobna AbdelLatif, Mohamed Ramadan, Mohamed Zaky Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/public-value-perspective-for-gender-budgeting-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: This paper proposes a conceptual framework that relates failure of progressing in gender equality to weakness of budgetary and political institutions. Whereas, the former drift...

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Working Paper- Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt

2017 Ahmed Rashad Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Elhussien I. Mansour Mesbah Sharaf Paper Women Affairs

March 01, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ahmed Rashad, Mesbah Sharaf, Elhussien I. Mansour Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-public-health-insurance-increase-maternal-health-care-utilization-in-egypt/ Abstract: We assess the impact of health insurance on the utilization of maternal health care services in Egypt. A propensity score matching is used to control for baseline...

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Working Paper- Rent Control Dilemma Comeback in Egypt’s Governance: A Hedonic Approach

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Paper Shereen Attia

February 01, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shereen Attia Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/rent-control-dilemma-comeback-in-egypts-governance-a-hedonic-approach/ Abstract: This paper applies hedonic pricing models to estimate the relationship between housing prices and characteristics and determines the implicit amount of housing consumed by a typical consumer by tenure type. The...

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Mechanization to Drive A Process for Fertilizer Subsidy Reform in Egypt

2016 Boubaker Dhehibi Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Shinan N. Kassam

December 30, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shinan N. Kassam, Boubaker Dhehibi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/mechanization-to-drive-a-process-for-fertilizer-subsidy-reform-in-egypt/ Abstract: Current modalities for the distribution of subsidized fertilizer, together with national campaigns for wheat production, may be stifling nutritional security within rural areas. Reliable...

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