Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nesma Ali, Boris Najman Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/informal-competition-firms-productivity-and-policy-reforms-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of the competition stemmed from informal firms on formal firms’ productivity in Egypt. Using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, we update the two-step methodology of...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed Zaky, Sarah El khishin Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/fiscal-governance-in-egypt-strengthening-budgetary-institutions-to-counteract-political-fragmentation/ Abstract: The paper contributes to discussions on budgetary institutions and fiscal governance in Egypt. It explores the interrelationships between budgetary institutions...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/do-pensions-reduce-the-incentive-to-work-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we investigate the impact of the receipt of contributory and social pensions on labor supply in Egypt using fixed-effects regressions and panel data from the Egypt Labor Market...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-microcredit-reduce-gender-gap-in-employment-an-application-of-decomposition-analysis-to-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and women and subsequently investigate whether microcredit can reduce employment...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Alban Thomas Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/reducing-air-pollution-in-cairo-raise-user-costs-and-invest-in-public-transit/ Abstract: Vehicle exhaust fumes are a major cause of air pollution in developing world megacities, such as Cairo. Egyptian authorities have taken measures to reduce emission rates for existing vehicles and change...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Nazier, Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/Womens-participation-in-labor-market-in-egypt-constraints-and-opportunities/ Abstract: This research deals with female labor force participation and its determinants in the Egyptian society using the “Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey” (ELMPS) 2012. More precisely, the paper...
Learn MoreSource: 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...
Learn MoreSource: 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...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Anda David, Joachim Jarreau Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/determinants-of-emigration-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants of emigration at the individual and household level, using three waves of the Egyptian labor market panel survey (ELMPS) covering the 1998-2012 period. Exploiting the panel structure...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/understanding-the-dynamics-of-household-enterprises-in-egypt-birth-death-growth-and-transformation/ Abstract: Micro and small household enterprises play an enormous role in growth and employment in developing economies such as Egypt. Despite the importance of household enterprises, little...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Maia Sieverding Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/intergenerational-mobility-in-Womens-employment-outcomes-in-egypt/ Abstract: The importance of mothers’ educational and occupational attainments for understanding the social mobility of their children, and particularly daughters, has been increasingly emphasized as female labor force...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Anda David, Joachim Jarreau Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/short-and-long-term-impacts-of-emigration-on-origin-households-the-case-of-egypt/ Abstract: This paper studies the impacts of emigration on income inequality and wealth in Egypt. Using three waves of a longitudinal survey covering the 1998-2012 period, we first study the impact...
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