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Working Paper- Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?

2015Aysit TanselEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHalil Ibrahim KeskinPaperZeynel Abidin Ozdemir
December 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Aysit Tansel, Halil Ibrahim Keskin, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/is-there-an-informal-employment-wage-penalty-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper considers the private sector wage earners in Egypt and examines their wage distribution during 1998-2012 using the Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey. We first estimate...

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Working Paper- Competitive Real Exchange Rates Are Good for the Poor: Evidence from Egyptian Household Surveys

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptEman RefaatIbrahim ElbadawiPaper
November 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ibrahim Elbadawi, Eman Refaat Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/competitive-real-exchange-rates-are-good-for-the-poor-evidence-from-egyptian-household-surveys/ Abstract: This paper develops a theoretical model that allows for assessing the poverty impact of the real exchange rate (RER), as an economy-wide relative price, in a fully...

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Working Paper- Catastrophic and Impoverishing Effects of Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure: New Evidence from Egypt

2015Ahmed RashadEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMesbah SharafPaper
November 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ahmed Rashad, Mesbah Sharaf Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/catastrophic-and-impoverishing-effects-of-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-new-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: Conventional poverty estimates do not take into account out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments. OOP health payments could cause financial catastrophe to households, which...

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Working Paper- Late-Life Living Arrangements and Intergenerational Ties in Egypt: Elderly Socio-Economic Conditions from Labor Market Surveys

2015Aurora AngeliCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaper
November 01, 2015 03:37 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Aurora Angeli Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/late-life-living-arrangements-and-intergenerational-ties-in-egypt-elderly-socio-economic-conditions-from-labor-market-surveys/ Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze dynamics in the late-life living arrangements and changes in socio-economic and health condition of the elderly in Egypt...

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Working Paper- Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyMathilde MaurelNelly El-MallakhPaperWomen Affairs
October 01, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nelly El-Mallakh, Mathilde Maurel Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/arab-spring-protests-and-Womens-labor-market-outcomes-evidence-from-the-egyptian-revolution/ Abstract: We analyze the effects of the 2011 Egyptian protests on the relative labor market conditions of women using panel information from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey...

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Working Paper- Empowerment is a Community Affair: Community Level Determinants of Married Women’s Empowerment in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyHanan NazierPaperRacha RamadanRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
October 01, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Hanan Nazier, Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/empowerment-is-a-community-affair-community-level-determinants-of-married-Womens-empowerment-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper examines the contextual and community-level determinants of multidimensional women’s empowerment in Egypt, while accounting for the usual...

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Working Paper- Political Instability, Uncertainty, Democracy, and Economic Growth in Egypt

2015Democracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHossam Eldin Mohammed AbdelkaderPaper
October 01, 2015 03:40 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hossam Eldin Mohammed Abdelkader Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/political-instability-uncertainty-democracy-and-economic-growth-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper aims to determine if there is a relationship between political instability, uncertainty, and political regime, on the one hand, and economic growth in Egypt, on the other...

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Working Paper- Growing Without Changing: A Tale of Egypt’s Weak Productivity Growth

2015Antoine LevyClara SanchezEconomic Research ForumEconomyHanan MorsyPaper
September 01, 2015 05:56 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Morsy, Antoine Levy, Clara Sanchez Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/growing-without-changing-a-tale-of-egypts-weak-productivity-growth/ Abstract: This paper aims to identify the reasons why economic growth in Egypt, although comparable to its peers, failed to significantly reduce unemployment, lower poverty levels or raise overall...

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Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in Individuals’ Wages and Households’ Assets in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyHoda El EnbabyPaperRami Galal
September 01, 2015 05:56 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rami Galal, Hoda El Enbaby Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-individuals-wages-and-households-assets-in-egypt/ Abstract: Inequality has often been cited as one of the leading sources of discontent in Egypt and one of the causes of the 2011 revolution. However, there is no consensus on how much inequality exists...

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Untapping Low Female Labor Force Participation In Egypt: Ending The Marriage Mismatch

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRana HendyWomen Affairs
September 01, 2015 03:36 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/untapping-low-female-labor-force-participation-in-egypt-ending-the-marriage-mismatch/ Abstract: Despite significant increases in female educational attainment, Egyptian women’s labor force participation rate remains one of the lowest in the world. This can be partially explained by the fact that...

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Working Paper- The Economic Determinants of Political Islam: An Empirical Investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMay AttallahPaper
September 01, 2015 03:35 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): May Attallah Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-economic-determinants-of-political-islam-an-empirical-investigation-of-the-arab-spring-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, I...

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Working Paper- Modelling the Density of Egyptian Quarterly CPI Inflation

2015Doaa Akl AhmedEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMamdouh M. AbdelsalamPaper
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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