This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim … societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt …

Informality is a salient feature of labor market in Egypt as it is the case with many developing countries. This is the … first study of the determinants of worker transitions between various labor market states using panel data from Egypt. We …

This study investigates inequality of opportunity in educational achievements in Turkey over time. For this purpose we … achievement in Turkey. Second, the inequality of opportunity in educational achievement shows a slightly decreasing trend over … time in Turkey. Third, the inequality of opportunity figures based on the mathematics, science and reading achievements …

level data for Turkey. The main findings indicate that female education positively and significantly affects the steady …

This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … different sectors of employment. The results suggest that returns to schooling are higher for Turkey at the various levels of … than 2004 levels for all levels of education; the pattern is less obvious for Turkey across the various levels. However …

paid by employers and increases in the minimum wage in Turkey between 2002 and 2005. Variation over time and among low …

theoretical and empirical research. Turkey, given its economic and demographic dynamics, provides rich evidence for a growing …, heterogeneous and multifaceted informal labor market. However, the existing evidence on labor informality in Turkey is mixed and …