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Women's political participation and intrahousehold empowerment : evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine; Champeaux, Hugues - 2018
Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women's perception about their own rights and role. We question whether these events have translated into better outcomes within Egyptian households. We conjecture that potential changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865179
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Analyzing the perceptions of Egyptian youth about the Arab Spring
Fakih, Ali; Ghazalian, Pascal L. - 2019
Egyptian youth played a central role in the Arab Spring (AS) uprisings, yearning for changes in the political system and for better economic conditions. This paper investigates the perceptions of young Egyptians about the AS. The empirical analysis uses a bivariate ordered probit model to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012117000
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Did the Arab Spring reduce MENA countries' growth?
Araissi, Mahmoud; Fakih, Ali; Haimoun, Nathir - 2019
This paper examines the economic ramifications of the recent political reconfigurations that the MENA region witnessed, commonly known as the Arab Spring, utilizing MENA countries data during period 2005-2016. Using the Arellano-Bond dynamic panel estimation, the paper estimates a growth model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980078
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Political change and informality : evidence from the arab spring
Elsayed, Ahmed; Wahba, Jackline - 2017
in Egypt. The paper focuses on unprotected employment and the extent to which it changed by educational level right after …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785633
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The impact of Arab Spring on hiring and separation rates in the Tunisian labour market
Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - 2015
This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab Spring of 2011. Several models … presence of continued risk factors in Tunisia's labour market resulting from the global financial crisis in 2008 and the Arab … separation decisions remained present in Tunisia's labour market. In addition, the paper looks at various social issues such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472483
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The real exchange rate and external competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Hadj Amor, Thouraya - 2013
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia face challenges competing on the global markets, as shown by their relatively low and … countries' real exchange rate misalignments during the past three decades. While Egypt experienced periods of substantial … misalignment, including in recent years, the exchange rates in Morocco and Tunisia have broadly reflected the underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227730
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A tale of parallel processes of gender (in-) equality : how big is the glass ceilings for Mena women?
Doruk, Ömer Tuğsal; Pastore, Francesco - 2022
In all the MENA countries considered in this study, namely Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia, there has been a significant … periods of up to 20 years (for Egypt), we examine the evolution of the glass ceiling problem for women resorting to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170241
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Female labor force participation in five selected Mena countries: an age-period-cohort analysis (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia)
Lassassi, Moundir; Tansel, Aysıt - 2020
namely, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia. Low FLFP rates in these countries, as it is in other MENA countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012305902
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Impacts of COVID-19 on household welfare in Tunisia
Kokas, Deeksha; López Acevedo, Gladys; El Lahga, … - 2020
COVID-19 is likely to have a large impact on the welfare of Tunisian households. First, some individuals might be more vulnerable to contracting the disease because their living conditions or jobs make them more susceptible to meeting others or practicing social distancing. Lack of adequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389785
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A primer on the 35-hour in France, 1997 - 2007
Askenazy, Philippe (contributor) - 2008
France has experienced massive changes in its regulation of working time during the last decade. These changes generate natural experiments that may help to study a variety of issues in labor economics, including work sharing effect on job creation or productivity, labor relations or adaptation...
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