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Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements : A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Binzel, Christine - 2013
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 …. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we then characterize conditions under which a temporary decline in social mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085059
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Faith Primary Schools : Better Schools or Better Pupils?
Gibbons, Stephen - 2009
We provide estimates for the effect of attending a Faith school on educational achievement using a census of primary school pupils in England. We argue that there are no credible instruments for Faith school attendance in this context. Instead, we partially control for selection into religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764218
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Is Education the Panacea for EconomicDeprivation of Muslims? Evidence fromWage Earners in India, 1987-2005
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Few researchers have examined the nature and determinants of earnings differentials amongreligious groups, and none has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multireligioussocieties like the one in India. We address this lacuna in the literature by examiningthe differences in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861100
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Egyptian Men Working Abroad : Labor Supply Responses by the Women Left Behind
Binzel, Christine - 2011
Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127959
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Decline in Social Mobility : Unfulfilled Aspirations Among Egypt's Educated Youth
Binzel, Christine - 2011
-secondary graduates has affected intergenerational mobility across well-educated cohorts in Egypt. The empirical results support …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117846
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071447
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind : Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Wahba, Jackline - 2009
back home. We test the predictions of the model using data from Egypt. We find that, even after controlling for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013154977
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Public Versus Private Sector Wage Gap in Egypt : Evidence from Quantile Regression on Panel Data
Tansel, Aysit - 2018
This paper considers the public and private sector wage earners in Egypt and examines their wage distribution during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012908874
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Did the Arab Spring Reduce MENA Countries' Growth?
Arayssi, Mahmoud - 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/10012870335
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Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?
Tansel, Aysit - 2015
This paper considers the private sector wage earners in Egypt and examine their wage distribution during 1998 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014039