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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 …
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This paper considers the private sector wage earners in Egypt and examine their wage distribution during 1998 …
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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...
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nationally representative sample of young married respondents in Egypt. Using a variety of estimation techniques, the results …
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This paper considers the public and private sector wage earners in Egypt and examines their wage distribution during …
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Exploiting a unique policy reform in Egypt that reduced the number of years of compulsory schooling, we show how it …
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probability to remain 'stuck in the status-quo ante' across generations in Egypt. We use repeated cross-sectional data relative to …
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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 …
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. Using unique data from Egypt, which allows us to distinguish between return migrants according to their type of …
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Egypt's industries heavily rely on imported goods for production. Thus, an increase in imports could have a potentially … outcomes in Egypt. …
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