of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …

A complete account of the U.S. child care subsidy system requires an understanding of its implications for both … fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … of family well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of non-random selection into subsidy receipt by …

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 …

This paper considers the private sector wage earners in Egypt and examine their wage distribution during 1998 …

nationally representative sample of young married respondents in Egypt. Using a variety of estimation techniques, the results …

This paper considers the public and private sector wage earners in Egypt and examines their wage distribution during …

Exploiting a unique policy reform in Egypt that reduced the number of years of compulsory schooling, we show how it …

probability to remain 'stuck in the status-quo ante' across generations in Egypt. We use repeated cross-sectional data relative to …

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 …