This study attempts to shed light on the gendered aspect of MSEs (i.e. how the sectors of activities, income, growth, etc. differ by the gender of the entrepreneur) and tests some of the main claims of the rather modest available literature by means of an econometric analysis. The empirical work...

This paper analyzes the educational wage differentials among youth graduates in Egypt using a nationally representative data set extracted from some labor market surveys. We follow the empirical framework of Mincer's estimation of the simple schooling model, extending the model by adding...

This column reports evidence from the 2016 survey of establishments in Egypt, which shows how the obstacles that top business people report is influenced by the size of their firms, the industry, the geographical location, market orientation and managers' levels of education

This article evaluates the experience of MENA countries in promoting women entrepreneurship as a medium of economic growth and poverty reduction. The article examines the connection between economic development and the role of micro and small businesses as an employment generating engine; gender...

This paper adds to the existing literature on the Egyptian labor market by examining the extent to which the treatment of women in the Egyptian private labor market has evolved, and if occupational segregation has affected gender wage gaps in the newly transformed Egyptian economy. The paper...

The purpose of this study is to quantify the effects of the current energy reform policy on household expenditures along gender and regional lines. Gender analysis helps to identify constraints such as transportation poverty faced by women to access economic opportunities like education and/or...

To what extent is Egypt's labor market becoming polarized into well paid high skilled occupations and low-wage manual jobs? This column reports evidence of marked wage compression in absolute and relative terms along the occupational spectrum deskilling of college-educated workers once they join...

In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries, labor markets are characterized by employment growth and skill shortages. In these, vocational schooling has produced higher wages and returns on investment than general education. Using 1998 Egyptian...

Our study focuses on the labor market implications of vocational and technical education in the MENA region, analyzing the case of Egypt and Morocco. We try to assess the validity of those vocational systems by looking at the determinants of schooling choice and the effect of segregation between...

This study looks at factors affecting the decision of early retirement for Egyptian government sector employees. The empirical analysis is based on 2005 nationally representative sample of government sector workers (3437 workers, ranging in age between 50 and 57 years). Among the findings of...