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Rural Wage Employment: Is There a Premium for Agriculture?
This paper investigates the determinants of rural and non-rural wages using the quarterly Labor Force... Read More
Duration to Coverage: Dynamics of Access to Social Security in the Egyptian Labor Market in the 1998-2012 Period
This paper investigates the dynamics of having access to social insurance (SI) coverage on the... Read More
Inequality of Opportunity in Educational Attainment in Middle East and North Africa: Evidence from Household Surveys
Education is widely considered as the most important path to social mobility in the Middle... Read More
The Challenges of Private Higher Education in Egypt
Private institutions are strongly showing presence in the landscape of higher education in Egypt. This... Read More
Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt
This paper discusses the data limitations associated with the measurement of top incomes and inequality... Read More
Micro and Small Household Enterprises in Egypt: Potential for Growth and Employment Generation
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) comprise an important sector of the Egyptian economy and account... Read More
Through the Keyhole: International Migration in Egypt
This paper examines international migration in Egypt and provides an overview of the trends and... Read More
Pérennité Et Efficience Des Institutions De Microfinance Dans La Région MENA
Cette étude examine l’efficience de 76 institutions de microfinance (IMFs) dans la région MENA par... Read More
Differences in Pedagogy, Accountability, and Perceptions of Quality by Type of Higher Education in Egypt and Jordan
A number of reasons have been proposed for the poor quality of higher education systems... Read More