Working Papers
Still the Employer of Choice: Evolution of Public Sector Employment in Egypt
No.
1386
Publisher
ERF
Date
April, 2020
Topic
J4. Particular Labor Markets
The public sector in Egypt provides relatively generous benefits, particularly when compared to the working conditions in informal private sector employment. For this reason, it has been described as the employer of choice among youth in Egypt. This paper updates the analysis on this issue by exploring the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) 2018 data. Focusing on those employed in the public sector, the paper compares three age groups. The analysis over time shows that the public sector is becoming more educated, slightly more feminized, and is aging. Women, however, have not reached gender parity in public sector employment, despite a slight increase in their proportion among more recent cohorts.
Research Fellows
Ghada Barsoum
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department...
Authors
Dina Abdallah
Economic Researcher