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The Evolution Of Labor Supply In Egypt From 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis

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  • Caroline Krafft

    (St. Catherine University)

  • Ragui Assaad

    (Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota 301 19th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN)

  • Caitlyn Keo

    (University of Minnesota 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul,)

Abstract

This paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force participation in Egypt and its evolution over the thirty-year span from 1988 to 2018 using various waves of the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey. The paper pays particular attention to women’s labor force outcomes while examining trends in labor force participation, employment, and unemployment. The population and labor supply in Egypt are analyzed by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, educational attainment, and location. Demographic changes, including in age at marriage and fertility, are explored as important determinants of both labor supply and women’s participation.

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  • Caroline Krafft & Ragui Assaad & Caitlyn Keo, 2019. "The Evolution Of Labor Supply In Egypt From 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis," Working Papers 1358, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Oct 2019.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1358
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    1. Krafft Caroline & Assaad Ragui & Rahman Khandker Wahedur, 2021. "Introducing the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2018," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 12(1), pages 1-40, January.
    2. Caroline Krafft, 2020. "Why is fertility on the rise in Egypt? The role of women’s employment opportunities," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 33(4), pages 1173-1218, October.
    3. Irene Selwaness & Caroline Krafft, 2021. "The Dynamics of Family Formation and Women’s Work: What Facilitates and Hinders Female Employment in the Middle East and North Africa?," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 40(3), pages 533-587, June.
    4. Jingyuan Deng & Nelly Elmallakh & Luca Flabbi & Roberta Gatti, 2024. "Labor market transitions in Egypt post-Arab Spring," Middle East Development Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(1), pages 117-141, January.

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