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Earnings and Regional Inequality in Egypt

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  • Jackline Wahba

    (Department of Economics, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton)

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This paper presents an empirical investigation of the determinants of labor market earnings inequality in Egypt. Using the Human Capital model, the determinants of regional earnings are examined. The relative importance of individual and regional effects on earnings inequality is assessed. This paper finds that the estimated rates of return to education increase with rising educational levels. This is different to common patterns found in most developing countries. Also, there are substantial variations in returns to education across regions. Moreover, estimates point to the importance of credentials in the Egyptian labor market.

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  • Jackline Wahba, 1996. "Earnings and Regional Inequality in Egypt," Working Papers 9613, Economic Research Forum, revised 05 Feb 1996.
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    1. Facundo Alvaredo & Lydia Assouad & Thomas Piketty, 2019. "Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990–2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 65(4), pages 685-711, December.
    2. Herrera, Santiago & Badr, Karim, 2011. "Why does the productivity of education vary across individuals in Egypt ? firm size, gender, and access to technology as sources of heterogeneity in returns to education," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5740, The World Bank.
    3. Amirah El-Haddad & May Gadallah, 2018. "The Informalization of the Egyptian Economy (1998-2012): A Factor in Growing Wage Inequality?," Working Papers 1210, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jun 2018.
    4. Facundo Alvaredo & Thomas Piketty, 2014. "Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt," Working Papers 832, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2014.
    5. Facundo Alvaredo & Lydia Assouad & Thomas Piketty, 2017. "Appendix to "Measuring Inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?"," World Inequality Lab Working Papers halshs-02797374, HAL.
    6. Piketty, Thomas & Alvaredo, Facundo & Assouad, Lydia, 2017. "Measuring inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?," CEPR Discussion Papers 12405, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    7. Santiago Herrera & Karim Badr, 2013. "Heterogeneity In Returns To Investment In Education In Egypt," Middle East Development Journal (MEDJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(03), pages 1-43.

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