Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92298 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor & Development [ISSN:] 2193-9020 [Volume:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 1-38
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Nominal earnings in Egypt did not respond to the increase in inflation between February 2008 and February 2009, resulting in a 12.3 (9) percent decline in average (median) real earnings among 25 to 60 years old workers. Changes in earnings differ significantly by groups: (i) those with higher initial earnings (reported and predicted) suffered the largest declines in earnings; (ii) men lost more than women but after controlling for initial earnings, women lost considerably more than men; (iii) those who were initially in agriculture also had greater declines despite rising food prices.
Subjects: 
Earnings mobility
Egypt
Inflation
Gender
Wage differentials
Segmented labor market
JEL: 
J62
J16
J42
J43
O15
O17
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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