Employment , Gender and International Trade : A Micro-Macro Evidence for Egypt

Chahir Zaki

doi:10.12816/0031033

Article Details

Employment , Gender and International Trade : A Micro-Macro Evidence for Egypt

Authors:

Chahir Zaki

Publisher:

Cairo University : Faculty of Economics and Political Science

Main Topics:

Commerce, communications, transport | General management

Journal:

Review of Economics and Political Science 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.38-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

93676

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569980

DOI:

10.12816/0031033

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Abstract:

 This paper focuses on the nexus between trade, gender and employment in Egypt. First, I present a descriptive analysis of the main characteristics of the Egyptian economy with an overview of recent trends in trade and employment from a gender perspective. Second, to empirically evaluate the impact of trade on employment, I have applied two models. The first one, using a time series data, I quantify the macroeconomic impact of exports on employment over the period 1960 up to 2009. Secondly, I utilize a human capital model assessing the impact of trade on wages and a Probit model measuring the impact of trade on the probability of changing the employment status (from being inactive or unemployed to being employment). The main findings show that, at the macroeconomic level, exports have a significant and positive effect on employment over the period 1960 to 2009. In the meantime, at the individual level, while exports affect males’ wages, they increase females’ probability of working. Finally, this study presents different policies that have to be implemented in order to promote trade liberalization and increase women’s labor participation.

Article Details

Employment , Gender and International Trade : A Micro-Macro Evidence for Egypt

Authors:

Chahir Zaki

Publisher:

Cairo University : Faculty of Economics and Political Science

Main Topics:

Commerce, communications, transport | General management

Journal:

Review of Economics and Political Science 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.38-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

93676

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569980

DOI:

10.12816/0031033

Descriptors:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

EMPLOYMENT

WAGES

WOMEN'S STATUS

EGYPT

Gender

Trade

Employment

Wages

Egypt

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Chahir Zaki

Publisher: Cairo University : Faculty of Economics and Political Science

Main Topics: Commerce, communications, transport | General management

Journal: Review of Economics and Political Science 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.38-64

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 93676

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 23569980

DOI: 10.12816/0031033

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Chahir Zaki

Publisher:

Cairo University : Faculty of Economics and Political Science

Main Topics:

Commerce, communications, transport | General management

Journal:

Review of Economics and Political Science 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.38-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

93676

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569980

DOI:

10.12816/0031033