Impact of labor market reforms on informality in Egypt

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dc.contributor.authorWahba, Jackline
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-03T20:01:53Z
dc.date.available2010-03-03T20:01:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of the new labor law of 2003, which provides flexibility in the hiring and firing procedures since labor market inflexibility was seen as one of the obstacles to job creation in Egypt. The analysis focuses on the effect of the new law on formal employment (jobs with contracts) in the private non-agricultural regular waged sector. The findings suggest that the new law has had a positive impact on those who were employed in 1998 in the private non-agricultural sector and in the private non-agricultural waged sector. However, the effect was not significant for new entrants to the labor market looking for first jobs.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (42 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/41993
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPopulation Council, Cairo, EGen
dc.relation.ispartofGender and work in the MENA region working paper series : job quality and labor market dynamics; no. 3en
dc.subjectLABOUR LAWen
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORen
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMen
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTORen
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETen
dc.subjectFORMAL SECTORen
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTORen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICYen
dc.subjectEGYPTen
dc.titleImpact of labor market reforms on informality in Egypten
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number104421
idrc.project.titlePoverty, Job Quality and Labor Market Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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