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Regional Wage Inequality In Egypt: Relationships To Micro And Macro Indicators, Noha Mostafa
Regional Wage Inequality In Egypt: Relationships To Micro And Macro Indicators, Noha Mostafa
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Addressing regional disparities in Egypt is of paramount importance for the country’s success in achieving the pillars of its 2030 strategy, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper focuses on examining regional disparities in wages, not only in relation to the micro level characteristics of workers such as their level of educational attainment and acquired experience, but also with regard to the overall economic conditions of the region where they work. The paper compiled a novel dataset of Egypt’s governorates macroeconomic indicators that includes the shares of public investment funds, poverty and unemployment rates and analyzed the …