Does the type of higher education affect labor market outcomes? Evidence from Egypt and Jordan

R Assaad, C Krafft, D Salehi-Isfahani - Higher Education, 2018 - Springer
Abstract In Egypt and Jordan, there is a substantial mismatch between the output of the
higher education system and the needs of the labor market. Both demand and supply-side …

Youth labor market vulnerabilities: Evidence from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia

S Alazzawi, V Hlasny - International Journal of Manpower, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence and drivers of
employment vulnerability among youth in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, and their propensity to …

[图书][B] Expectations and aspirations: A new framework for education in the Middle East and North Africa

SET El-Kogali, C Krafft - 2019 - books.google.com
Education, which has been at the heart of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's
history and civilizations for centuries, has a large untapped potential to contribute to human …

The impact of early marriage on women's employment in the Middle East and North Africa

R Assaad, C Krafft, I Selwaness - 2017 - econstor.eu
Marriage is a central stage in the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA). This paper builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's …

Determinants of school to work transition and COVID-19

F Pastore, MT Choudhry - International Journal of Manpower, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This is Part 1 of the two special issues on the topic,“School to work transition
around the world–the effect of the pandemic recession.” The first part focuses on the …

Inequality of opportunity in wages and consumption in Egypt

R Assaad, C Krafft, J Roemer… - Review of Income and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most explanations of the recent political upheavals in Egypt since 2011 include a reference
to rising inequality, but the usual indicators of income inequality in Egypt do not support that …

[PDF][PDF] Youth transitions in Egypt: school, work, and family formation in an era of changing opportunities

R Assaad, C Krafft - 2014 - silatech.org
Youth in Egypt hold rising aspirations for their adult lives, yet face an increasingly uncertain
and protracted transition into adulthood. Entry into adulthood for Egyptian youth is based on …

The impact of marriage on women's employment in the Middle East and North Africa

R Assaad, C Krafft, I Selwaness - Feminist Economics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Marriage is a central stage in the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA). This article investigates the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA …

Why is fertility on the rise in Egypt? The role of women's employment opportunities

C Krafft - Journal of Population Economics, 2020 - Springer
Can declining employment opportunities for women reverse the fertility transition? This
paper presents evidence that the demographic transition has not just stalled but in fact …

The determinants of job satisfaction in the Egyptian labor market

A Ezzat, M Ehab - Review of Economics and Political Science, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the determinants on job satisfaction in the Egyptian
labor market, using Egypt's Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS), the wave of 2012 …