Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment
This paper describes stylized facts about internal migration and the labor force in Egypt, and shows how internal migration in the country is low compared with international standards. Using aggregate labor force survey data, the paper shows how in...
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okr-10986-120142021-04-23T14:02:58Z Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment Herrera, Santiago Badr, Karim AGRICULTURAL WORKERS CARE FOR CHILDREN CITIES COMMUTING DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY FARMERS FOOD PRODUCTION GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILL HEALTH INEQUALITY INTERNAL MIGRANTS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION RATES MIGRATIONS MOBILITY NUMBER OF MIGRANTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CONFERENCE PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RATE OF MIGRATION RESPECT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALL LOANS SOCIAL FACTORS SUPPORT SERVICES TOWNS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN MIGRATION WATER SUPPLY WORKING-AGE POPULATION This paper describes stylized facts about internal migration and the labor force in Egypt, and shows how internal migration in the country is low compared with international standards. Using aggregate labor force survey data, the paper shows how individuals migrate to governorates with higher wages. With a Mincerian equation, the analysis finds that migrants earn premiums with respect to non-migrants, except for those migrants with low education levels. The aggregate labor statistics reveal lower unemployment rates among migrants, a phenomenon that is verified by an employment equation. According to the econometric results, migrants are more likely to be employed, even after controlling for other observable individual characteristics. Finally, the paper estimates a Probit model for the decision to migrate, finding that more educated individuals are more likely to migrate, agricultural workers have a lower probability of migrating, and individuals from governorates in which food production for own consumption is higher are less likely to migrate. These results suggest that low educational attainment and the "food problem", which ties resources to food production to meet subsistence requirements, are at the root of low migration in Egypt. 2012-12-21T20:29:23Z 2012-12-21T20:29:23Z 2012-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16598470/internal-migration-egypt-levels-determinants-wages-likelihood-employment-vol-1-o1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12014 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;6166 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of |
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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS CARE FOR CHILDREN CITIES COMMUTING DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY FARMERS FOOD PRODUCTION GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILL HEALTH INEQUALITY INTERNAL MIGRANTS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION RATES MIGRATIONS MOBILITY NUMBER OF MIGRANTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CONFERENCE PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RATE OF MIGRATION RESPECT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALL LOANS SOCIAL FACTORS SUPPORT SERVICES TOWNS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN MIGRATION WATER SUPPLY WORKING-AGE POPULATION |
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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS CARE FOR CHILDREN CITIES COMMUTING DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY FARMERS FOOD PRODUCTION GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILL HEALTH INEQUALITY INTERNAL MIGRANTS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION RATES MIGRATIONS MOBILITY NUMBER OF MIGRANTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CONFERENCE PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RATE OF MIGRATION RESPECT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALL LOANS SOCIAL FACTORS SUPPORT SERVICES TOWNS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN MIGRATION WATER SUPPLY WORKING-AGE POPULATION Herrera, Santiago Badr, Karim Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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This paper describes stylized facts
about internal migration and the labor force in Egypt, and
shows how internal migration in the country is low compared
with international standards. Using aggregate labor force
survey data, the paper shows how individuals migrate to
governorates with higher wages. With a Mincerian equation,
the analysis finds that migrants earn premiums with respect
to non-migrants, except for those migrants with low
education levels. The aggregate labor statistics reveal
lower unemployment rates among migrants, a phenomenon that
is verified by an employment equation. According to the
econometric results, migrants are more likely to be
employed, even after controlling for other observable
individual characteristics. Finally, the paper estimates a
Probit model for the decision to migrate, finding that more
educated individuals are more likely to migrate,
agricultural workers have a lower probability of migrating,
and individuals from governorates in which food production
for own consumption is higher are less likely to migrate.
These results suggest that low educational attainment and
the "food problem", which ties resources to food
production to meet subsistence requirements, are at the root
of low migration in Egypt. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Herrera, Santiago Badr, Karim |
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Herrera, Santiago Badr, Karim |
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Herrera, Santiago |
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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment |
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internal migration in egypt : levels, determinants, wages, and likelihood of employment |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16598470/internal-migration-egypt-levels-determinants-wages-likelihood-employment-vol-1-o1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12014 |
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