Assessing the impact of trade reforms on informal employment in Egypt

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ID3979513
AutoresIrene Selwane (0000-0002-5269-584X, Cairo University), Irène Selwaness, Chahir Zaki (0000-0003-3470-6426, Cairo University)
Ano2015
Volume20
Fascículo3
Páginas391-414
Data de publicação2015-05-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2014.997717
OpenAlexW2019752746
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas7

This paper proposes an empirical investigation of the effect of trade liberalisation on informal employment in Egypt. The effect of trade liberalisation on the informal sector has been widely discussed at both empirical and public policy levels but was never tested empirically in Egypt. Thus, combining a microeconomic data set (the Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey) with macroeconomic variables (tariffs), we try to assess to what extent trade reforms affected informal workers in Egypt. Our main findings show that trade liberalisation has reduced informal employment in Egypt. Such results remain unchanged under different robust testings

Commercial policy · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Empirical research · Free trade · Informal sector · International economics · Labour economics · Liberalization · Market economy · Panel data · Public sector · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global trade and economics · Taxation and Compliance Studies