Labour market pressures in Egypt : why is the unemployment rate stubbornly high?
Joint Authors
Hasan, Muhammad
Sassanpour, Cyrus
Source
Journal of Development and Economic Policies
Issue
Vol. 10, Issue 2 (31 Jul. 2008), pp.78-115, 38 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2008-07-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
38
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
تشكل البطالة تحديا كبيرا للاقتصاد المصري، و تتركز في الشباب المتعلمين الباحثين عن عمل لأول مرة.
و يمكن جذر المشكلة في عدم التطابق بين المهارات المعروضة من طالبي العمل و المهارات المطلوبة في سوق العمل، بالإضافة إلى الأجر الاحتياطي المرتفع للعمال التاركين للمدرسة حديثا، و أخيرا محدودية تحرك العمالة.
و رغم ما حققته مصر مؤخرا من نمو اقتصادي قوي إلا أن البطالة بقيت عاليو و مزمنة، فالنمو الاقتصادي لا يقود بالضرورة لانخفاض كبير في معدلات البطالة، إلا إذا كان مضطردا و مرتكزا على توسع في النشاطات كثيفة العمالة، و مترافقا مع تغيرات هيكلية في سوق العمل.
Abstract EN
Unemployment is one of the key policy challenges in Egypt.
The unemployment issue in Egypt is mainly about the educated youth seeking its first job.
The mismatch of skills between job requirements and the qualification of job seekers, the high reservation wage of new school leavers, and limited labor mobility are at the root of the problem.
The wage setting mechanism seems to be operating fairly efficiently in Egypt, and non-wage costs - although relatively high - do not appear to be a binding constraint.
Moreover, recent legislation has on balance, increased labor market flexibility.
Economic performance in Egypt has been uneven, but even in periods of fairly robust growth, unemployment has remained stubbornly high.
This paper explores the job content of economic growth over the past decade and concludes that high growth may not necessarily lead to a substantial decline in unemployment unless it is sustained, is generated by more labor-intensive activities, and is accompanied by structural changes in the labor market.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Muhammad& Sassanpour, Cyrus. 2008. Labour market pressures in Egypt : why is the unemployment rate stubbornly high?. Journal of Development and Economic Policies،Vol. 10, no. 2, pp.78-115.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-251002
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Muhammad& Sassanpour, Cyrus. Labour market pressures in Egypt : why is the unemployment rate stubbornly high?. Journal of Development and Economic Policies Vol. 10, no. 2 (Jul. 2008), pp.78-115.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-251002
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Muhammad& Sassanpour, Cyrus. Labour market pressures in Egypt : why is the unemployment rate stubbornly high?. Journal of Development and Economic Policies. 2008. Vol. 10, no. 2, pp.78-115.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-251002
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 113-115
Record ID
BIM-251002