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Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

The Todaro Paradox states that policies aimed at reducing urban unemployment are bound to backfire: they will raise rather than reduce urban unemployment. The aim of this paper is to re-examine this paradox in the context of efficiency wage and search-matching models. For that, we study a policy...

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Search, Migration, and Urban Land Use: The Case of Transportation Policies

Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We develop a search-matching model with rural-urban migration and an explicit land market. Wages, job creation, urban housing prices are endogenous and we characterize the steady-state equilibrium. We then consider three different policies: a transportation policy that improves the public...

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Rural-Urban Migration and Unemployment: Theory and Policy Implications

Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We develop a regional model where, in the city, unemployment prevails because of too high (efficiency) wages, while, in the rural area, workers are paid at their marginal productivity. We characterize the steady-state equilibrium and show that it is unique. We then consider two policies:...

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Did Muhammad Ali Foster Industrialization in Early 19th Century Egypt?

Panza, Laura; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Muhammad Ali, who ruled Egypt between 1805 and 1849, intervened in Egyptian markets in an attempt to foster … Egyptian history than from other poor countries at that time since Egypt faced the same terms of trade boom typical of most …

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Macroinsurance for Microenterprises: A Randomized Experiment in Post-Revolution Egypt

McKenzie, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

conduct a randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt to measure the impact of insuring microenterprises against …

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Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt

Alvaredo, Facundo; Piketty, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

East, with special emphasis to the case of Egypt. It has been noted that high inequality might have contributed to the Arab … income shares in a country like Egypt(or in other Middle East countries). One would need reliable fiscal sources in order to …

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Trade Integration with Europe, Export Diversification and Economic Growth in Egypt

Dessus, Sébastien; Suwa Eisenmann, Akiko - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Egypt needs to diversify exports further in order to emerge from its isolation and to draw the maximum advantage from …

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An Egypt-United States Free Trade Agreement: Economic Incentives and Effects

Hoekman, Bernard; Konan, Denise; Maskus, Keith - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper explores the economic impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Egypt and the United States, assuming … that Egypt implements both the recently agreed Arab League FTA and a Partnership Agreement with the European Union. An … Egypt-United States agreement would improve Egypt’s economic welfare. Gains would be maximized if the agreement were to …

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Effective Protection and Investment Incentives in Egypt and Jordan During the Transition to Free Trade with Europe

Djankov, Simeon; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper assesses the possible impact of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (EMA) on Egypt and Jordan and identifies …

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Deep Integration, Non-Discrimination and Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade

Hoekman, Bernard; Konan, Denise - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

Key questions in evaluating the justification for free trade agreements (FTAs) are whether formal international cooperation is necessary to promote greater contestability of markets through harmonization or recognition of regulatory regimes ("deep integration"), and whether any actions taken to...

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