Abstract: This paper examines the freelancing landscape in Egypt, contrasting it with India’s established market to identify strategies for Egypt’s growth in this sector. It articulates the potential of freelancing to mitigate unemployment, generate foreign currency, enhance job decentralization and support economic diversification. Findings reveal that while Egyptian freelancers match their Indian counterparts in job […]
Abstract: Using a spatial approach, this study analyzes the distribution of Egypt’s labour force across its twenty seven governorates, and the rate of unemployment in each governorate by age, gender, and level of education. At the national level, Egypt’s most pressing unemployment problem is among the holders of intermediate education, followed by youth, male and […]
Abstract: By tracking changes in the employment and wage structure of 9 high, middle and low skilled occupations in 18 economic activities over the period 2000-2009, this paper provides evidence that skill demand polarization is growing in Egypt and wage disparity is widening. The empirical analysis indicates that the demand for middle skilled workers has […]