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Internal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment

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dc.contributor.authorBadr, Karim
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Santiago
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-21T20:29:23Z
dc.date.available2012-12-21T20:29:23Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16598470/internal-migration-egypt-levels-determinants-wages-likelihood-employment-vol-1-o1
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6166
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12014
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;6166
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectCARE FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUTING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION CONFERENCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRATE OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSMALL LOANS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subjectSUPPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.titleInternal Migration in Egypt : Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employmenten
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleInternal Migration in Egypt: Levels, Determinants, Wages, and Likelihood of Employment
okr.date.disclosure2012-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:18:50.728886Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16598470/internal-migration-egypt-levels-determinants-wages-likelihood-employment-vol-1-o1
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid875681468232465669
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6166
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120813090309
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16598470
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryEgypt, Arab Republic of
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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