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Exports and Labor Demand: Evidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Data

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dc.contributor.authorBerg, Claudia N.
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Raymond
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T22:17:46Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T22:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractUnlike many countries, the Arab Republic of Egypt did not experience significant labor market improvements following trade liberalization. This paper investigates why increased Egyptian exports did not directly increase employment. To illustrate the relationship between firm-level exporting and employment, the paper presents a simplified general equilibrium model with two sectors: one able to export and one “reserve” sector. The paper tests the implications of this theory using firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys in 2013, 2016, and 2020. The firm-level microanalysis demonstrates that although there is a positive employment response to export expansion, it does not occur at a large enough scale to be felt at the macro level. To seize the benefits of trade, Egypt requires deeper business environment reforms to incentivize large export, labor-intensive sector growth and integrate its economy into global value chains.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099517110202225975/IDU019885cc80edd20439d081a405a1e85b643b5
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10213
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/38198
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10213
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.titleExports and Labor Demanden
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Dataen
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okr.crossref.titleExports and Labor Demand: Evidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Data
okr.date.disclosure2022-10-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:37:25.684775Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-10-20T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099517110202225975/IDU019885cc80edd20439d081a405a1e85b643b5
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10213
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryEgypt, Arab Republic of
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Econometrics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitEFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV)
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