Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt
The article evaluates the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality in Egypt and analyzes its evolution across three time periods and different population groups. It provides parametric and nonparametric estimates of a lower bound for the degree of inequality of opportunity fo...
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okr-10986-163522021-04-23T14:03:28Z Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt Hassine, Nadia Belhaj data sets earnings inequality economic efficiency economic growth economic growth prospects Economic Research ECONOMIC REVIEW empirical model Empirical work functional form household income income income inequality Inequality Labor Force Labor Market MODEL Estimation poverty reduction productive potential Reducing inequality The article evaluates the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality in Egypt and analyzes its evolution across three time periods and different population groups. It provides parametric and nonparametric estimates of a lower bound for the degree of inequality of opportunity for wage and salary workers. On average, the contribution of opportunity-shaping circumstances to earnings inequality declined from 22 percent in 1988 to 15 percent in 2006. Levels of inequality of opportunity were fairly stable while earnings differentials widened markedly, leading to a decline in the share of inequality attributable to opportunities. Father's background and geographic origins had the largest effect on earnings, although the impact of mother's education has risen in recent years. The degree of inequality of opportunity did not differ significantly by gender or rural–urban area, although the incidence was lower for men and for rural areas. The results indicate an increase in inequality of opportunity across age groups, but there is some evidence that opportunity differentials have been declining for the oldest generation. 2013-12-04T17:50:12Z 2013-12-04T17:50:12Z 2012-06-01 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16352 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Journal Article Egypt, Arab Republic of |
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The article evaluates the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality in Egypt and analyzes its evolution across three time periods and different population groups. It provides parametric and nonparametric estimates of a lower bound for the degree of inequality of opportunity for wage and salary workers. On average, the contribution of opportunity-shaping circumstances to earnings inequality declined from 22 percent in 1988 to 15 percent in 2006. Levels of inequality of opportunity were fairly stable while earnings differentials widened markedly, leading to a decline in the share of inequality attributable to opportunities. Father's background and geographic origins had the largest effect on earnings, although the impact of mother's education has risen in recent years. The degree of inequality of opportunity did not differ significantly by gender or rural–urban area, although the incidence was lower for men and for rural areas. The results indicate an increase in inequality of opportunity across age groups, but there is some evidence that opportunity differentials have been declining for the oldest generation. |
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Hassine, Nadia Belhaj |
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Hassine, Nadia Belhaj |
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Hassine, Nadia Belhaj |
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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt |
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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt |
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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt |
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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt |
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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt |
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inequality of opportunity in egypt |
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2013 |
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