Constrained geographical mobility and gendered labor market outcomes under structural adjustment: Evidence from Egypt

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-454

  Assaad, Ragui ^a   Arntz, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commuting; Egypt; Gender; Geographic mobility; Labor market; Middle East; Structural adjustment; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; LABOR MARKET; MOBILITY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; WAGE GAP;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14044274984     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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