Labor Supply of Egyptian Married Women When Self-Employment is an Option: Participation and Hours of Work

Hamidi, Fatma El

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“…Sharma (1989) termed such a downward-sloping labour supply among the poor as ‘deprivation-induced employment’. Licona (2000), Dessing (2002), El-Hamidi (2003) and Sharif (1991) also observe the existence of a negative relationship between labour supply and wage rate at very low wage levels in developing countries. This is contrary to the neo-classical labour supply theory which predicts a positive relationship between labour supply and economic opportunities.…”

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“…This is contrary to the neo-classical labour supply theory which predicts a positive relationship between labour supply and economic opportunities. Dessing (2002) explains that once basic needs are met, labour supply falls and the worker opts for leisure, which results in a backward-bending labour supply curve (as cited in El-Hamidi, 2003). Myrdal (1971) and Lipton (1983) found similarly negatively sloped labour supply among the peasant class once they reach a subsistence level of income.…”

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“…Thus, the poverty status of the household plays an important role in determining not just participation, but also the number of labour days required by female members of the household. Further, El-Hamidi (2003) reinforces that poor women end up working more than women from APL families as they are compelled to work out of economic necessity. ‘In poor families, both men and women have greater pressure to contribute to family income.…”

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(Re)investigation of Rural Women’s Labour Supply in India: The Impact of Household Poverty Status—A Panel Data Analysis

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This article examines the role of household poverty in shaping rural female labour supply using the unique panel dataset of India Human Development Survey. The results using Vella and Verbeek’s two-step panel estimation reveal the presence of a backward-sloping labour supply curve for rural women from below poverty line households, and an upward-sloping labour supply for rural women from above poverty line (APL) households. This implies the existence of ‘forced’ or ‘need-based’ participation among poor women and justifies why they work long hours in poorly paid hazardous jobs. The article also finds horizontal labour supply among agriculture wage workers and for Adivasi and Dalit rural women to some extent, reflecting limited job options, and surplus unskilled labour who are unable to demand higher wages for their labour supply. On the other hand, when categorised by occupation type, the downward-sloping labour supply for rural women from APL households indicates the dominance of the income effect over the substitution effect, and the socio-cultural factors that gain strength as income levels increase. JEL Classification: J220, R21, J16, R230, I32

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“…Several studies have looked at the effects of structural adjustment on gender wage gaps in the Egyptian labor market: Nassar (1998); Assaad and Arntz (2005); El-Hamidi (2001 and2008); Said (1999 and2003) and El-Hamidi (2003 and2006). Some of these studies documented that paid female employment in the private sector lags drastically behind the growth of the female labor force and well behind the growth of male employment in that sector as well, which suggests that there are considerable barriers to women employment in the private sector.…”

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Gender-Based Wage and Occupational Inequality in the New Millenium in Egypt

El-Hamidi

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2014

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This paper adds to the existing literature on the Egyptian labor market by examining the extent to which the treatment of women in the Egyptian private labor market has evolved, and if occupational segregation has affected gender wage gaps in the newly transformed Egyptian economy. The paper tracks the current trend of gender based wage gaps, and evaluates the role of occupational segregation in explaining these gaps in the Egyptian private labor market. Comparing the years 2000 and 2004, and arranging occupations in three broad categories, findings of this study point to a wider occupational segregation and increased crowding of women in few jobs, which are becoming a more serious issue in pay differences than pure pay discrimination for both professional and blue collar women. Pay discrimination for white collar workers is not as severe as in professional and blue collar jobs. Therefore, policies that target inter-occupational components to close the wage gap may have far-reaching effects on professional and blue-collar workers, whereas policies targeting equal pay for equal jobs will have a greater success for white-collar workers.JEL Classifications: J71, J16, J24, J31 and C20

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Does Wealth Influence Women’s Labor Participation Decision?: Evidence from Egypt

Hamidi

2004

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This study examines the behavior of labor supply of women at different levels of household wealth status. It is widely demonstrated in the literature that variables such as age and level of education, as well as the demographic, social, and financial characteristics of the household influence deciding to join the labor market. However, this study argues that these determinants work differently according to the level or the well-being of the household, adding another to the literature on women's labor supply in MENA. There have been few studies on women's labor supply in the MENA region. Some have focused on labor supply and its elasticities in Egypt and Turkey [El-Hamidi (2003), and Tunali and Baslevent (2000)]. Others have focused on the fertility and timing of marriage in Morocco [Assaad and Zouari (2003)]. Household wealth is yet to be considered in the labor supply analysis.

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Labor Supply of Egyptian Married Women When Self-Employment is an Option: Participation and Hours of Work

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(Re)investigation of Rural Women’s Labour Supply in India: The Impact of Household Poverty Status—A Panel Data Analysis

(Re)investigation of Rural Women’s Labour Supply in India: The Impact of Household Poverty Status—A Panel Data Analysis

Gender-Based Wage and Occupational Inequality in the New Millenium in Egypt

Does Wealth Influence Women’s Labor Participation Decision?: Evidence from Egypt

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