Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993
The trend in real agricultural wages in Egypt is described well by an inverted U-shaped curve with a peak around 1985. But the rise and fall of real wages masks a complex dynamic process by which nominal wages adjust in response to changes in food prices. We use governorate-level panel data for 1976...
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| author | Datt, Gaurav Olmsted, Jennifer |
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| description | The trend in real agricultural wages in Egypt is described well by an inverted U-shaped curve with a peak around 1985. But the rise and fall of real wages masks a complex dynamic process by which nominal wages adjust in response to changes in food prices. We use governorate-level panel data for 1976–1993 to explore the nature of this adjustment process. Our results indicate that nominal wages adjust slowly. There is a significant negative initial impact of rising food prices on real wages, though wages do catch up in the long run. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1612082025-11-06T06:59:54Z Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 Datt, Gaurav Olmsted, Jennifer income agricultural economics The trend in real agricultural wages in Egypt is described well by an inverted U-shaped curve with a peak around 1985. But the rise and fall of real wages masks a complex dynamic process by which nominal wages adjust in response to changes in food prices. We use governorate-level panel data for 1976–1993 to explore the nature of this adjustment process. Our results indicate that nominal wages adjust slowly. There is a significant negative initial impact of rising food prices on real wages, though wages do catch up in the long run. 1998 2024-11-21T09:54:09Z 2024-11-21T09:54:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161208 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Datt, Gaurav; Olmsted, Jennifer. 1998. Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt;a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993. FCND Discussion Paper 53. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161208 |
| spellingShingle | income agricultural economics Datt, Gaurav Olmsted, Jennifer Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title | Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title_full | Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title_short | Agricultural wages and food prices in Egypt: a governorate-level analysis for 1976-1993 |
| title_sort | agricultural wages and food prices in egypt a governorate level analysis for 1976 1993 |
| topic | income agricultural economics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161208 |
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