Related Publications: Middle East and North Africa
Adjustment of wheat production to market reform in Egypt
In response to slow growth in the agricultural sector and as part of a general shift towards a more market-oriented economy, the Government of Egypt started liberalizing the agricultural sector in 1987.
Determinants of poverty in Egypt, 1997
Poverty profiles are a useful way of summarizing information on the levels of poverty and the characteristics of the poor in a society.
The political economy of food subsidy reform in Egypt
Egypt has a large food subsidy program that has created a relatively effective social safety net, but it has also drained budgetary resources and proved to be poorly targeted toward the poor.
A general equilibrium analysis of alternative scenarios for food subsidy reform in Egypt
This paper uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate the short-run effects of alternative food- subsidy scenarios. Savings from reduced subsidy spending are used to reduce direct taxes uniformly for all household types.