What drives prices in Egypt? [[electronic resource] ] : an analysis in light of international experience / / edited by Hanaa Kheir-El-Din

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456583303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009
• ISBN: 1-61797-034-4; 1-61797-385-8; 1-936190-22-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Khayr al-DīnHanāʼ
• Disciplina: 332.4962
• Soggetti: Inflation (Finance) - Egypt; Prices - Egypt; Electronic books.; Egypt Economic conditions 21st century Congresses; Egypt Economic policy 21st century Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "An Egyptian Center for Economic Studies publication."; Proceedings of a conference organized by the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) in Cairo on Nov. 25-26, 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 2004, economic reforms in Egypt have led to robust expansion, a healthy external position, and enhanced investor confidence. But despite these positive macroeconomic developments, inflation has been steadily rising. Does fiscal policy threaten price stability? Does wage growth in the Egyptian economy lead price inflation, or is it the reverse? In this volume, these and other questions are examined by contributors who participated in a conference held in Cairo in late 2007.Here is a coherent and comprehensive analysis of the factors driving prices in Egypt, in an attempt to find a satisfa