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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959629103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009

ISBN

9781617970344

1617970344

9781617973857

1617973858

9781936190225

1936190222

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Khayr al-DinHana

Disciplina

332.4962

Soggetti

Inflation (Finance) - Egypt

Prices - Egypt

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.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- About ECES -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- 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