Functions at the IAB
Professional background
Maye Ehab works as a research assistant at IAB since 2022 and as a lecturer at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg. Ehab received her doctorate from the University of Bamberg. She previously studied economics (MA) at the American University in Cairo.
She held various positions at the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) in Cairo and at the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) and worked as a visiting researcher at UNCTAD in Geneva. Her research interests are in the areas of gender inequalities and labor market outcomes. Her recent publications address gender inequalities and women's labor force participation, geographic mobility, and job quality and health outcomes.
Activities
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Publications
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Labor market integration of refugees: Reduction of institutional hurdles boost employment
Brücker, H., Ehab, M., Jaschke, P. & Kosyakova, Y. (2024): Arbeitsmarktintegration von Geflüchteten: Verbesserte institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen fördern die Erwerbstätigkeit. (IAB-Kurzbericht 10/2024), Nürnberg, 8 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2410
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Employment and mental health of youth in Egypt: Does job security matter?
Ehab, M. (2023): Employment and mental health of youth in Egypt: Does job security matter? In: SSM - Mental Health, Vol. 3. DOI:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100201
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Commuting Time : effect on Labor Supply and Wages
Ehab, M. (2022): Commuting Time : effect on Labor Supply and Wages. In: International journal of transport economics, Vol. XLIX, No. 3/4, p. 305-326. DOI:10.19272/202206704001
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Women’s employment exits in Egypt: the roles of marriage, children, job characteristics, and women’s empowerment
Ehab, M. (2022): Women’s employment exits in Egypt: the roles of marriage, children, job characteristics, and women’s empowerment. In: Middle East Development Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 282-302. DOI:10.1080/17938120.2022.2138617
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Social Protection and Vulnerability in Egypt: A Gendered Analysis
Selwaness, I. & Ehab, M. (2022): Social Protection and Vulnerability in Egypt: A Gendered Analysis. In: C. Krafft & R. Assaad (Hrsg.) (2022): The Egyptian Labor Market: A Focus on Gender and Economic Vulnerability.
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Employment transitions of youth and health implications in Egypt
Ehab, M. (2019): Employment transitions of youth and health implications in Egypt. (Working paper / Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey 1365), Kairo, 19 p.
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The determinants of job satisfaction in the Egyptian labor market
Ezzat, A. & Ehab, M. (2019): The determinants of job satisfaction in the Egyptian labor market. In: Review of Economics and Political Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 54-72. DOI:10.1108/REPS-10-2018-012
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The Commuting Gender Gap and Females' Participation and Earnings in the Egyptian Labor Market
Ehab, M. (2018): The Commuting Gender Gap and Females' Participation and Earnings in the Egyptian Labor Market. (Working paper / Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey 1211), Kairo, 40 p.
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Construction Supply Chain, Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Egypt
Esam, M. & Ehab, M. (2017): Construction Supply Chain, Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Egypt. In: Review of Economics and Political Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 3-50. DOI:10.12816/0040031