Adeel Malik
Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and an Associate Professor in Development Economics at the University of Oxford
Adeel Malik is associate professor of development economics at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development. He is also a Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. At Oxford he convenes the popular graduate-level course on Political Economy of the Middle East. He has supervised numerous graduate students who have specialized on various aspects of Middle Eastern political economy. Professor Malik has a strong multi-disciplinary orientation and uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods. He has worked on a variety of themes, including the political economy of private sector development in the Middle East and the relationship between Islam, politics and development. He is currently working on a series of papers focusing on the political economy factors underpinning trade liberalization in North Africa. Professor Malik’s publications have appeared in reputed academic journals. He is the co-editor, along with Ishac Diwan and Izak of Atiyas, of “Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring, published by Oxford University Press in 2019. His research has featured in the CNN, Al Jazeera, Financial Times, the New York Times, Washington Post, Project Syndicate, Foreign Policy, and Foreign Affairs.
- Political Economy of the Middle East
- Political Economy of Islam
- Religion, Land, and Politics in Pakistan
- Politics of trade and finance
- D.Phil Economics, University of Oxford, 2004 (Rhodes Scholarship)
- M.Phil. Economics, St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford, 2001 (Rhodes Scholarship)
- M.Sc. Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University, 1997, Gold Medal for academic excellence
- Associate Professor of Development Economics, Oxford Department of International Development (QEH), University of Oxford, April 2019-Present
- Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, April 2019-Present
- Research Fellow in Economics, St. Peter’s College, April 2019-Present
- Visiting Professor, Department of Economics University of Paris Nanterre (France), Fall 2018
- Globe Fellow and Islamic Centre Lecturer in Economies of Muslim Societies, Oct. 2005
- ‘Pre-colonial religious institutions and development: Evidence through a military coup’ (with R. Mirza), 2022, Journal of the European Economic Association, April Issue.
- Adeel Malik (2021), "The Predicament of Establishing Persistence: Slavery and Human Capital in Africa" (with V. Bouaroudj), Journal of Historical Political Economy: Vol. 1: No. 3, pp 411-446.
- ‘Politics of trade protection in an autocracy: Evidence from an EU tariff liberalization in Morocco’ (with C. Ruckteschler and F. Eibl), 2021, European Journal of Political Economy.
The Political Economy of Post-Conflict Reform in Arab Societies
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November, 2022
Working PapersWhen Commitment Matters for Macroeconomic Reforms in Post-Conflict Countries
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November, 2022
Policy BriefsOil, Monarchies, and Bank Concentration: Evidence from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
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May, 2021
ERF 27th Annual ConferenceThe Politics of Trade Protection: Evidence from an EU-Mandated Tariff Liberalization in Morocco
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October, 2019
Working PapersCrony Capitalism in the Middle East – Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring
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June, 2019
Edited VolumesThe Role of MSMEs in Fostering Inclusive and Equitable Economic Growth in the Context of the Clean Energy Transition in MENA
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2023-05-01
Unpacking Non-Tariff Barriers in the Middle East
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2015-06-15
The Political Economy of Monetary Policy in Resource-Rich Arab Economies
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2014-06-10
State Business Relations in Algeria, Sudan and Ethiopia
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Mar 11, 2023
Conflict and Post Conflict Transition to Peace Building and Development in War-Afflicted Arab Countries
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Sep 19, 2022
Policy Conference on Conflict, Post-Conflict and Reconstruction in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries
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Jun 21, 2022
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19
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May 17, 2021
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
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Jun 23, 2020