Mesbah Sharaf

Mesbah Sharaf

Full Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta, Canada

Mesbah Sharaf is a full-time professor in the department of Economics at University of Alberta, Canada. His research focuses on topics related to Development Economics, Health Economics, Migration, Demographic and Population Economics and Applied Econometrics. He received his PhD in Economics from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He is an ERF research fellow.

Areas of Interest:

  • Development Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Migration, Demographic and Population Economics
  • Applied Econometrics

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2012
  • M.A in Economics, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2007
  • B.A in Economics, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1999

Experience:

  • Full Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2020-present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2018-2020
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2014-2018
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Concordia University, Canada, 2012-2014

Latest Publications:

  • Sharaf, M. F., Rashad, A. S., & Mansour, E. I. (2019). Son preference and child under nutrition in the Arab countries: is there a gender bias against girls? Middle East Development Journal, 11(2), 199-219.
  • Rashad, A. S., Sharaf, M. F., & Mansour, E. I. (2019). Why are Palestinian refugee children shorter than the children of host community in Jordan? Migration and Development, 1-13.
  • Rashad, A. S., Sharaf, M. F., & Mansour, E. I. (2019). Does public health insurance increase maternal health care utilization in Egypt? Journal of International Development, 31(6), 516-520.
  • Rashad, A. S., & Sharaf, M. F. and Mansour, E.I (2019). Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach. The European Journal of Development Research, 31(4), 779-808.
The Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Sudanese Output: An Asymmetric Analysis using the NARDL Model

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

July, 2023

Working Papers
Estimating the Causal Relationship between External Debt and Inflation in Jordan: Evidence from an ARDL and Toda-Yamamoto Approaches

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

July, 2023

Working Papers
The Threshold Impact of Remittances on Financial Development: New Evidence from Egypt

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

April, 2022

Working Papers
Does Maternal Education Curb Female Genital Mutilation? Evidence from a Natural experiment in Egypt

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

October, 2021

Working Papers
Does Maternal Education Curb Female Genital Mutilation? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Egypt

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

May, 2021

ERF 27th Annual Conference
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COVID-19’s Socio-economic Impact on Migrants and Displaced Populations

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

Nov 08, 2021

Annual Conferences
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19

Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Migration, Demographic and Population Economics Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More

May 17, 2021

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