Areas of Interest:

• International Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics

Education:

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), WI, USA, 2008-2013
• B.Sc. Commerce (Business Administration), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt 2001-2005

Experience:

• Economist, Debt Policy Division, Strategy Policy & Review Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. 2015-present
• Economist, Middle East & Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C., 2013-2015
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), Milwaukee, WI., 2009-2013
• Fund Internship Program (FIP), Middle East & Central Asia Department,International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C., Summer 2012

Latest Publications:

• Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen, Hanafiah Harvey, and Amr Hosny (2019) "Kazakhstan Trade with its Partners and the Role of Tenge: An Asymmetric Analysis", Eurasian Economic Review, 9 (4): pp.493-513.
• Hosny, Amr (2019) "Remittances, Remittance Concentration, and Volatility: Is Africa Different from the Middle East?", Business and Economic Research, 9 (3): pp. 114-133.
• Ben Naceur, Sami, Amr S. Hosny, and Gregory Hadjian (2019) "How to De-dollarize Financial Systems in the Caucasus and Central Asia?", Empirical Economics, 56 (6): pp. 1979-1999.