Areas of Interest:

• Applied and Empirical Economics
• Water and Environmental Economics
• Financial Economics

Education:

• Ph. D. Economics and Econometrics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Leipzig, Germany- Aug. 2007- Dec. 2010
• M. Sc. Economics, Institute of Economics and Business Studies, Al-Quds University of Jerusalem, Palestine- Oct. 1999-Jul. 2002
• B. Sc. Economics and Business, Faculty of Commerce, Department of Economics, The Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine- Oct.1994-Feb. 1998

Experience:

• Director, Al-Quds Institute for Competitiveness and Strategy, February 2019 - Present
• Associate Professor of Economics and Econometrics, Faculty of Economics and Business at Al-Quds University, Palestine, Sep. 2015 - Present
• Chair, Department of Economics, Faculty Economics and Business, Al-Quds University, Palestine, Aug. 2015 – Sep. 2016

Latest Publications:

• Awad, I. M., Alazzeh, W. Using currency demand to estimate the Palestine underground economy: An econometric analysis. Palgrave Commun 6, 56 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0433-4
• Can the implementation of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus support economic growth in the Mediterranean region? The current status and the way forward, the Journal Frontiers in Environmental Science, Front. Environ. Sci. | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00084.
• Awad, I and Karaki, M, A Time Series Analysis to investigate the Impact of Bank Lending on Economic Growth in Palestine, Financial Innovation, 5(14): 1-21