Mahmoud El Jafari

Mahmoud El Jafari

Professor of Economics, AlQuds University

Mahmoud K Eljafari obtained his B.sc degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Jordan in 1980, and his M.A and PhD degrees in Economics/ Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri- Columbia, U.S in 1982, and 1986, respectively. Currently, he is Professor of Economics at AlQuds University of Jerusalem , the former Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Director of the Institute of Business and Economics. He was a visiting Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, as well as at the University of Toronto, Canada and recently, the University of Florence -Italy. He was a visiting Professor at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was awarded the Shoman prize for the year 1994 as the best young economist in the Arab World. Also, he was a member in the Palestinian Monetary Authority Board. Besides that, he is a member in the Advisory Committee of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. In addition, he was chosen the Dean of the one of the Best World-wide Business Schools in the years 2008-2009, granted by EDUNIVERSAL, FRANCE. He has published several articles in the areas of agricultural economics, international trade, economics of education and labor economics in international refereed journals. He is a research Fellow at the ERF in Cairo, Egypt and at MAS, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute in Ramallah, Palestine. He is a member in the Steering Committee, FemiseNet Work (Marseille, France.

Areas of Interest:

  • International Trade
  • Agriculture Economics

Education:

  • Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986
  • M.A., Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1982
  • B.Sc., Economics, Jordan, 1980

Experience:

  • Visiting Professor at the University of Florence, Italy, 2019
  • Member, D.G , University Education, Ministry of Higher Education, 2016-2018
  • Dean ,College of Business and Economics , AlQuds University, Jerusalem, 2014-2016
  • Member , National Committee for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, West Bank , Palestine, 2013-2019

Latest Publications:

  • The Closed shops in the Old City of East Jerusalem: challenges and thePotentials for Restarting, published by AlQuds Institute for Research, Jerusalem, 2020.
  • East Jerusalem's Economic Cluster, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, MAS, Ramullah, West Bank, 2019.
  • Impact of Introducing 3G Celluar Datac services on Consumer Behavior, reprodcuced from MBA thesis with Raneen Yousif and Ali Jamoos, published by Lambert Academic Publishing , 2020.
Palestinian Household Willingness and Ability to Pay for Public Utilities in The West Bank: The Case of Electricity and Water

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

October, 2013

Working Papers
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Palestinian Vocational Education and Training

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

November, 2010

Working Papers
Patterns of Private Investments in Palestinian Higher Education: Potential and Constraints

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

September, 2008

Working Papers
The Expected Impact of Absorbing Returning Palestinians on The West Bank and Gaza Strip Labor Markets

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

November, 2000

Working Papers
Potential Merchandise Trade of The West Bank and Gaza Strip

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

February, 1997

Working Papers
ERF-GDN MENA Regional Research Competition
Palestinian Household Consumption Expenditures on Public Utilities: The Case of Electricity and Water

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

2012-01-01

ERF-GDN MENA Regional Research Competition
The Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Palestinian Vocational Education and Training

Areas of Interest: International Trade Agriculture Economics Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, USA, 1986 M.A., Economics,... Read More

2010-01-01

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