Mona Said

Mona Said

Professor of Economics, Economics Department, The American University in Cairo

Mona Said is currently a professor of economics at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt. She earned her BA and MA degrees in economics from AUC and her MPhil and PhD degrees in economics from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. She previously held the position of Regional Economic Consultant on the South Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region, at the Office of the Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) London, United Kingdom, and was Economic Consultant to various International European and Euro-Med Institutions (UN Women, ILO, European Training Federation and FEMISE). She was also previously assistant professor at (SOAS) London University. She also held operational positions at the World Bank and Policy Development and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund. Said is currently academic affiliate of SOAS London, board member of FEMISE France and active Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey. Her current research interests are in labor and human resource economics, poverty and income distribution, gender gaps in earnings and job quality and equity implications of trade policy, Islamic finance and micro-finance. Her publications have appeared in several international refereed venues such as: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economic Modelling, International Journal of Manpower, Feminist Economics, Review of Radical Political Economics and in books by Oxford University Press and Springer.

Areas of Interest:

  • Labor and Human Resource Economics
  • Public Finance
  • Growth and Macroeconomic Policy

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Cambridge, UK, 2000
  • M.Phil, Economics, University of Cambridge, UK, 1992
  • M.A., (highest honors) Economics, American University in Cairo, 1991
  • B.A., (highest honors) Economics, American University in Cairo, 1989

Experience:

  • Professor in Economics, Department of Economics, American University in Cairo, Present
  • Assistant Professor in Economics, Department of Economics, American University in Cairo, Jan.2006
  • Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, Jan.2003-Jan.2006
  • Economist, Official Financing Division, Policy Review and Development Department, International Monetary Fund, Oct. 2001-Jan.2003

Latest Publications:

  • Said, Mona and F. El-Hamidi (2007) " Have Economic Reforms paid Off For women? Gender Occupational Inequality in the New Millennium in Egypt." Paper presented to Egyptian Centre for Economic Studies conference on "Employment, Productivity and Poverty" June 27, 2007 (forthcoming ECES working paper).
  • Said, Mona (2007) " Vocational Education and Labor Market outcomes: Contrasting Egypt and Morocco." Paper presented to Cairo University Conference on "Youth and Vocational education" held on May 8, 2007, Cairo (to be published in conference proceedings volume.)
  • Said, Mona (2007)“The Fall and Rise of Earnings and Inequality in Egypt: New Evidence from the ELMPS , 2006", paper presented at the Department of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Politics, Cairo University Conference held in May, 2007 and ERF/population council ELMPS dissemination seminar held in October 2006 (forthcoming ERF working paper).
Patterns of Regional Income Inequality in Egypt: Implications for Sustainable Development Goal 10

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

August, 2020

Working Papers
Inequality and Income Mobility in Egypt

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

November, 2019

Working Papers
Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

November, 2019

Policy Briefs
Trade Policy and Input Liberalization: The Effect on Egyptian Firms’ Productivity

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

October, 2018

Working Papers
Gender Diversity, Productivity, and Wages in Egyptian Firms

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

June, 2018

Working Papers
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ERF-GDN MENA Regional Research Competition
The Nexus between Informal Credit and Informal Labor for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Egypt

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

2015-01-01

ERF-GDN MENA Regional Research Competition
The Dynamics of Poverty and Inequality in an Era of Economic Liberalization: The Case of Egypt

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

2010-01-01

Webinars
The Impact of Covid-19 on Households and Firms in the MENA Region

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

May 23, 2022

Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Resource Economics Public Finance Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, University... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

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