Osama Sweidan

Osama Sweidan

Chairperson, Associate Professor of Economics, United Arab Emirates University

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Economics (honor List), Colorado State University, USA, 2004.
  • M.A. in Economics (honor List), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1994.
  • B.A. in Economics (honor List), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1991.

Experience:

  • Chairperson, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, September 2014- Present.
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, January 2013- Present.
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Sharjah, UAE, January 2011 – December 2012.
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Sharjah, UAE, Fall 2006 – Present.

Latest Publications:

  • The interrelationship between the Fed’s profit and selected macroeconomics variables, Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Vol. LXVII, No. 4, (With Aktham Maghyereh).
  • Inflation Targeting and the Level of Uncertainty in Developing Countries. Journal of Economic Research, Asian Pacific Economic Association, Vol. 19, No.2, August, 2014.
  • Exchange Rate Pass-Through into Import Prices in Jordan, Global Economy Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp. 109-128.
  • The effect of Exchange Rate on Exports and Imports: Evidence from Jordan, The International Trade Journal, Taylor and Francis, Vol. 27, No.1, 2013.
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