Rabeh Morrar

Rabeh Morrar

Director of Research, Palestine Institute for Economic Research Policy (MAS)

Rabeh Morrar received his Ph.D. degree in Innovation Economy from Lille 1 University for Science and Technology, Lille, France in 2011. He joined the Department of Economic, An-Najah National University, Palestine, as an Associate professor in Economics and in 2011 and became the head of Economic Department between 2012-2015. He has been the head of research committee in the Palestine Public School of Administration since 2022.In 2019, he finished a postdoctoral degree in development economy from Northumbria University, UK. He was the Director of Research in the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) from 2020 to 2023.His current research interests include Knowledge Economy, Public Policy, labor Economy, and Development. Dr. Rabeh is a Fellow in many of the regional and international economic research association like Economic Research Forum (ERF), Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS), and Middle East Economic Association (MEEA). He published more than 30articles in an international peer-reviewed journals, and many other reports and policy papers at local and international levels.

Areas of Interest:

  • Knowledge Economy
  • Innovation Economics
  • Labor Economics
  • Social Innovation
Education:
  • Postdoctoral degree, International Development, Centre of International Development, Northumbria University, UK, May 2018 until May 2019. 
  • PhD. Innovation Economics, Lille1 University of Science and Technology, France, September • 2008-June 2011. 
  • MSc. Economic Science, Birzeit University, Palestine, 2004-2006.
  • BSc. Mathematics Applied to Economics, Birzeit University, Palestine, 1999-2003. 

Experience:

  • Director of Research, Palestine Institute for Economic Research Policy (MAS), July 2020-Present
  • Assistant Professor, Economic Department, An-Najah National University- August 2011- Present.
  • Rutherford Research Fellow, Centre of International Development, Northumbria University, UK, May 2018-May 2019

Latest Publications:

  • Morrar, R. and Baba, S. (2022), "Social innovation in extreme institutional contexts: the case of Palestine", Management Decision, Vol. 60 No. 5, pp. 1387-1412. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2020-1528.
  • Morrar, R., and Khalidi, R. (2022). The Role of Inclusive, Rapid and Responsive Governance in Mitigating the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Development and Economic Policies, Arab Planning Institute, Vol. 23, Issue 3, 87-112. 
  • Morrar, R. & Odeh, A. (2022). The role of Basel II in Reducing credit risks in the Palestinian commercial banks, An-Najah University Journal for Research-B (Humanities), Vol. 36, Issue 7.
Understanding Changes in Wage Inequality in Egypt: Evidence from Quantile Analysis

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March, 2024

Conference Paper
Explaining the Financial Inclusion and Digital Financial Access Gap in the Aftermath of COVID-19: A Case Study of Palestine

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March, 2024

Conference Paper
The Aftermath of the Arab Uprisings: Towards Reconstruction, Democracy and Peace

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March, 2023

Edited Volumes
On Decomposing the Changes in Wage Inequality in Palestine Over Time

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December, 2022

Working Papers
On Decomposing the Changes in Wage Inequality in Palestine over Time

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March, 2022

ERF 28th Annual Conference
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Post Conflict Contexts for Rigorous Political Economy Analysis and for Advocacy of Sustainable Reconstruction
Conflict, Peace building and Post Conflict Transition in War Afflicted Arab Countries

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2018-09-01

Annual Conferences
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions

Areas of Interest: Knowledge Economy Innovation Economics Labor Economics Social Innovation Education: Postdoctoral degree, International Development, Centre of... Read More

Apr 21, 2024

Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 26

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Mar 26, 2022

Annual Conferences
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy

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Jun 23, 2020

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