Areas of Interest:

• Labor Economics
• Microeconometrics
• Gender Issues and Evaluation of Public Policies

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, 2010
• M.A., Economics, Paris School of Economics, 2006
• B.A., Cairo University, 2005

Experience:

• Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Master Program in Public Policy, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), American University in Cairo (AUC) – Present
• Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 2020- present.
• Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration and Economic Development, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar. 2016-2019.
• Part-time Economist, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 2013-2016.
• Assistant Professor, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, 2013-2016.
• Research Associate, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 2012- 2020.

Latest Publications:

• Assaad, R., Hendy, R., Moundir, L. and S. Yassin. 2020. Explaining the MENA Paradox: Rising Educational Attainment, Yet Stagnant Female Labor Force Participation. Demographic Research. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 43 (28): 817-850. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.28.
• Hendy, R. 2020. Yes, Women can be Equal to Men in Employment: Evidence from Egypt. Journal of North African Studies. Francis & Taylor Online. DOI: 10.1080/13629387.2020.1732934. (Published Online in March 2020)
• Hendy R. and Mohieldin, M. 2020. On Ideas and Economic Policy: A Survey of MENA Economists. Middle East Development Journal. Francis & Taylor Online. DOI:10.1080/17938120.2020.1716619. (January)
• Assaad, R., Hendy, R., and D. Salehi-Isfahani. 2019. Inequality of Opportunity in Educational Attainment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence from Household Surveys. International Journal of Educational Development 66 (C): 24-43. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.05.005.
• Rana Hendy and Edward Sayre (2016), “Female Labor Supply in Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan”, Young Generation Awakening, December, Oxford University Press, Great Britain. Forthcoming El-Enbaby, H., Hendy, R. and C. Zaki. 2015. Do SPS measures Matter for Margins of Trade? Evidence from Firm-Level Data. Applied Economics 48 (21): 1949-1964. Taylor & Francis Online.
• Hendy, R. and C. Zaki. 2013. On Informality and Productivity of Micro and Small Enterprises: Evidence from MENA Countries. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 19 (4): 438-470. Inderscience Publishers.
• Hendy, R. and C. Zaki. 2013. Assessing the Effects of Trade Liberalization on Wage Inequalities in Egypt: A Microsimulation Analysis. The International Trade Journal 27 (1): 63-104. Taylor & Francis Online.