Ahmed Elsayed
Senior Research Associate, IZA- Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn
Ahmed Elsayed is a Senior Research Associate at IZA and the Deputy Director of the IZA’s program area "Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries" (G²LM | LIC) and the IZA network program area "Labor and Development”. He is also a Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University. His main research interests are in development economics, applied micro-econometrics, migration, and labor economics. He is particularly interested in the intersection between research and policy in the area of development economics. Ahmed holds a PhD in Economics and MPhil in Business Research from Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, the Netherlands.
Areas of Interest:
- Applied Econometrics
- Development
- Labor
- Migration
- Experimental Economics
Education:
- Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015
- M.Phil. Business Research, Maastricht University, 2010
- B.Sc. Commerce, Zagazig University (Egypt), with honors, 2005
Experience:
- Deputy Program Director of research area "Labor & Development", IZA, 2018 – Present
- Deputy Program Director of the special program area "Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low Income-Countries (G2LM|LIC)", IZA, 2017 – Present
- Senior Research Associate, IZA, 2017 – Present
Latest Publications:
- Migration shocks and housing: Short-run impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, Forthcoming, Journal of Housing Economics (with I. Alhawarin and R. Assaad)
- Global Terror, Well-Being and Political Attitudes, European Economic Review, 2020, (123) 103394 (with A. Akay, and O. Bargain)
- Political Change and Informality: Evidence from the Arab Spring, Economics of Transition, 2019, 27(1), 31-66 (with J. Wahba)
Multilayer Information Spillover Networks Between Oil Shocks and Banking Sectors: Evidence from Oil-Rich Countries
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
March, 2022
ERF 28th Annual ConferenceTerrorism, Mental Health, Risky Behaviors and Human Capital: Evidence from Iraq
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
December, 2020
Working PapersTerrorism, Mental Health, Risky Behaviors and Human Capital: Evidence from Iraq
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
October, 2020
Project Draft PaperThe Women Empowering Effect of Higher Education
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
August, 2020
ERF 26th Annual ConferenceMigration Shocks and Housing: Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
June, 2018
Working PapersThe Micro-Level Analysis of the Impact of Violent Conflict on Lives and Livelihoods in the MENA Region
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
2018-09-01
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 26
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
Mar 26, 2022
Dialogues on the Future of Work in the Global South: Building narratives from the Middle East and North Africa
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
Jul 26, 2021
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Development Labor Migration Experimental Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, Maastricht University, 2015 M.Phil. Business... Read More
Jun 23, 2020