Abdelhalem Mahmoud Shahen

Abdelhalem Mahmoud Shahen

Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Shahen is currently an Associate Professor of Economics at the College of Business, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University in Saudi Arabia. He specializes in economic development, digital economics, applied econometrics, and entrepreneurship. Prior to this role, he was a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at Alexandria University's Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science in Egypt. Additionally, he served as a Consultant for Economic Policy and Digital Transformation at the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers (IDSC) in Cairo, Egypt. His contributions to the field are highlighted by numerous publications in international journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus. Dr. Shahen has developed an extensive array of reports, policy papers, and research projects for several universities and international organizations.

Areas of Interest:
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Economic Development
  • Digital Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
Education:
  • Ph.D.  in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2017
  • M.A. in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2011
  • B.A. in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2005
Experience:
  • Associate professor, Department of Economics, College of Business, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabic, 2024 - Present
  • Adjunct Associate professor, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Egypt, 2022 - Present
  • Consultant of Economic Policy and Digital Transformation, Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers, Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), Cairo, Egypt, 2022-2023
  • Associate professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2023-2024
  • Assistant professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2017- 2023
  • Executive manager of the Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Unit, Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, Alexandria University, 2021-2024
Latest Publications:
  • Estimating the Causal relationship between External Debt and Inflation in Jordan: Evidence from an ARDL and Toda-Yamamoto approaches, Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2024, (Impact factor:1.4).
  • Asymmetric and Nonlinear Foreign Debt–Inflation Nexus in Brazil: Evidence from NARDL and Markov Regime Switching Approaches, Economies, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 1-20, 2024, (Ranked Q1 Economics; Impact factor:2.16).
  • Does External Debt Drive Inflation in Sudan? Evidence from Symmetric and Asymmetric ARDL approaches, Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 293-307, 2023.
The Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Sudanese Output: An Asymmetric Analysis using the NARDL Model

Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Economic Development Digital Economics Entrepreneurship Education: Ph.D.  in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria... Read More

July, 2023

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Estimating the Causal Relationship between External Debt and Inflation in Jordan: Evidence from an ARDL and Toda-Yamamoto Approaches

Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Economic Development Digital Economics Entrepreneurship Education: Ph.D.  in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria... Read More

July, 2023

Working Papers
The Threshold Impact of Remittances on Financial Development: New Evidence from Egypt

Areas of Interest: Applied Econometrics Economic Development Digital Economics Entrepreneurship Education: Ph.D.  in Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria... Read More

April, 2022

Working Papers
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