Abdelrahman Alfar
Principal Economist, NHS England
Abdelrahman Alfar is a principal economist with the NHS is to provide health economic analysis in align with Critical Thinking Unit outputs. setting a considerable portfolio detailing the use of complex statistical methods which work with soft and hard data (e.g. predictive modelling, inferential analysis and prescriptive, descriptive and causal analysis) and supporting the outcomes using the Econometrics skills and approaches. His areas of experience are SMEs, academia, and research. He has 6 years of teaching experience in the field of economics and health economics for postgraduates in elite universities such as the Global Business School for Health at University College London (UCL) and the university of Buckingham. His research areas of interest are Health economics, energy, and conflict.
Areas of Interest:
- Shadow Economy
- Conflict
- Health Economics
- Energy
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hull, UK, 2022
- MSc of Economics, distinction degree, Al-Azhar University, Palestine, 2014
- Bachelor’s degree with distinction in Business administration, The Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine, 2009
Experience:
- Principal Economist, NHS England, Nov. 2022 - Present
- Teaching Assistant, Global Business School for Health (GBSH), University College of London, UCL. Sep. 2022 - Present
- Course lead, Foundation year, Scholars School System College University, United Kingdom, Jan. 2021 - Sep. 2022
Latest Publications:
- Alfar, A.J., Kumpamool, C., Nguyen, D.T. and Ahmed, R., 2023. The determinants of issuing central bank digital currencies. Research in International Business and Finance, p.101884.
- Alfar, A.J., Abuatwan, N., Elheddad, M. and Qaki, M., 2023. The Internal Determinants of Gender Diversity and Its Non-Linear Impact on Firms’ Performance: Evidence from the Listed Companies in Palestine Exchange. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(1), p.28.
- Nurmakhanova, M., Elheddad, M., Alfar, A.J., Egbulonu, A. and Abedin, M.Z., 2023. Does natural resource curse in finance exist in Africa? Evidence from spatial techniques. Resources Policy, 80, p.103151.
