Areas of Interest:

• Economics of Energy
• Financial Economics
• Financial Markets
• International Finance
• International Trade

Education:

• PH.D. , Financial Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2009
• M.Sc., Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2004
• M.A., International Trade, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 2000
• B.S., International Trade, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 1993

Experience:

• Associate Professor of Economics, Qatar University, 2016-present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Economics, KFUPM, SA, 2010-2013
• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2010
• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Finance and Real Estate, Colorado State University, 2007-2008

Latest Publications:

• Afacan, M. and Khalifa, A. (2023). Developing a Market Solution to Control Global Warming within 1.5°C. the United Nations, IATT science-policy briefs.
• Khalifa, A. Ibrahim, A. Amahmaed, A. ElNass- M. (2022), Accelerating the transition to a CE for net-zero emissions by 2050: A systematic review, Sustainability, MDPI
• Al-Maadid, A., Akesson, J. Jayani Chakravarti, Bernstein, D. and Khalifa, A. (2022). Understanding water consumption in Qatar; evidence from a representative survey. Urban Water Journal, online. 8th, March
• Khalifa, A. A., Caporin, M., Costola, M. and Hammoudeh, S. (2021). Systemic risk for financial institutions in the major petroleum-based economies: The role of oil. Energy Journal, 42(6), 247- 274.
• Khalifa, A. A., Al-Maadid, A. A. S. A. Koutiva, I. and Makropoulos, C. (2021). From individual water consumption behavior to urban residential dynamics: The Case of Qatar. Urban Water Journal, online. July.