Areas of Interest:

• Development Economics
• Health Economics
• Applied Econometrics

Education:

• Ph.D. Focus Economic Development and Socio-economic Inequalities in Health, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Philipps, University Marburg, Germany-July 2015
• M.A, Economics, School of Business, The American University in Cairo-February 2012
• Graduate Diploma, Public Policy, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo-February 2012
• Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt-July 2005

Experience:

• Economic Advisor, Ministry of Economy and Tourism, UAE, Sep. 2025 - Present
• Visiting Professor, Zayed University, UAE, Sep. 2025 - Present
• Assistant Professor of Economics & Former Director of Postgraduate Diploma in UAE Diplomacy and International Relations, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi Oct. 2022 - Sep. 2025
• Senior Economist, Economic Studies and Policies Sector, Government of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018-2022
• Consultant- Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries Report, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon, 2018
• Lecturer, Economics Department, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany, 2015-2017

Latest Publications:

• Rashad, A., 2025. How Shifting Diplomatic Relations Affect Gulf Foreign Investments: The Case of Egypt, Applied Economics.
• Rashad, A., 2025. Breaking Barriers: Investigating the Effects of 100% Foreign Ownership on Business Entry in Dubai, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy.
• Rashad, A., 2024. Assessing Dubai’s housing market price cycles and bubble risk, Applied Economics Letters. DOI:10.1080/13504851.2024.2304083
• Rashad, A., 2023. The US Monetary Conditions and Dubai’s Real Estate Market: Twist or Tango? Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. DOI:10.1108/IJHMA-03-2023-0035
• Rashad, A., & Sharaf, M, 2019. Does Maternal Employment Aect Child Nutrition Status? New Evidence from Egypt, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals. vol. 47(1), Pages 48-62. Early draft is available as an ERF Working Paper