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:

• Senior Economist, Economic Studies and Policies Sector, Government of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018-Present
• 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., & 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
• Rashad, et al (in print). Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan; European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI),vol. 31(4), pages 779-808.
• Rashad, A., et al. Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt?, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, vol. 31(6), Pages 516-520. Early draft is available as an ERF Working Paper.