Belal Fallah

Belal Fallah

Assistant Professor, Economics at the Department of Economics and Financial Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University

Mr. Belal earned his PhD, in 2008, in Regional Economics from University of Saskatchewan- Canada. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Financial Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University. In the past two years, he worked as a director of research at Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute- MAS. His research interest and expertise cover regional and development economics, economics of conflict, labor economics, and policy-program evaluation. During the past years, He has published a number of papers at international refereed journals including Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, and Journal of Economic Geography, Papers in Regional Science, and Annals of Regional Science. He also worked as a consultant for several local and international institutions, such as the World Bank and ERF.

Belal Fallah earned his PhD in Regional Economics in 2008 from University of Saskatchewan, Canada and currently works as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Financial Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University. His research interests and expertise covers regional and development economics, labor economics, and conflict economics. During the past years, Dr. Fallah has published a number of papers in international refereed journals such as the Journal of Economic Geography, Papers in  Regional Science, and Annals of Regional Science. His current research focuses on Palestine, covering areas related to examining how conflict shapes linkages between labor market shocks and education attainment as well as how labor demand shocks affects women's decisions to join the labor market.
Effect of Witnessing House Raids and Arrests on Child Behavior: Evidence From Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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December, 2020

Working Papers
Effect of Witnessing House Raids and Arrests on Child Behavior: Evidence from Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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October, 2020

Project Draft Paper
Public Employment Shocks and Female Labor Force Participation in Palestine: Evidence from Quasi-Natural Experiment

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September, 2019

Working Papers
Repatriation of Refugees from Arab Conflicts: Conditions, Costs and Scenarios for Reconstruction

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September, 2019

FEMISE - ERF Euromed Report
Schooling Choices’ Responses to Labor Market Shocks: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

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September, 2018

Working Papers
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Annual Conferences
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19

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May 17, 2021

Webinars
Palestine Chapter: Launch of Progress of Women in the Arab States 2020 Report

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Dec 08, 2020

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