Hala Abou-Ali
Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS), Cairo University
Hala ABOU-ALI (Dr.) is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS), Cairo University and a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum specialized in environmental and development economics with focus on the economic value and modelling of environmental resources in developing countries. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Gothenburg University, Sweden. Abou-Ali served as the Vice President of the Institute of National Planning, the Branch Campus President of the University of London hosted by the European Universities in Egypt (EUE) and as the Programme Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) at EUE. Abou-Ali also worked as the director of the French Section at FEPS, Cairo Universit. She was appointed as the Secretary General of the National Council of Childhood and Motherhood in 2015. Abou-Ali is a former Member of the Egyptian Parliament. Abou-Ali joined the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in 2008 on a part time basis to take the lead on the work carried out on environmental economics in the MENA region. Starting January 2014, she led the Open Access Micro Data Initiative (OAMDI). She has published several articles in internationally refereed journals, book chapters and edited internationally published books. She has accumulated experience in the economic value and modelling of environmental resources in developing countries, with a particular focus on water and air pollution and agricultural land degradation. She has also worked on issues such as climate change, climate finance, impact evaluation of investments, poverty assessment, education, health, and the Sustainable Development Goals for UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, and the World Bank.
Areas of Interest:
- Microeconomics
- Environmental Economics
- Climate Change
- Applied Microeconometric Modeling
Education:
- PhD degree in Economics, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University, 2003.
- Licentiate degree in Environmental Economics, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University, 2002.
- B.Sc. Statistics (with Highest Honors), Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 1994.
Experience:
- Vice President of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Institute of National Planning, Nov. 2022 - Present.
- Director of the Environmental Planning and Development Center, Institute of National Planning, Aug. 2022 - Oct. 2022
- President of the University of London Branch Campus at the European Universities in Egypt, Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2022
- Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2015 - Present
- Member of the Egyptian Parliament, Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2021
- Head of the Economics Commission of the Egyptian Supreme Cultural Council, Dec. 2017- Dec. 2019
- Secretary General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2016
- Member of the Environmental Commission of the Egyptian Supreme Cultural Council, Jan. 2013-Jan. 2014
- Academic Supervisor of the French Section at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Jul. 2012-Aug. 2015
Latest Publications:
- Abou-Ali, H (2022), An overview of the most important outcomes of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: COP27, Egyptian Journal of Development and Planning, vol 30, No. 4, 164-170 https://doi.org/10.21608/inp.2022.285373 .
- Elayouty, A. and H. Abou-Ali (2022), Functional data analysis of the relationship between electricity consumption and climate change drivers, Journal of Applied Statistics, https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2022.2108773.
- Abou-Ali, H. et al. (2022) Is it getting too hot to work? Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Labour Supply in the MENA Region, Applied Economics, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2107165.
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Dynamic Space-time Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in Egypt
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperIs MENA’s Rural Youth Employment Vulnerable to Climate Change?
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
May, 2023
Conference PaperIs MENA’s Rural Youth Employment Vulnerable to Climate Change?
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
April, 2023
Conference PaperDoes Climate Change Affect Child Malnutrition in the Nile Basin?
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
November, 2022
Working PapersDoes climate change affect child malnutrition in the Nile Basin?
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
March, 2022
ERF 28th Annual ConferenceMitigation and Adaptation to Impact of Climate Change in MENA Countries
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
2020-01-01
The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
2015-06-15
Out of Pocket Education Expenditure and Household Budget: Evidence From Arab Countries
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
2015-01-01
Rethinking the Distribution Effects of Informality in Egypt: A Micro-simulation Analysis
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
2014-01-01
The Environment and the Economy in the Arab World
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
2012-01-01
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF Special Session: GCC Economies in an Era of Energy Transition
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
Nov 04, 2023
ERF 29th Annual Conference: The Future of MENA Development Path: Risks and Opportunities in an Emerging World Order
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
May 04, 2023
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
May 04, 2023
The Impact of Covid-19 on Households and Firms in the MENA Region
Areas of Interest: Microeconomics Environmental Economics Climate Change Applied Microeconometric Modeling Education: PhD degree in Economics, Department of... Read More
May 23, 2022