Jackline Wahba
Professor of Economics and Director of Research, Department of Economics, University of Southampton, UK
Jackline Wahba is a Professor of Economics and Director of Research at the Department of Economics at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom) and an applied labour economist specialising in international migration and refugee economics. She leads the Migration Research at the ESRC Research Centre for Population Change (CPC), at the University of Southampton. In 2020, she was awarded an OBE for her contributions to economic policy. She served as a member of the UK Migration Advisory Committee from 2012 to 2021. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, an elected member of the Royal Economic Society Council, and a council member of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She is also a research fellow of IZA, CReAM, and ERF, as well as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Economic Research Forum and the Migration Observatory Expert Advisory Board at the University of Oxford. She has published extensively in leading economic journals and has advised several international organisations, including the European Commission, the World Bank, UNDP, the African Development Bank, and the OECD. She is a member of the Editorial Board of World Development. Previously, she was the Managing Editor for IZA Journal of Labor & Development and IZA Journal of Development & Migration.
Areas of Interest:
- International Migration
- Labor Markets
- Informal Sector
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK.
- M.A., Economics, The American University in Cairo.
- B.A., Economics, The American University in Cairo.
Experience:
- Professor of Economics, University of Southampton, 2012-present
- Associate Professor (Reader) in Economics, University of Southampton, 2006-2012
- Leader of Migration Research, ESRC Centre for Population Change at University of Southampton, 2008-present
- Head of Economics Teaching, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, 2007-2008
Latest Publications:
- International migration as a driver of political and social change: evidence from Morocco, Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, 1171–1203 (Co-authored with M. Tuccio and B. Hamdouch).
- The impact of refugees on wages and employment in Jordan, Journal of Development Economics, June 2019, 139, 203-216. (Co-authored with B. Fallah and C. Krafft).
- Political Change and Informality: Evidence from the Arab Spring, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2019, 27(1): 31–66. (Co-authored with A. Elsayed)
- Return Migration and the Transfer of Gender Norms: Evidence from the Middle East, Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46:1006-1029. (Co-authored with M. Tuccio)
- Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration, European Economic Review, 2018, 104, 111-137. (Co-authored with Corrado Giulietti and Yves Zenou)
Migration during Economic Crisis: The Case of Egypt
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
November, 2024
Working PapersInternational Migration during Economic Crisis in Egypt
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
November, 2024
Policy BriefsThe Lives and Livelihoods of the Displaced in Sudan: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
May, 2024
Working PapersInternal versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
October, 2019
Working PapersMigration Dynamics during the Refugee Influx in Jordan
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
May, 2018
Working PapersEgypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2023
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
2023-01-15
Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
2014-01-01
Economic and Non-Economic Consequences of Intra and Extra Arab Migration
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
2011-01-01
ERF 31st Annual Conference: Youth, Demographic Dividend and Migration in MENA
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
Apr 27, 2025
ERF 31st Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
Apr 27, 2025
From Data to Policy: Evidence and Insights from The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2023
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
Nov 24, 2024
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Migration Labor Markets Informal Sector Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Southampton, UK. M.A., Economics,... Read More
May 04, 2023