Areas of Interest:

• Macroeconomics
• Development economics

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2023
• M.A. (Master 2 Research), Applied Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2012
• BA, Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, the French Section, Cairo University, 2011
• Licence, Economie (parcours FESP), University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2011

Experience:

• Economist-ET Consultant, Economic Policy (EP) Global Department West Africa, World Bank, 2024 - Present
• Consultant, Economic Policy (EP) Global Department Middle East and North Africa, World Bank, 2018 - 2024
• Teaching and Research Fellow in Economics (ATER), University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2022 - 2024
• Part time Assistant Lecturer, the French Section of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FESP), Cairo University, 2017 - 2020
• Researcher, Economic Research Forum (ERF), 2015 - 2018
• Economic Researcher, Center for Project Evaluation and Macroeconomic Analysis (PEMA), the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation, 2014 - 2015
• Economic Researcher, Egyptian Competition Authority, 2012 - 2014

Latest Publications:

• Youssef, J. and Zaki, C. (2023) “On the Determinants and Outcomes of IMF Loans in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Do Politics Matter?", Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 59, Issue 9.
• Marouani, MA., Youssef, J. and Zaki, C. (2023) “Structural Change in Developing Countries: Which Policies Matter? ”, Revue d’économie du développement, special issue Vol. 31(2-3).
• Youssef, J. and Zaki, C. (2019) “Between Stabilization and Allocation in the MENA Region: Are Competition Laws Helping?”, ERF Working Papers Series No. 1319.