Mohamed El Komi
Associate Professor of Economics, American University in Cairo
Mohamed El-Komi is Associate Professor of Economics at the American University in Cairo. He was also Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics at Durham University, UK, Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Texas-Dallas and visiting scholar at James Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. His main areas of research are behavioral/experimental economics and Islamic finance. He was the Deputy Director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Finance at Durham University. And he is now the Director of the Behavioral and Economic Decision-Making Lab (BEDMLab) at AUC. Mohamed organized several conferences on Islamic finance, behavioral economics and experimental economics and has been the initiator and guest editor of JEBO’s special issues on Islamic finance. Mohamed’s public service career includes being a diplomat until he became minister plenipotentiary. Mohamed has MA from Warwick University, MSc. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Dallas.
Areas of Interest:
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Islamic Finance
- Development Economics
- Public Policy
Education:
- Ph.D., Public Policy and Political Economy (Economics), University of Texas at Dallas, 2010
- M.Sc., Applied Economics, University of Texas at Dallas, 2006
- M.A., International Political Economy, University of Warwick, 1999
Experience:
- Associate Professor (with tenure), Economics Department, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Jun. 2017-Present
- Assistant Professor, Economics Department, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2012-May 2017
- Visiting Scholar, Economics Department, Rice University, Houston, USA, Oct. 2010-May 2011
Latest Publications:
- "Market Segmentation and Non-Uniform Shariah Standards in Islamic Finance." (with Berg, Nathan and Jeong-Yoo Kim) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. vol. 132, pp. 39-49, 2016.
- "Islamic finance: introduction and implications for future research and practice." (with Omneya Abdelsalam) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. vol. 132. S1-S3, 2016.
- "Bank-insured RoSCA for microfinance: Experimental evidence in poor Egyptian villages." (with Mahmoud El-Gamal, Dean Karlan and Adam Osman) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. vol. 103, S56-S73, 2014.
The Nexus Between Informal Credit and Informal Labor for Micro and Small Enterprises in Egypt: Sources of Finance and Enterprises Informality: Evidence from MSE Surveys in Two Governorates
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and Experimental Economics Islamic Finance Development Economics Public Policy Education: Ph.D., Public Policy and... Read More
March, 2017
Working PapersLadies and Gentlemen, Microfinance Needs to Consider your Different Social, Risk and Time Preferences: An Experimental Study in Rural Egypt
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and Experimental Economics Islamic Finance Development Economics Public Policy Education: Ph.D., Public Policy and... Read More
2015-01-01
The Nexus between Informal Credit and Informal Labor for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Egypt
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and Experimental Economics Islamic Finance Development Economics Public Policy Education: Ph.D., Public Policy and... Read More
2015-01-01