Mohammad Alasadi
Research Economist, Syrian Center for Policy Research
Mohammad Alasadi is research economist in international development domain, specializing in development economics and development finance with a particular focus on the MENA region. With over eight years of professional experience, I have worked with international development organizations, research and consultancy institutions, and public sector entities. My research and work interests revolve around public finance and fiscal sustainability, economic recovery in fragile and conflict-affected countries, and foreign direct investment (FDI) and industrial development.
Areas of Interest:
- Economic recovery in conflict-affected countries
- Fiscal sustainability
- Defense economics
Education:
- PhD, International Development Studies, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 2020
- MA, Economic Change, Philipps University Marburg, Germany, 2011
Experience:
- Research Economist, Syrian Center for Policy Research (Austria), 2022-present.
- Research Economist and Macroeconomic Consultant, UN-ESCWA (Lebanon), 2013-2016.
- Research Economist, Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment (Syria), 2011-2013.
Latest Publications:
- Dahi, Omar; Mohammad Al-Asadi. 2022. Syria: State of the Economy in 2022. The Middle East and North Africa 2023. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. London, UK.
- Al-Asadi, Mohammad. 2021. Financing Resources for Reconstruction in Severely Conflict-affected Countries. Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 17, no. 1 (2021): 1-25.
- Al-Asadi, Mohammad. 2021. Financing Options for Post-conflict Recovery and Reconstruction in Syria. A background paper for UN-ESCWA Syria report.
