Mohanad Ismael
Assistant Professor, University of Birzeit
Mohanad Ismael is an Assistant Professor at Birzeit University, the director of the economics department and the master program of economics. Mohanad received his B.A. in Mathematical Applied to Economics at Birzeit University in 2003 and continued his first master of economics at the same university in 2005 followed by a second master degree in applied macroeconomics in 2006 and then Ph.D degree in dynamic macroeconomics in 2011. Mohanad's research interest includes dynamic macroeconomics theory, applied macroeconomics, tourism, and environmental economics. Mohanad has publications in international journals such as the Journal of Macroeconomics, Decisions in Economics and Finance, Journal of Travel Research, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and recently International Social Security Review.
Areas of Interest:
- Applied Macroeconomics
- Tourism
- Pollution
Education:
- Ph.D in Dynamic Macroeconomics, Université D’Evry Val D’Essonne/ EPEE, France. High Honorable degree. Thesis title: “Market Imperfections and Macroeconomic Instability”, November, 2011
- Master in “Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods” Specialty “Applied Macroeconomics”, Université D’Evry Val D’Essonne, France, October, 2006
- Masters in “General Economics”, Birzeit University, Palestine, June, 2005
- Bachelor of Science degree in “Mathematics Applied to Economics”, Birzeit University, Palestine, July, 2003
Experience:
- Assistant Professor at Birzeit University, 2012 - present
- Assistant Professor at An Najah National University, 2011 - 2012
Latest Publications:
- Mohanad Ismael, Jose-Luis Groizard and Maria Santana, 2021 “Political upheavals, tourism flight and contagion: the Arab Spring as a natural experiment” Journal of Travel Research 61, (4), 921 – 939.
- Barbar, R. and Mohanad Ismael, 2020 “Dynamic effects of consumption externalities” Decisions in Economics and Finance, DOI 10.1007/s10203-020-00296-6.
- Samia Al Botmeh, Tareq Sadeq and Mohanad Ismael, 2019 “Palestinian labor market forecasting” Report published in Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, MAS, Ramallah, West Bank.
