Areas of Interest:

• Applied Microeconomics
• Health
• Inequality
• Development

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, 2006
• M.A., Economics, Princeton University, 2003
• M.A., Public Affairs (Economics and Public Policy), Princeton University, 1999
• B.A., Economics (High Distinction), American University of Beirut, 1997

Experience:

• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, American University of Beirut, 2013-present
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Harvard University, 2022-2023
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Harvard University, 2019-2020
• Assistant in instruction, research assistant, Department of Economics, Princeton University, 2003-2004

Latest Publications:

• “The impact of cash transfers on Syrian refugees in Lebanon: evidence from a multidimensional regression discontinuity design,” Journal of Development Economics, March, with Wael Moussa, Alexandra Irani, Rima Al Mokdad, Zeina Jamaluddine, Jad Chaaban, Hala Ghattas https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102803
• “The impact of cash transfers on Syrian refugee children in Lebanon,” World Development, February, with Wael Moussa, Alexandra Irani, Rima Al Mokdad, Zeina Jamaluddine, Jad Chaaban, Hala Ghattas https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105711
• “A multi-dimensional measure of well-being among the youth: the case of Palestinian refugee youth in Lebanon,” Social Indicators Research, November, with Jad Chaaban, Alexandra Irani, Rima Al Mokdad https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02534-1