Phoebe W. Ishak

Phoebe W. Ishak

Economist, The World Bank

Phoebe W. Ishak is an Economist at the World Bank and Latin America and the Caribbean Gender Innovation Lab (LACGIL). Prior to that, she was a post-doctoral researcher at Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE) and Freie Universität Berlin. She holds a PhD in Economics from Universität Hamburg. Her research interests include Gender, Labour and Natural Resources Economics, and are focused on the economies of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and the MENA region. Her work has been published in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, World Development, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Energy Economics, and Economics & Politics. She is also a Research Affiliate at IZA Institute of Labour Economics and a Research Fellow at Economic Research Form (ERF).

Areas of Interest:
  • Development Economics
  • Labor Economics
  • Gender & Family Economics
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Universität Hamburg, 2020
  • M.Sc. in Economics of the Middle East, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2016
  • Graduate Courses in Economics, Cairo University (pre-masters), 2013
  • B.Sc. in Economics, minor in Statistics, Cairo University (with Distinction), 2012
Experience:
  • Economist, The World Bank, Present
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Freie Universität Berlin, JFKI Department of Economics, 2021 - 2022
  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin, JFKI Department of Economics, 2020 - 2021
  • Research Associate, Universität Hamburg, School of Economics, 2016 - 2020
Latest Publications:
  • Gradstein, M., and Ishak, P. W. (2024). Mother Africa: The long run effects of income shocks on fertility. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 220, 838-849. [link to journal] [Working Paper]
  • Ishak, P. W., and Méon, PG (2023). A Resource-Rich Neighbour is a Misfortune: The Spatial Distribution of the Resource Curse in Brazil. Economic Development and Cultural Change 71 (4). [link to journal] [Working Paper] [Media: ULB ComRecherche | Libre Eco week-end | The Conversation]
  • Ishak, P. W. (2022). Murder Nature: Weather and Violent Crime in Rural Brazil. World Development 157, 105933. [link to Journal] [Working Paper] [Media: AMSE Newsletter | Dialogues économiques]
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