Phoebe W. Ishak

Postdoc Aix-Marseille School of Economics

Phoebe W. Ishak is a postdoctoral researcher at Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE). Prior to joining AMSE, she was a postdoc at Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin). She holds a PhD in Economics from Universität Hamburg and an M.Sc. in the Economics of the Middle East from Philipps-Universität Marburg. Her research interests include Development Economics, Gender & Family economics, Labor Economics, and Political Economy. Her research is focused on the economies of developing countries especially in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Her work has been published in World Development, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Energy Economics, and Economics & Politics. She has also served as a consultant for the World Bank and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Africa (UNESCWA).