Ragui Assaad
Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Ragui Assaad is professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, where he co-chairs the Master of Development Practice program. He has been a Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) since 1994. He is a non-resident Research Fellow of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, Germany. Assaad’s current research focuses on labor markets and human development in the Arab World, with a focus on youth and gender issues as they relate to education, transition from school-to-work, labor force participation, employment and unemployment, informality, migration, and family formation.
Areas of Interest:
- Labor markets in the Arab World
- Education and human resource development
- Youth transitions to adulthood
- Inequality of opportunity
Education:
- Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, 1991
- M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
Experience:
- Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2003-present
- Regional Director for West Asia and North Africa, The Population Council, 2005-2008
- Associate Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, with tenure, 1997-2003
Latest Publications:
- Assaad, R. A., Krafft, C., & Yassin, S. 2020. Job creation or labor absorption? An analysis of private sector job growth in Egypt. Middle East Development Journal. DOI: 10.1080/17938120.2020.1753978.
- Assaad, R. & C. Krafft. 2020. Excluded generation: the growing challenges of labor market insertion for Egyptian youth. Journal of Youth Studies, 1-27. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1714565.
- Assaad, R., Barsoum, G. 2019. “Public employment in the Middle East and North Africa: Does a changing public sector workforce in the MENA region provide an opportunity for efficient restructuring?” IZA World of Labor 2019: 463. DOI: 10.15185/izawol.463.
- Assaad, R., R. Hendy and D. Salehi-Isfahani. 2019. “Inequality of opportunity in educational attainment in the Middle East and North Africa: Evidence from household surveys.” International Journal of Educational Development 66: 24-43.
- Krafft, C. and R. Assaad (eds.) 2019. The Jordanian Labor Market Between Fragility and Resilience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Assaad, R. and M. Boughzala (eds.) 2018. The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Assaad, R. and C. Krafft (eds.) 2015. The Egyptian Labor Market in an Era of Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The Lives and Livelihoods of the Displaced in Sudan: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
May, 2024
Working PapersWhen Active Labor Market Policies Increase Unemployment: An Assessment of the Impact of the Employment Agencies Program in Algeria
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperGender, Work, and Time Use in the Context of a Low-Income Agrarian Economy: The Case of Sudan
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
January, 2024
Working PapersLabor Market Dynamics in Sudan through Political Upheaval and Pandemic
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2023
Working PapersWhy Is Social Insurance Coverage Declining in Egypt? A Decomposition Analysis
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2023
Working PapersJobs and Growth in North Africa
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2020-12-15
Reimagining Social Protection in Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2020-11-17
Improving Rigorous Evidence for Better Civic Engagement on Social Protection and Supporting the Network’s Institutional Strengthening
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2020-06-15
Employment and Unemployment in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2015-06-15
Labor Market Dynamics in MENA
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2015-06-15
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
Balancing Act: Jobs and Wages in the Middle East and North Africa When Crises Hit – Seminar on the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Nov 29, 2023
Reimagining Social Protection in MENA
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Nov 19, 2023
Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey 2022 (SLMPS 2022) – Dissemination Webinar
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Sep 18, 2023