Ragui Assaad
Professor and Freeman Chair for International Economic Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Ragui Assaad is Professor and Freeman Chair for International Economic Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. 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.
Employment Conditions in Egypt Are Improving, But Only for Some: Findings from The 2023 Wave of The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2024
Policy BriefsEvolution of the Structure and Quality of Employment in Egypt, 2012-2023
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2024
Working PapersThe Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt through 2023
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2024
Working PapersThe Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt: Current and Future Challenges
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2024
Policy BriefsIntroducing The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2023
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
November, 2024
Working PapersEgypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2023
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
2023-01-15
Jobs 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
From Data to Policy: Evidence and Insights from The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2023
Areas of Interest: Labor markets in the Arab World Education and human resource development Youth transitions to adulthood... Read More
Nov 24, 2024
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