Areas of Interest:

• Labor and Gender Economics
• Public Policy
• Middle East Development

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, 2010
• M.A., Economics, Paris School of Economics, 2006
• B.A., Cairo University, 2005

Experience:

• Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Master Program in Public Policy, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), American University in Cairo (AUC) – 2021 - Present
• Visiting Researcher, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada, Fall 2024
• Assistant Professor, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Master Program of Public Policy, American University in Cairo, Egypt,  2019 - Present
• Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration and Economic Development, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar. 2016-2019.
• Part-time Economist, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 2013-2016.

Latest Publications:

• Hendy, R. Empowering Women: Unlocking Economic Potential in Egypt. In Handbook on the Egyptian Economy. Oxford University Press. (Forthcoming- expected publication in March 2026).
• Hendy, R. 2024. The State of Marriage in Egypt. In: Aref, A., Rahman, M.M. (eds) The Handbook of Marriage in the Arab World. Gulf Studies, vol 17. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7620-7_5
• Hendy, R. 2021. Yes, Women can be Equal to Men in Employment: Evidence from Egypt. Journal of North African Studies 26 (4): 781–806. Francis & Taylor Online. DOI: 10.1080/13629387.2020.1732934. (Published Online in March 2020).
• Assaad, R., Hendy, R., Moundir, L. and S. Yassin. 2020. Explaining the MENA Paradox: Rising Educational Attainment, Yet Stagnant Female Labor Force Participation. Demographic Research. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 43 (28): 817-850.
• Hendy R. and Mohieldin, M. 2020. On Ideas and Economic Policy: A Survey of MENA Economists. Middle East Development Journal. Francis & Taylor Online. (January).
• Assaad, R., Hendy, R., 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 (C): 24-43. Elsevier.