Suzanna Khalifa
Assistant Professor of Economics, Sciences Po
Suzanna Khalifa is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Sciences Po. Her research focuses on labor-market dynamics, marriage markets, and gender-based violence in developing economies. She studies how social norms and institutions shape women’s employment, men’s preferences in union formation, and the broader constraints that limit economic opportunities across the MENA region. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Aix-Marseille School of Economics and was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University. Her work combines rigorous field experiments and quantitative analysis in collaboration with NGOs and international research networks to inform policy on gender and development.
Areas of Interest:
- Labor Economics
- Gender Economics
- Development Economics
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, 2023
- MSc. in Economics, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, 2018
- BSc. in Economics and Sociology, University Côte d’Azur, 2016
Experience:
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Sciences Po Paris, 2024 – Present
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Program in Economic Development, Princeton University, 2023 – 2024
Latest Publications:
- Female Genital Cutting and Bride Price (Job Market Paper, awarded EEA UniCredit Best Job Market Paper 2022)
- The Price of Silence: Marriage Transfers and Women’s Attitudes toward Intimate Partner Violence
- Intended and Unintended Consequences of a De Facto Inheritance Reform (with Sabrin Beg, Erica Field, Jeremy Lebow, and Kate Vyborny)
The Price of Silence: Marriage Transfers and Women’s Attitude Toward Intimate Partner Violence
Areas of Interest: Labor Economics Gender Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D. in Economics, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, 2023... Read More
July, 2020
ERF 26th Annual ConferenceERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
Areas of Interest: Labor Economics Gender Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D. in Economics, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, 2023... Read More
Jun 23, 2020