Senior Research Assistant
International Food Policy Research Institute
Total years of experience :17 years, 6 Months
Worked on impact evaluations of development interventions, including conditional cash transfers and behavioural change communication, in the MENA region as well as performing analysis of household data to measure health, education and consumption outcomes.
Analysed data and developed a report from a randomized control trial in Yemen on the impact evaluation of nutrition knowledge training on infant and young child feeding practices, as part of a conditional cash transfers program.
Co-authored a paper on mother nutrition practices and nutrition training to be published in the Mother and Child Nutrition Journal.
Co-authored a report on the impact of food and trade policies on obesity, malnutrition and the nutrition transition in the MENA region.
Developed a research-based policy brief on forecasting food prices in Egypt to enhance social safety nets and provide a basis for impact assessments of subsidy policies.
Investigated food insecurity and income vulnerability in Egypt, to help develop programmatic interventions addressing urban poverty, child labour, and rural Egypt’s income generating activities in vulnerable communities.
Analysed food consumption statistics and supported developing and designing programmatic interventions to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women as well as community school children
Supported the development of the Egypt Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2018-2022) as part of the CSP Task Force team.
Designed and conducted statistical analysis training (using STATA) to WFP staff members as part of the staff capacity development plan.
Provided research support in data analysis and collection for a project analysing the effect of access to micro-loans on the performance of micro-businesses in Upper Egypt.
Assisted with data collection and data quality evaluation for an EBRD funded project addressing youth and financial inclusion in Egypt.
Provided macroeconomic analysis and forecasts of foreign direct investment (FDI) in various sectors in the Emirate of Sharjah.
Managed and conducted the data collection for Sharjah’s enterprise-level survey used in the Sharjah Economic Outlook report.
Co-authored the Sharjah Economic Outlook report in consultation with Dun & Bradstreet and the Financial Times.
Prepared policy briefs on how ease of doing business, removing administrative hurdles and tax incentives can impact FDI.
Generated monthly and quarterly forecasts for Sharjah’s CPI and National Accounts using both uni/multi-variate modelling.
Authored a policy report investigating the economic impact of free zones on Sharjah’s FDI.
Managed the budget of the newly established R&D department.
Established the new R&D department and setting forth the guidelines, budget and strategic research contribution plan.
Assisted with research and editing The Economy of Dubai book published in the Oxford University Press in 2016.
Co-authored, policy briefs in the fields of real estate economics, macroeconomic forecasting, wealth management, and the securities and commodities markets in Dubai.
Provided research assistance and data analysis in published journal articles by Elbadawi, Ibrahim in the fields of poverty, real exchange rate misalignment, exports, the macroeconomics of gold, and the analysis of the natural resource curse.
Provided research assistance and data analysis for the paper: Competitive Real Exchange Rates are Good for the Poor: Evidence from Egyptian Household Surveys, published as an Economic Research Forum working paper in 2015.
Developed policy briefs and discussion notes submitted by the Secretary General to the Executive Council of the Government of Dubai.
Monthly fiscal plan recon. Vs. forecast (Aramis Designer Fragrances)
Monthly markets’ opportunity and risk analysis (ADF)
Monthly Regional Sales Inventory Operations & Planning (ADF)
Monthly Obsolescence analysis and action (ADF)
Monthly Weighted Forecast Accuracy (WFA) and service level
analysis and action (ADF)
Bobbi Brown, Clinique, and Aramis Designer Fragrances forecasting
Middle East and India inventory management
Inbound/Outbound shipment management
Managing stock adjustment, stock count, and missing stock
investigations
Strategic Pricing Analysis for Eight Prestige Brands
Competition Pricing Schemes
Prestige Market Structuring and Analysis
Measure the competitiveness of various sectors in UAE
Study the impact of competitiveness on the overall economic
performance
Review various relevant literature
Competition analysis (prestige and mass)
Competitors’ SRP estimation (prestige and mass)
Price Index Analysis
FY 11 SRP estimation for eight prestige brands
Grade students quizzes/ Tutor economics’ students
Analyzing and interpreting papers in the Public Economics field
Research in Industrial Organization/Government Objectives in
Mixed Oligopolies
Manage Student Employment in OEM & OEM call center
OEM call center (over 150 calls/day)
Process/Organize new applications (over 5, 000 applicants annually)
Organize tours for students & school principles (twice annually)
Organize exhibitions for marketing AUS educational services
Manage/Organize new student orientation & school principles’
events (twice annually)
Surveys’ data entry/analysis (over 1000 surveys)
Study Arab students’ ethical decisions/behavior
Surveys’ data entry/analysis (over 5000 surveys)
Study volume and impact of remittances in the UAE and MENA
English transcription of Arabic audio cassettes (over 50 transcripts)
Instant translation (Arabic-English)
TV ads translation (Arabic-English)r