Ahmed Rashad

Assistant Professor of Economics, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy’s (AGDA) Academic Department

Dr. Ahmed Rashad is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy’s (AGDA) Academic Department. Prior to joining AGDA, Dr. Rashad was a Senior Economist at the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism-Government of Dubai; He served as an Economic Consultant – Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries Report at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA); as well as an Economic Expert for the Arab Development Portal Project at the United National Development Programme (UNDP). He also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany, Dr. Rashad has penned numerous policy writings, research projects, books, and reports for prominent organizations, According to Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) ranking (Nov-2022), Dr. Rashad is ranked among the top 18% of economic authors in Africa and his research has been cited more than 378 times.

Areas of Interest

• Development Economics
• Health Economics
• Applied Econometrics

Education

• Ph.D. Focus Economic Development and Socio-economic Inequalities in Health, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Philipps, University Marburg, Germany-July 2015
• M.A, Economics, School of Business, The American University in Cairo-February 2012
• Graduate Diploma, Public Policy, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo-February 2012
• Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Egypt-July 2005

Experience

• Senior Economist, Economic Studies and Policies Sector, Government of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018-Present
• Consultant- Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries Report, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon, 2018
• Lecturer, Economics Department, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany-(2015 - 2017)

Latest Publications

• Rashad, A., & Sharaf, M, 2019. Does Maternal Employment Aect Child Nutrition Status? New Evidence from Egypt, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals. vol. 47(1), Pages 48-62. Early draft is available as an ERF Working Paper
• Rashad, et al (in print). Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan; European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI),vol. 31(4), pages 779-808.
• Rashad, A., et al. Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt?, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, vol. 31(6), Pages 516-520. Early draft is available as an ERF Working Paper.