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Lead Author, National Human Development Report for Egypt
Heba Handoussa
Giza
Egypt
Economic Research Forum
Giza
Egypt
hhandoussa@erf.org.eg
PhD, Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, The University of London, 1974.
MSc, Economics, The University of London, 1970.
BA, Economics, The American University in Cairo, 1966.
Arabic
English
Economic Development
Human Development
Gender Economics
Economy of Egypt
Director and Lead Author, National Human Development Report for Egypt, 2007-2010.
Research Director, Gender Economic Research Policy Analysis, 2006.
Managing Director, The Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, 1993-2003.
Vice-Provost, The American University in Cairo, 1990-1992.
Professor, Department of Economics and Political Science, The American University in Cairo, 1977-1990.
Member of the Board, Conseil d'Orientation de la Fonction d'Agence, 2007.
Member of the Steering Committee, Pathways to Women's Empowerment, Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo.
Member of the Executive Committee, The International Economic Association, 2005-present.
Member of the Board of Directors, The Central Bank of Egypt, 2000-2003.
Member of the Board, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 1999-2003.
“The Quest for Economic Reform and Structural Transformation in the Arab Region”, presented to the High-Level Round Table of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), 2006.
Arab Women and Economic Development, editor. A volume of papers presented at a seminar held at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in Kuwait. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2005.
Employment Creation and Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa, co-edited with Zaffiris Tzannatos, Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002.
Institutional Reform and Economic Development in Egypt, co-edited with Noha El-Mikawy, Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002.
“Implementating Social Development in Egypt: The Economic and Budgetary Dimension,” prepared for the National Conference on Social Development, Egypt, October 1999.
