Ragui Assaad

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Ragui Assaad is a nonresident senior fellow with Global Economy and Development and professor of planning and public affairs at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota.

Recent Activity

Refine by: Middle East and North Africa | Egypt | Middle East Youth | Islamic World

Expert Information

Contact

Email Ragui Assaad

612.625.4856 — Office

202.238.3552 — Communications Team, Brookings Global Economy and Development

Resources

Expertise

  • International economic development
  • politics and economics of the Middle East and North Africa
  • labor market analysis
  • women's work in developing countries
  • youth transition to adulthood

Experience

Current Positions

  • Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, the University of Minnesota
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Arab Council for the Social Sciences
  • Research Fellow and Project Director, Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Past Positions

  • Regional Director for West Asia and North Africa, The Population Council (2005-2008)
  • Associate Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (1997-2003)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Middle East Economic Association (1995-2000)
  • Associate Editor for Economics, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin (1992-1995)
  • Assistant Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (1990-1997)
  • Principal Investigator, Construction Labor Market Study, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt (1987-1989)

Education

  • Ph.D. (1991) Cornell University
  • B.Sc., M.Sc. (1981) Stanford University

Language Fluency

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

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