Research

Beyond the norms: Innovation, productivity, and gender in Egyptian firms. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Revise and Resubmit, with Eman Moustafa.

Gender and firm-level corruption: New evidence from MENA and Egypt. Small Business Economics, Revise and Resubmit.

Dances with wolves: Weather and health disasters and fiscal sustainability. Journal of Government and Economics, Revise and Resubmit, with Eman Moustafa.

Sovereign risk mispricing and investor herding: MENA debt markets. Borsa Istanbul Review, 2025, with Eman Moustafa. Article Link.

Social safety nets and food insecurity in MENA in the time of COVID-19. The European Journal of Development Research, 2024, with Eman Moustafa, Nada Rostom, and Yasmine Abdelfattah. Article Link.

COVID-19 policy responses, social norms, and behavior change in MENA. Middle East Development Journal, 2024, 1–24, with Eman Moustafa. Article Link.

Firms’ access to finance, export trade channels, and exports in Africa. International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, 2024, with Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Daniel Ofori-Sasu, and George Nana Agyekum Donkor. Article Link.

Discontinuation of performance-based financing in primary health care: Impact on family planning and maternal and child health. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2023, 23, 109-132, with Patricia Cubi-Molla and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Article Link.

Indirect impact of health disasters on maternal and child mortality. Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022, 74, 477–493, with Mahmoud Mohieldin and Eman Moustafa. Article Link.

Are user fees in health care always evil? Evidence from family planning, maternal, and child health services. Economic Analysis and Policy, 2021, 72, 0–23, with Patricia Cubi-Molla and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Article Link.

Accreditation as a quality-improving policy tool: Family planning and maternal and child health in Egypt. The European Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 22, 115–139, with Patricia Cubi-Molla and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Article Link.

Improving climate resilience and agricultural productivity through bundled contract farming services, with Jeremy Magruder.

Enhancing food security and mental well-being among Palestinian refugees in Egypt, with Raul Sanchez de la Sierra.

Who pay bribes and how much? Gender and firm-level corruption in MENA and Egypt. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Conference Paper No. ERF29AC_62, 2023. Paper Link.

The greater beast: Weather-related and health disasters in MENA. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Conference Paper No. ERF29AC_60, 2023, with Eman Moustafa. Paper Link.

Feeling blue over the economy, will you pull down your face mask? Economic and psychological well-being and preventive health behavior. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 1568, 2022, with Eman Moustafa. Paper Link.

Social safety nets and food insecurity in the time of COVID-19: Selected MENA countries. Agence française de Développement (AFD) Research Paper No. 1568, 2022, with Eman Moustafa, Nada Rostom, and Yasmine Abdelfattah. Paper Link.

Dances with wolves: Weather and health disasters and fiscal sustainability in MENA. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 1520, 2021, with Eman Moustafa. Paper Link.

Policy responses, social norms, and behavior change in the time of Covid-19. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 1496, 2021, with Eman Moustafa. Paper Link.

Can disaster preparedness change the game? Mitigating the health impact of disease outbreaks. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 1466, 2021, with Mahmoud Mohieldin and Eman Moustafa. Paper Link.

Explaining firm-level gender productivity differential in Africa. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 1407, 2020, with Hanan Morsy. Paper Link.

Accreditation as a quality-improving policy tool: Family planning, maternal health, and child health in Egypt. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Conference Paper No. ERF26_208, 2020, with Patricia Cubi-Molla and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Paper Link.

The spillover effects of the global financial crisis on economic activity in emerging economies – Investigating the Egyptian case using the financial stress index. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper No. 737, 2012. Paper Link.