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Research interests
Ragui Assaad, professor, researches education, labor policy, and labor market analysis in developing countries with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. His current work focuses on inequality of opportunity in education, labor markets, transitions from school-to-work, employment and unemployment dynamics, family formation, informality, labor market responses to economic shocks, international migration, including the effects of forced migration.
Personal profile
Ragui Assaad is a Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum in Cairo, Egypt and serves on its board of trustees. He is also Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. He served as Regional Director for West Asia and North Africa for the Population Council, based in Cairo, Egypt, from 2005 to 2008.
Assaad has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the International Labor Organization, the Ford Foundation, UNICEF and UNDP.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, City & Regional Planning, Cornell University
… → 1991
BS, Physics, Stanford University
… → 1981
MS, Mechanical Engineering
… → 1981
Research Interest Keywords
- education
- labor policy
- labor market analysis
- Middle East
- North Africa
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Integrated Demographic and Health Survey Data for Population Health Research
Boyle, E. H., King, M. L., Assaad, R. A., Dorelien, A. M., Grace, K. L., Levison, D., Sarkar, S. & Sobek, M.
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
7/8/22 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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Integrated International Microdata for Population Dynamics and Health Research
Ruggles, S., Cleveland, L. L., Sobek, M., Assaad, R. A., Grace, K. L. & Levison, D.
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
7/1/21 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Integrated Global Data on Child Health and Development
Boyle, E. H., Assaad, R. A., Dorelien, A. M., Jeffers, K. M., King, M. L., Levison, D. & Sobek, M.
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
9/1/20 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
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Integrated International Microdata Series
Ruggles, S., Assaad, R. A., Boyle, E. H., Cleveland, L. L., Grace, K. L., King, M. L., Levison, D., Manson, S. M., Meier, A. & Sobek, M.
9/15/19 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Microdata for Research on Aging in the Global South
Ruggles, S., Assaad, R. A., Boyle, E. H., Cleveland, L. L., Grace, K. L., Levison, D., Moen, P. E. & Sobek, M.
NIH NAT'L INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA)
8/1/19 → 5/31/24
Project: Research project
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Beware of the echo: the evolution of Egypt’s population and labor force from 2000 to 2050
Assaad, R., 2022, In: Middle East Development Journal. 14, 1, p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Grievances or skills? The effect of education on youth political participation in Egypt and Tunisia
Pellicer, M., Assaad, R., Krafft, C. & Salemi, C., Mar 2022, In: International Political Science Review. 43, 2, p. 191-208 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Socioeconomic Status and the Changing Nature of School-to-Work Transitions in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
Assaad, R., Krafft, C. & Salemi, C., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: ILR Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of Marriage on Women's Employment in the Middle East and North Africa
Assaad, R., Krafft, C. & Selwaness, I., 2022, In: Feminist Economics. 28, 2, p. 247-279 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Evaluating the impact of housing market liberalization on the timing of marriage: Evidence from Egypt
Assaad, R., Krafft, C. & Rolando, D. J., Nov 2021, In: Population Studies. 75, 3, p. 343-361 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations