shaimaa yassin - Université Paris 1 Panthéon

SHAIMAA YASSIN
CURRICULUM VITAE, APRIL 2016
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
PERSONAL DETAILS
UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHATEL
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
AV. DU 1-er MARS, 26 – OFFICE 1.203
NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND –
P.O Box: 2000
Tel : +41 (0)32 718 1351
Mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
https://sites.google.com/site/shaimaayassin1987/
CITIZENSHIP: EGYPTIAN
RESIDENCE : FRANCE &
SWITZERLAND
DATE OF BIRTH: 28/11/1987
MARITAL STATUS : Married
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Labor Economics (Applied and Theoretical), Macroeconomic Dynamics, Structural Econometrics,
Development Economics, Job Search and Matching Theories, Evaluation of Labor Market Policy.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Labor Economics, Job Search and Matching Theories, Econometrics, Development Economics, ,
Macroeconomic Dynamics, Economic Policy and Program Evaluation, Economic Growth Models,
Statistics, Mathematical Economics, and Contemporary Economic Problems.
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Neuchâtel
Scientific Collaborator
Institute of Economic Research
Faculty of Economics
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
04/2016 – present
University of Maine
Lecturer, Research and Teaching Contract (CTER) – Service: 192 HTD
Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et Niveaux Salariaux (GAINS-TEPP)
Faculty of Law and Economics
Le Mans, France
09/2015 – 04/2016
World Bank
Washington DC, USA
Economic Consultant
01/2015 – 12/2015
Southern African Labor Markets Project
Mission: Working with David Margolis on the labor market component of the Southern African
Demographic Study (Comparative analysis and a set of more detailed, country-specific analyses are being
conducted on South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland).
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Lecturer, ATER – Service: 96 HTD
Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne
Paris, France
09/2014 – 08/2015
University of Minnesota
Visiting Scholar
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Minneapolis, USA
09/2013 – 12/2013
University of Maine
Lecturer, ATER – Service: 192 HTD
Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et Niveaux Salariaux (GAINS-TEPP)
Faculty of Law and Economics
Le Mans, France
09/2013 – 08/2014
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Teaching Assistant (Vacataire) – 90 HTD
Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne
Paris, France
09/2012 – 08/2013
SILATECH
Doha, Qatar
Economic Consultant
06/2012 – 10/2012
Mission: exploring and analysis of Gallup poll surveys for post Arab Spring prospective research themes.
Economic Research Forum (NGO)
Economic Consultant
Projects: Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2012
Cairo, Egypt
02/2012 – 08/2012
Economic Research Forum (NGO)
Cairo, Egypt
Economic Researcher
11/2010 – 01/2012
Mission: Research assistant of Ragui Assaad (Univ. of Minnesota) & responsible of the labor theme.
Tasks: data analysis, doing research, drafting reports and publications on the topic, co-ordination between
ERF and other institutions such as CAPMAS (Central Agency of Public Mobilization and Statistics),
conferences’ and workshops’ organization.
Projects: Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey 2010, Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2012.
Egyptian Competition Authority
Economic Researcher
Smart Village
Cairo, Egypt
07/2010-09/2010
EDUCATION
September 2011 – December 2015
University of Paris 1, Panthéon, Sorbonne
Paris School of Economics
Ph.D. in Economics
Thesis: Labor Market Search Frictions in Developing Countries
Supervisor:
Prof. François Langot
Committee: Ragui Assaad (University of Minnesota)
Olivier Charlot (University of Cergy-Pontoise)
Nicolas Jacquemet (University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne)
David Margolis (CNRS and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne)
Fabien Postel-Vinay (University College London)
François Langot (University of Maine, Paris School of Economics and Banque de France)
September 2009 – October 2010
University of Paris 1, Panthéon, Sorbonne
Paris School of Economics
M.Sc. in “Theoretical and Empirical Economics (ETE)”
Specialty: Applied Structural Econometrics to Labor Economics
Thesis: The Empirical Burdett-Mortensen Job search model; Estimates from Egypt.
Supervisor: Prof. Fabien Postel-Vinay
September 2005 – 2009
Cairo University
Faculty of Economics & Political Science- French Section
B.Sc. in Economics, Minor: Political Science
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS
Aug2014-Nov2015
Research Grant as a principle investigator for the paper « Labor Market Dynamics
in the MENA region: Estimates from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia » within the
project « Labor Market Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa », Economic
Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
(12,500 USD)
Aug2014-Nov2015
Research Grant for the paper « Comparing Retrospective and Panel Data
Collection Methods to Assess Labor Market Dynamics » (co-authored with Ragui
Assaad and Caroline Krafft) within the project « Labor Market Dynamics in the
Middle East and North Africa », Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
(12,500 USD)
Sep2013-July2014
Research Grant as a principle investigator for the paper « Reforming Employment
Protection in Egypt: an Evaluation based on Transition Models with
Measurement Errors » (co-authored with François Langot) within the project « The
Impact of Labor Market Regulations and Institutions on Labor Market Performance
and Outcomes », Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. (14,000 USD)
Sep2013-Dec2013
PhD International Mobility Scholarship (Bourse de Mobilité Internationale),
University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris, France.
Visiting Scholar at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
Sep2012-Jun2013
PhD Scholarship « Bourse Eiffel d’Excellence », EGIDE, Paris, FRANCE.
Mar2012
Best Paper Award in Labor and Human Development Studies in the Economic
Research Forum 18th Annual Conference, paper entitled « Structural Labor Market
Transitions and Wage Dispersion in Egypt », Cairo, EGYPT.
Nov2011
Phd Research Scholarship, “Gouvernement Français”, EGIDE, Paris, FRANCE.
Apr2010-Aug2010
Masters Scholarship, “Gouvernement Français”, EGIDE, Paris, FRANCE.
Oct2009-Mar2010
Masters Scholarship, “Agence universitaire de la Francophonie”, AUF.
Sep2009-Jun2010
Tutoring Scholarship, University of Paris 2, Panthéon-ASSAS, Paris, France.
Sep2009-Jun2010
Masters Grant, French Section of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science,
FESP. Cairo, Egypt.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Neuchâtel
Faculty of Economics
“Topics in International Economics”, Master of Science in Finance.
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Spring 2016
University of Maine
Le Mans, France
UFR02 - Economics
Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant / CTER
- Econometrics (Master1)
- Macroeconomics (L2)
- Microeconomics (L2)
- Programming (Informatique et Programmation) (L2)
- Economic Calculus (Calculs Economiques) (L1)
- Quantitative analysis (Introduction aux outils d’analyse quantitative) (L1)
- Introduction to Economics (L1)
University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
UFR02 - Economics
Teaching Assistant /ATER - “Applied Statistics” (L3) (Semester 1)
Paris, France
Fall 2014
University of Maine
Le Mans, France
UFR02 – Economics
Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant / ATER
- Supervising 8 undergraduates’ dissertations – Various domains including marketing, data analysis,
international economics, and management.
- Statistics (L1)
- Labor Economics (L2)
- Decision Making (Aide à la Décision) (L3)
- Economic Growth Models (Education, Formation et Croissance) (L2)
University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
UFR02 - Economics
Teaching Assistant/Vacataire “Econometrics” to Magistère ETE (Semester 2)
Paris, France
Spring 2013
University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Paris, France
UFR02 - Economics
Spring 2013
Teaching Assistant/ Vacataire “Microeconomics” to Level L1 (First Year - Semester 2)
University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Paris, France
UFR02 - Economics
Fall 2012
Teaching Assistant/ Vacataire “Applied Microeconomics” to Level L3 (Third Year - Semester 1)
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Filière Francophone
Spring 2012
Faculté d’Économie et Sciences Politiques
Teaching Assistant/Vacataire “Econometrics” to Level L3 (Third Year - Semester 2)
Ain Shams University/ Université de Poitiers
Cairo, Egypt
Département de Gestion
Fall 2011
et de Commerce Internationale
Instructor of “Introduction to Economics” to Level L1 (Freshmen Students - Semester 1)
University of Paris 2, Panthéon-ASSAS
Département de Gestion et Sciences Sociales
Tutor of Micro- and Macroeconomics courses
For freshman year students (Semesters 1 & 2)
Paris, France
Fall 2009 & Spring 2010
WORK IN PROGRESS
! Poverty, Employment and Education in Southern Africa, 2020-2100 (Co-authored with David
Margolis)
! Informality, Public Employment and Employment Protection: Theory Using Evidence from
Egypt (Co-authored with François Langot)
! A Structural Estimation of Labor Market Frictions Using Data with Measurement Error:
Evidence from Egypt and Jordan.
! Where Has All the Education Gone? Analyzing Trends in Labor Force Participation in
MENA (Co-authored with Ragui Assaad, Rana Hendy and Moundir Lassassi)
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
! Job Accession, Separation and Mobility in the Egyptian Labor Market Over the Past Decade
in Ragui Assaad and Caroline Krafft (eds.) “The Egyptian Labor Market in an Era of
Revolution” Oxford University Press (2015).
! Gender and the Jordanian Labor Market (Co-authored with Ragui Assaad and Rana Hendy)
in Ragui Assaad (ed.) “The Jordanian Labor Market in the New Millenium” Oxford
University Press (2014).
WORKING PAPERS
! Constructing Labor Market Transitions Recall Weights in Retrospective Data: An Application
to Egypt and Jordan (within the framework of Economic Research Forum Labor Market
Dynamics Project)
Economic Research Forum Working Paper (Forthcoming)
! Comparing Retrospective and Panel Data Collection Methods to Assess Labor Market
Dynamics (within the framework of Economic Research Forum Labor Market Dynamics
Project) (Co-authored with Ragui Assaad and Caroline Krafft)
Economic Research Forum Working Paper (Forthcoming)
! Reforming Employment Protection in Egypt: an Evaluation based on Transition Models with
Measurement Errors (Co-authored with François Langot)
Economic Research Forum Working Paper
! Structural Labor Market Transitions and Wage Dispersion in Egypt & Jordan
Economic Research Forum Working Paper, Middle East Youth Knowledge Consortium
Working Paper
PRESENTATIONS IN WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
July 2015
Labor and Human Development workshop on Education, labor market Dynamics and use
of LMPS Data, Economic Research Forum, Egypt.
March 2015
6eme Ecole Thématique CNRS – Evaluation des Politiques Publiques, Aussois, France.
December 2014 Columbia-Cornell-DFID-World Bank Conference on Markets, Labor and Regulation,
New-Delhi, India.
June 2014
Pre-conference of the International Economic Association World Congress, “The
Jordanian and Egyptian Labor Markets in a New Era: Highlights from the Analysis of
two Labor Market Panel Surveys”, Amman, Jordan.
December 2013 Trainer at Training on Analysis of Panel & Retrospective Household Survey Data,
Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
December 2013 The Egyptian Labor Market In A Revolutionary Era: Results From The 2012 Survey,
Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
September 2013 European Association of Labour Economics (EALE) 2013 Annual Conference, Turin,
Italy.
June 2013
Journées de Microéconomie Appliquée (JMA), Nice, France.
March 2013
IZA Workshop on Labor Markets and Labor Policy in MENA Countries, Tunis,
Tunisia.
December 2012 Workshop on the Social-Economic Situation of Middle East Youth on the Eve of the
Arab Spring, Beirut, Lebanon.
March 2012
ERF 18th Annual Conference, organized by Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
October 2011
“Training Workshop on Measurements of Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of
Outcomes”, organized by Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
June 2011
Dissemination Conference on “The Jordanian Labor Market in the New Millennium”,
organized by Economic Research Forum, Amman, Jordan.
May 2011
Training workshop on “Translating Research into Policy Messages”, organized by the
Population council under its initiative to build research capacity in the area of gender and
work, Cairo, Egypt.
March 2011
ERF 17th Annual Conference, organized by Economic Research Forum, Istanbul,
Turkey.
Nov2010
Workshop on “Non-tariff barriers in the Arab world”, organized Economic Research
Forum Cairo, Egypt.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Text Editors: Word- Excel- PowerPoint; LATEX
Econometric Software: STATA, MATLAB, SPSS.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Arabic
English
French
Italian
Mother Tongue
Excellent (IBT TOEFL 2009 110/120)
Excellent (Advanced level GCE, with distinction in speaking)
Beginner
REFERENCES
François Langot
Professor of Economics, University of Maine (GAINS-TEPP), Paris School of
Economics, CEPREMAP & IZA.
Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Économiques,Université du Maine, Avenue O.
Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France.
E-Mail: [email protected]
David Margolis
Professor of Economics, Research Director CNRS, Paris School of Economics,
CES-Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne (University of Paris 1 PanthéonSorbonne)
Maison des Sciences Economiques 106-112 boulevard de l'Hôpital 75647
Paris Cedex 13, 4th floor, office 408
E-Mail: [email protected]
Fabien Postel-Vinay
Professor of Economics, University College London
Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H OAX, UK.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Ragui Assaad
Professor of Planning and Public Affairs and ex- director of the Population
Council based in Cairo (Egypt), Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University
of Minnesota 301 19th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (United States).
E-Mail: [email protected]