Curriculum vitae
TYPE OF EXPERTISE: Economist; Assistant Professor of Economics; Senior
University Administrator
Category:
Public Finance, Planning, Economic Development, Fiscal Decentralization, &
Quality Assurance at institutions of higher education
Interest:
reserach on public finance, aid and development, and international trade, short-term assignements in issues
related to development and public finance, and feasibility studies.
1.
Family
name: Zagha
2.
First
names: Adel
3.
Date
of birth: 28/07/1956
4.
Nationality: Palestinian
5.
Social
status: married
6.
Children:
3
7.
Education:
Institution
[
Date from - Date to ]
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Degree(s)
or Diploma(s) obtained:
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Freie Universitaet Berlin
/ Germany
January 1990 - July 1994
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PhD
in Public Finance & Economic Theory with laude and cum laude in the
defence exam
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Vanderbilt University, Nashville
/ USA
November
1982- January 1984
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MA
in Economic Development with magna cum laude
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Birzeit University,
Birzeit / Palestine
September 1978 - March 1981
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BA in Economics & Business Administration
with distinction
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8. Language
skills: (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
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Reading
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Speaking
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Writing
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Arabic
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1
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1
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1
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English
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1
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1
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1
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German
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1
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2
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2
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9.
Membership of professional bodies:
a) Faculty member, Faculty of Commerce &
Economic at Birzeit University, Palestine.
b) Associate researcher at Palestine Economic Policy
Research Institute-MAS
c) Former editorial board, Palestinian Economic
Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR)
d) Former associate researcher, Chris Michelsen
Institute, Bergen, Norway
e) Former associate researcher, MUWATIN for the
Study of Democracy / Palestine
10.Other:
a) Consultant to
public and private institutions.
b) Senior
University Administrator
11. Present
position:
Vice President for
Administrative & Financial Affairs at Birzeit University November
2014-onward.
12. Previous positions:
(a)
Vice President for
Administrative Affairs at Birzeit University November 2012- October 2014.
(b)
Vice President for
Administrative & Financial Affairs at Birzeit University 2012- November
2012.
(c)
Vice President for
Administrative & Financial Affairs at Birzeit University 2011-2012.
(d)
Vice President for Planning,
Development & Quality Assurance at Birzeit University 2007-2011
(e)
Director of Planning &
Development Office at Birzeit University 2005-2007
(f)
Head of Quality Assurance
Unit at Birzeit University 2005-2010.
(g)
Dean of the Faculty of
Commerce & Economics at Birzeit University 1999-2005
(h)
Chairman of the MA Program
in Economics at Birzeit University 1998-1999
(i)
Chairman of the Economics
Department at Birzeit University 1994-1998
13.Years within the Institution: 32 years
14.
Key qualifications: (Relevant to the
sub-sector above)
14/a Tenured
Assistant professor of economics mainly lecturing in Microeconomic Theory,
Macroeconomic Theory, International Trade, Economic Development, Public
Finance, Managerial Economics, International Finance, and Seminar in Economics
on Decentralization and Poverty Alleviation, for more than 20 years, at both
graduate and undergraduate level.
14/b
Associate researcher in the area of Tax Systems and Administration and
Decentralization with Prof. Odd Helge Fjeldstad
14/c
Associate researcher in the area of tax system and administration and
decentralization.
14/d
Consultant in areas of economics and administration (mainly project
evaluation, budgeting, or capacity building) for different
public and private institutions. Please see examples in item 13 below.
14/d Chairman of the Economics Department at
Birzeit University (BZU) for 4 consecutive years; director of the MA Program in
Economics for 1 year, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce & Economics at BZU
for 6 consecutive years, and Director of Planning and Development Office at BZU
for two years, VP for Planning and Development for 4 consecutive; VP for
Financial and Administrative affairs since September 2011. I also ran the National Training Unit in
Agricultural Management and Rural Development at BZU for 3 consecutive years.
14/e Managed
issues related to: strategic planning and development at Birzeit
University, supervising the implementation of strategic action plans, monitoring
and evaluation of plans, development of academic programs and
projects, and reporting to the president on issues of cost effectiveness
and other issues of the academic and community outreach programs and projects.
14/f
Heading the Quality Assurance Unit, dealing with quality improvement issues,
developing new projects for quality development, enhancing the self-assessment
capacity of the different departments at Birzeit University.
14/g Managerial
responsibilities include: feasibility studies and market research of new
academic programs, accreditation applications, reviewing relevant
applications to ensure conformity to standards, and following-up with
the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Agency of the Palestinian Authority (AQAC),
from application to accreditation. At a success rate of 98%, examples include
but are not limited to: licensing of the Faculty of law and Public
administration; Faculty of Information Technology; Faculty of Nursing and
Allied Health Professions; Faculty of Education; undergraduate program in marketing;
undergraduate program in business economics; undergraduate program in mechatronics;
undergraduate program in nursing; undergraduate program in nutrition and
dietetics, undergraduate program in audiology and speech therapy; undergraduate
program in public administration; four undergraduate programs in education;
undergraduate programs in Arabic music and music education; graduate program in Arabic literature;
graduate program in applied chemistry; graduate program in mathematics;
graduate program in physics; graduate program in community psychology; PharmD
program; and many other programs.
15. Professional
experience
Date
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Location
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Organization
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Position
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Description
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February
24,2016
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Palestinian
Red Crescent, Al-Bireh
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Public
Team to Support the Transparency of the Public Budget
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Main
Speaker
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Critical review
of "Net Lending" of the PNA's 2016 Budget, at the Conference of the Public
Team to Support the Transparency of the Public Budget .
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January
20, 2016
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MAS,
Ramallah
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The
Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute-MAS
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Commentator
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Critical review
of the PNA 2016 Budget, MAS Round Table Discussion.
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June
17,2015
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MAS,
Ramallah
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The
Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute-MAS
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Commentator
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Critical review
of the Palestinian Income Tax Law of 2015, MAS Round table Discussion, MAS,
Ramallah.
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May
12-14, 2015
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Beirut,
Lebanon
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The
World Bank
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Main
Researcher
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"Quality Assurance and
Participation in the Academic Governance: A Case Study of Birzeit University"
presented at the World Bank Conference on "Empowering Higher Education
Institutions through Information Sharing and Improved Governance".
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May2010-September
2010
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Palestine
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Palestine
Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)
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Main
Researcher
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Legal
and Economic Aspects of the Gold Market in Palestine.
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January
2009-March 2010
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Italy/Palestine
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BZU
in Cooperation with Pavia University
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Main
Researcher
|
Fiscal
Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship in Palestine in The Palestinian Economy: Theoretical
and Practical Challenges, volume II, edited by Gianni Vaggi and Marco
Messalia, Pavia
University Press Pavia, Editoria Scientifica, Italy, (2010), pp. 245 - 293 URL www.paviauniversitypress.it
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March
2009 - August 2009
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Palestine
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Palestinian
Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
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Local
Consultant
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Prepared
a study on the "Supporting Bodies of the Palestinian Statistical System" commissioned
by the PCBS.
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May
2008-June 2009
|
Palestine
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BZU
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Main
Curriculum Developer
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Develop
an Online course in Managerial Economics for MBA students at Birzeit
University
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February
2009-April 2009
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Palestine
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PCBS
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Local
Consultant
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Develop
a strategy and framework to integrate supporting bodies of the Palestinian
statistical system.
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July-August
2008
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Palestine
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PCBS
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Local
Consultant
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Commissioned
by the PCBS to write two reports: (a) A Diagnostic Report of the Master Plan
2001-2010 of the OCBS, and (b) An Evaluation and SWOT Analysis of the
Palestinian Statistical System.
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May
2008
|
Palestine
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Birzeit University
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Author
and Initiator of the EIRU
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Developed
a project proposal on establishing institutional research units at Birzeit
University, An-Najah National University, and Bethlehem University, which I
presented for the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQAC) at
the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and received funding of USD
324,240 to implement the project.
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July
- August 2007
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Palestine
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New
Vision for Management Consultations
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Main
Author
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I
was the main author of a report on "Needs Assessment of the Rural Areas of
Jenin's District" which was commissioned by the UNDP.
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June
- September 2006
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Palestine
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Center
of Continuing Education (CCE) at Birzeit University
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Head
of team and main researcher
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Team on Fiscal Reforms in the Palestinian Authority which was
commissioned by DfID. In this framework I headed the team of researchers and
was the main researcher of the paper on "Aid Management and Donor
Coordination in Palestine".
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May
2006
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Palestine
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Al-Quds
Open University
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Main
Curriculum Developer
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Develop the curriculum of the course on Economic Development for the
economics University students
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January
- April 2006
|
Palestine
|
Ministry
of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE), Palestinian Authority (PA)
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Head
of the team and main author
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Evaluation
of the Education Action Project (EAP) of the MOEHE. The project was funded by
the World Bank. We recommended further steps for developing education in Palestine.
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July
2005-July 2006
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Palestine
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Ministry
of Education & Higher Education
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Leader
of Team
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Development of Curriculum for Economics, Business and Office
skills for students of the 11th and 12th grades.
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July
- August 2005
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Palestine
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German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
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Public
Budget Expert
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Helped
the Ministry of National Economy at the PA to put together a development
budget for the first time for 2006-2008.
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January
- May 2005
|
Palestine
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Ministry
of Higher Education MOEHE
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Co-author
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Strategic
Action Plan (SAP) to develop Higher Education in Palestine
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January
-May 2005
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Palestine
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Birzeit
Consulting Company
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Main
Author and researcher
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Apparel
and Textile Industry in Palestine, under the
framework of Industries Modernization Program, a commissioned study by
the Industrial Modernization
Center, Palestine. I developed the action plan for developing
this sector.
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2003-2006
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Palestine
|
BZU
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Director
of the National Training Unit in Agricultural Management and Rural
Development
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Headed
the unit and delivered training for officers at the Ministry of Agriculture
and Palestinian Agricultural NGOs like PARC
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May
2000
|
Palestine
|
Palestinian
Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
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Co-evaluator
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Together
with Mr. Lars Lundgren, senior adviser
from
HB Siffermakarna/SIPU International, Stockholm
and commissioned by NORAD, I evaluated the work of the PCBS and recommended
further projects.
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January
- May 2000
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Palestine
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Ministry
of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Palestinian Authority
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Team
member
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We
developed The
Strategy of Financing the Higher Education in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip, which was funded by the World Bank
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October
6-9, 1999
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Washington, D.C.
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Palestinian
Authority
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Delegation
Member to the World Bank and IMF-organized workshop
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Economic Permanent Status (EPS) Technical Workshop: Israeli-Palestinian
Economic Arrangements under a Permanent Status Agreement: Issues and
Opportunities.
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1999
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Palestine
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Continuing
Education Centre (CEC) at BZU
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Trainer
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Training
Seminar on Introductory Economics and Government Finance, commissioned by the
Continuing Education Center of Birzeit University, for the employees of the
Palestinian Legislative Council.
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1998
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Palestine
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Palestinian
Technical Support Group, Adam Smith Institute
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Co-researcher
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Co-authored a position paper on
"Permanent Status Trade
Arrangements between Israel and Palestine".
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1997
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Palestine
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Center
for Development Work (Maa'an)
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Trainer
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Training
Workshop for NGOs Leaders on "An Introduction to the Understanding of
Economic Development in Palestine"
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1997
|
Palestine
|
Media Center
at BZU
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Trainer
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Conducted a
training seminar on Introductory Economics and Government Finance,
commissioned by the Media Center of Birzeit University for journalists
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1996-1999
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Palestine
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Jerusalem
Media and Communication Center, Jerusalem
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Head
of Team
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Headed
and authored the main three reports on "Foreign Aid and Development in
Palestine".
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August
1997
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Palestine
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BZU
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Main
researcher
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Evaluation
of outreach programs and centers at BZU. I assessed their cost effectiveness
and fiscal stance, and recommended further steps to develop them.
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16. Publications
Refereed Publications
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Fiscal
Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship in Palestine in The Palestinian Economy: Theoretical and
Practical Challenges, volume II, edited by Gianni Vaggi and Marco Messalia, Pavia University Press Pavia,
Editoria Scientifica, Italy, (2010), pp.
245 - 293 URL www.paviauniversitypress.it.
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"Israel and the Palestinian
Economy: Integration or Containment?" in State Formation in Palestine:
Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation, edited by Mushtaq
H. Khan with George Giacaman and Inge Amundsen, (London: RoutledgCurzon), 2004,
pp. 120-140. Coauthored
with Husam Zomlot.
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"Taxation and
state formation in Palestine 1994-2000" in State Formation in Palestine:
Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation, edited by Mushtaq
H. Khan with George Giacaman and Inge Amundsen, (London: RoutledgCurzon), 2004,
pp. 192-214. Coauthored with Odd-Helge Fjeldstad.
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"Taxation during
State Formation: Lessons from Palestine" 1994-2000 with Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Forum
of Development Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1,
June 2004, pp.89-113.
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The Palestinian Trade Policy
Options, coauthored with Mahmoud Al-Ja'fary and Naser Al-Arda, (MAS: Ramallah),
2002.
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Between Oslo and
al-Aqsa: Taxation and State Formation in Palestine 1994-2000 with Odd-Helge
Fjeldstad, Chr. Michelsen Institute Development Studies and Human
Rights (Bergen, Norway), Report No. R 2002: 13.
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"Economic Development in Palestine: The Search for A Vision", in Forschungsbericht
des Bundesministerium fuer wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung - BMZ
-, vol. 128, Entwicklungspolitische Perspektiven im Kontext wachsender
Komplexitaet: Festschrift fuer Prof. Dr. Dieter Weiss (Herausgebern:
Steffen Wippel & Inse Cornelssen),
Weltforum Verlag, Bonn 2001, pp. 235-275.
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"Relations Commerciales
Permanentes Entre L'Etat Palestinien Et L'Etat Israelien", in La Cooperation
Regionale Dans Le Bassin Mediterraneen: Integration et relations commerciales:
Concepts et applications, vol. 2, L'Harmattan, Paris 2001, pp. 37-74. This is
a refereed publication of the Universite d'Aix-Marseille III, France.
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"Foreign Aid and Development
in Palestine", in Public and Private Sector Partnerships: The Enabling Mix,
edited by Margaret Linehan and Luiz Montanheiro, (Cork Institute of Technology,
Ireland), March 2000, pp.635-654.
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"A Monetary Alternative for
the Palestinian Economy: A Palestinian Currency", the Middle East FORUM,
vol. 1, no. 1, (March 1996), pp. 253-263.
Non Refereed
Publications
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Aid Management
and Donor Coordination in Palestine, commissioned by DfID through the Center
for Continuing Education, Birzeit University, September 2006.
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"Palestine
without the Donor Countries", in Vision for Palestine, edited by
Mohammad Shtayyeh, (Rammalah, PECDAR), January 2005, pp. 61-104. In Arabic.
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Towards An Optimal Structure
of the Palestinian Economy from the Perspective of the Private Sector. Commissioned by PALTRADE.
Manuscript. In Arabic
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An Assessment of the
Palestinian Economy 1994-2000: A Report to the EU. Commissioned by the
Jerusalem Media and Communication Center (JMCC), Jerusalem, February 2001.
-
Foreign Aid and Development
in Palestine, Phase III Report, (Jerusalem: JMCC), March 1999.
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Al-Maqrizi's Contribution to
the Economic Theory, a discussion paper, Birzeit University, 1998.
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Mortgaging Self-Reliance:
Foreign Aid and Development in Palestine, Phase II Report, (Jerusalem: JMCC),
November 1997.
-
Foreign Aid and Development
in Palestine, Phase I Report (Jerusalem: JMCC), June 1997.
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"The Fiscal
Crisis in the Palestinian Universities: The Crisis and the Opportunity", Al-Quds
Newspaper, p. 16, 8/6/1997.
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"The Palestinian Economy:
The Prospects for Long-run Sustainable Growth, a Comment", in The
Palestinian Economy: Towards a Vision (Arab Economists Association, August
1996, pp. 42-45.
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"The Palestinian Industrial
Development: An Abstract View", Al-Kateb, no. 120, pp. 7-14, April 1990.
Translated from
English. Original by Dieter Weiss.
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"Ibn Khaldoun Social
Systems", Al-Kateb, November 1990. Translated from English. Original by Dieter Weiss.
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"The Economic Policies and
Performance of the Military Junta in Chile, 1973-1983", Al-Kateb, nos.
49, 50 and 51, 1986. Translation form a research paper at Vanderbilt
University.
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"Some Aspects of the Housing
Problem in the West Bank", Al-Kateb, nos. 54, 55 and 56, 1985.
Translation from the MA thesis.
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Books, Chapters in Books, and Editorial Activities
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"The Future of Palestine
without the Donor Countries" in Mohammad Shtayyeh, Vision for Palestine,
PECDAR, 2005, pp. 61-104. In Arabic.
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"Trade and Economic
Relations", in Final Status Negotiations: Economic and Trade Co-operation: A
Palestinian Perspective, edited by Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, 2003.
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"A Palestinian Perspective:
For the Future of the Economic Relations among Palestine, Jordan, and Israel"
in Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Palestinian center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh,
1998, pp. 61-90. In Arabic.
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"A Palestinian Perspective
for the Future Economic Relation between Jordan, Palestine and Israel", in
Al-Wazani, Khaled and Hussein Abu Rumman (eds.), The Jordanian Economy in
its Regional and International Framework, Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center
(Amman: Sindbad Publishing House), 1996, pp. 377-402. Conference Proceeding on
the Jordanian Economy in its Regional and International Framework. In Arabic.
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Business and Investment in
Palestine, Structure and Prospects of the Economy, vol. 1, co-author,
(Amman: The Steering Committee and Allied Accountants: A member Firm of Arthur
Anderson CO. SC.), 1995.
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Fiscal and
Monetary Measures to Stimulate Capital Formation in the Developing Countries, A
Case Study of Jordan, (Berlin: Verlag Koester), 1994. Ph.D. dissertation.
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The Home Economy in the
Palestinian Countryside, co-author, (Amman: Dar-Al-Karmel), 1992.
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"The Economy of the West
Bank and Gaza Strip", in Taraki, Lisa (ed.) The Palestinian Economy in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, (Acre: Dar Al-Aswar), 1990.
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Presentations in International or Local Conferences and Workshops
¨
Critical
review of "Net Lending" of the PNA's 2016 Budget, at the Conference of the
Public Team to Support the Transparency of the Public Budget, February 24,2016,
Al-Bireh.
¨
Critical
review of the PNA 2016 Budget, MAS Round Table Discussion, MAS, Ramallah,
January 20, 2016.
¨
Critical
review of the Palestinian Income Tax Law of 2015, MAS Round table Discussion,
MAS, Ramallah, June 17,2015.
¨
"Quality
Assurance and Participation in the Academic Governance: A Case Study of Birzeit
University" presented at the World Bank Conference on "Empowering Higher
Education Institutions through Information Sharing and Improved Governance",
Beirut, May 12-14, 2015.
¨
Introducing
Profssor of Economics Steeve Keen's and his work on the financial crisis
2007-2009 to the audience at MAS, May 7, 2015.
¨
"Comments
on (a) Arab Official Aid to the Palestinian People by Ghania Malhis, (b) The
Role of the World Bank and the IMF in the Palestinian Economy By David Cobham
and Numan Kanafani, and (c) The Role of the UNRWA and other UN Agencies in
Palestinine by Taher Kanan" at the Annual Conference of the Palestine Economic
Policy Research Institute (MAS): Fourth Years of Occupation, Fourty Years of
De-Development held in Ramallah, Palestine on December 4, 2007.
¨
"Does
Palestine Need A Competition Law?" at the Legal Impact of the European
Community Competition Rules on the MENA Legal Systems Conference held at
Birzeit University on April 21, 2007.
¨
"Aid
Management and Donors' Coordination in Palestine" at the Civil Service and
Fiscal Management Reform Process in Palestine Conference held at Birzeit
University on March 27, 2007.
¨
"Taxation
and State Formation in Palestine (1994-2005") at
Law & Economic Development: Towards Constructive Engagement in the
Middle East Conference held at the Vrije Universitaet Brussles, Faculty
of Law & Criminology during 22-23/2/2007.
¨
"Taxation and
Rent Seeking in Palestine", presented in the
workshop entitled Rent Seeking and State Formation in Palestine
at the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen,
Norway,
14-17/10/2001.
¨
Participation in the
Workshop on the Evaluation of the International Baccalaureate Programme in
Economics, Vienna, Austria, 1-6/7/2001.
¨
Protecting the
Vulnerable: Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets, the World Bank
Institute (WBI), the World Bank, Washington,
DC, December 4-15, 2000.
¨
Alternate Systems and
Structures of Higher Education: Public and Institutional Response for the 21st
Century, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria,
July 1-8, 2000. Offered the degree of a Fellow of Session 379/Universities
Project of the Salzburg Seminar.
¨
Permanent Status Trade
Relations between Palestine and Israel,
presented at the EPS Workshop organized by the World Bank and the IMF in October
6-9, 1999. I
was a member of the Palestinian Delegation.
¨
Permanent Trade Scenarios
for Palestine and Israel, presented at the
Arles-France Conference organized by IMSAM in May 27-28, 1999.
¨
The Role of the European
Union Regional Policy in Reducing the Income Disparities between Rich and Poor Member States of the EU, a paper presented at the 3rd
IMSAM Conference, held in Chios - Greece (August 27-31, 1998).
¨
The Role of Infrastructure
Projects in Enhancing the Fiscal Capacity and Independence of Municipalities in
Palestine, a paper presented at the Workshop
on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Financial Management, held
in Vienna - Austria, March 16-27, 1998.
¨
The Role of Foreign Aid in
the Economic Development in Palestine, a paper
presented in the 2nd Conference of IMSAM, held in Athens - Greece,
(August 26-31, 1997).
¨
Scenarios of Future Trade
Arrangements between Israel
and Its Arab Neighbors, a paper presented in the 2nd Conference
of IMSAM, held in Athens - Greece,
(August 26-31, 1997).
¨
A Palestinian Perspective
for the Future Economic Relation between Jordan, Palestine and Israel", in the
Conference Proceeding on the Jordanian Economy in its Regional and
International Framework organized by Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center, Amman
(May 26-29, 1996).
¨
Educational Exchanges in the
Middle East: A case Study of Palestine, a paper presented in the International
Workshop "The Role of the Academic Community in the Peace Process in the Middle
East and the Balkans", held in Kavala - Greece (February 22-25
1996).
¨
Assessment of the
Performance of the Palestinian Monetary Authority: Preliminary Reflections, a
paper presented in the Conference of the Management of the Palestinian
Authority of the Palestinian Economy, held by the Palestinian Center for
Research and Studies, Nablus - Palestine (December 13-14, 1995).
¨
A Monetary Alternative for
the Palestinian Economy: A Palestinian Currency, a paper presented in the Founding
Meeting of IMSAM, held in Chios - Greece, (August 21-26,
1995).
¨
The Palestinian Economy and
the Rehabilitation Program of the Infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip, a paper presented in the 1st Conference of the Jordanian
and Palestinian Businessmen, held in Amman - Jordan, (June 5-7,
1995).
¨
The Role of Fiscal and
Monetary Measures to Stimulate Capital Accumulation in Developing Countries: A
Case Study of Jordan, a poster presented at the 1993 EURAMES Conference held by
the European Association for the Middle East Studies, BRISMES-AFEMAM,
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (July 8-11, 1993).
References:
- Dr. Khalil Hindi, Former President of Birzeit University,
Faculty Member at the AUB, Beirut, Lebanon Mobile +9613193409, and
+970595222000, e-mail address: khalil.hindi@aub.edu.lb
- Dr. Nabeel Kassis, Former President of Birzeit University,
and General Director of Palestine Economic Research Policy Institute-MAS, Ramallah
Palestine,
Mobile +970599533674, e-mail address: nabeelkassis@gmial.com and nkassis@mas.ps
- Prof. Odd-Helge
Fjeldstad, Chr. Michelsen Istitute, Bergen, Norway, Odd.Fjeldstad@CMI.NO, Fax: 0047-55 57 41 66