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Edward A. Sayre Department of Political Science, International Development and Affairs 118 College Drive #5108 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 39406 email:edward.sayre@usm.edu Education 1999 University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. in Economics. Dissertation: Labor Market Responses to External and Regional Shocks 1996 University of Texas at Austin M.S. in Economics 1993 University of Texas at Austin

B.A. in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies-Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Academic Appointments July 2017- Professor of Economics and Chair

Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs, University of Southern Mississippi

2015-2017 Associate Professor of Economics and Chair (Interim chair Feb 2015-June 2015) Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs

University of Southern Mississippi

2010-2015 Associate Professor of Economics Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs

University of Southern Mississippi 2007-2010 Assistant Professor

University of Southern Mississippi 2001-2007 Assistant Professor

Department of Economics, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA 1999-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Economics, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH Research Experience 2011- 2015 Research Fellow , FIKRA Consulting and Research, Doha, Qatar 2009-2012 Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington DC 1996-97 Visiting Research Associate Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Jerusalem

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Edward A Sayre Funded External Grants Nov 2011- National Priorities Research Program Grant Oct 2015 Qatar National Research Foundation: $893,000 (co-PI with Khalid al-Horr)

Qatarisation: The Human Resource Challenge

June 2011- Research Grant August 2012 US Department of Homeland Security: $450,000 (co-PI with David Butler)

Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

June 2009- Research Grant Sept 2011 US Department of Homeland Security: $792,851 (co-PI with David Butler)

Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration after a Large Scale Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina To Model Disaster Recovery of Mississippi and Alabama after Hurricane Katrina

July 2008- Research Grant June 2009 Economic Research Forum: $29,492 (PD, co-PI with Yousef Daoud) To Study the Effects of Labor Market Regulations in Palestine June 2006 Travel Grant Department of Middle East Studies, Tel Aviv University

For professional development travel to Israel June 2005 Travel Grant School for International Training For professional development travel to Mongolia 1997 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award National Science Foundation Grant #SBR-9710195: $15,000 To purchase data and complete dissertation research 1995-1996 International Predissertation Fellow Social Science Research Council: $30,000 To study effects of recent political changes on the economies of Israel and Palestine January 1994 Social Science and Area Studies Grant Ford Foundation: $20,000 To study Palestinian interest in homeland investment Funded Internal Grants May 2011 College of Arts and Letters Scholarly & Create Research Grant Award, Summer Stipend for

International Travel for Project “Labor Market Regulations in the Middle East”

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Edward A Sayre Grants applied for Jan 2015 National Priorities Research Program Grant (unfunded) Qatar National Research Foundation: $230,000

SMEs and Winning the Race for Global Skills Jan 2014 National Science Foundation: Partners for Industry: Co-PI with Sarah Morgan, Robert

Lochhead (LPI), David Butler and Paige Buchanan Jan 2012 National Priorities Research Program Grant (unfunded) Qatar National Research Foundation: $230,000

SMEs and Winning the Race for Global Skills March 2010 Compton Foundation (unfunded) Sustainability Grant: $20,000 To fund research on Sustainable Agriculture in the Philippines January 2010 Fulbright Foundation (unfunded) Iraqi Scholars Grant: $25,000 Co-PI With Thomas O’Brien January 2008 National Science Foundation: (unfunded) Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences: $218,000 To Study the Effects of Labor Market Regulations in the Middle East

October 2007 Middle East Research Council(unfunded) Gender and Development Grants: $20,000 To study unemployment duration in Palestine

External Honors January 2012 Article of the Year Award Contemporary Economic Policy

For “An Evaluation of Financial Incentives for Organ Donations in the U.S.” with Alison Wellington, January 2011

December 1999

Ibn Khaldun Award Middle East Economic Association

Best paper on a Middle Eastern country by a junior economist for “Labor Demand and the Wage Gap”

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Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

“Evacuating the Mississippi Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina: The Role of Risk and Socioeconomic Factors” with Candace Forbes Bright, David Butler, and Michael Webb. Mississippi Economic Review Vol. 1 No. 1, January 2017: 13-23. “The School-to-Work Transition in Palestine: The Role of Education and Family Background” The Muslim World, No. 107, January 2017: 65-82. “Youth Unemployment in Tunisia: Underlying Trends and an Evaluation of Policy Responses” with Ilham Haouas and Mahmoud Yagoubi International Research Journal of Finance and Economics Issue No. 115, October 2013: 95-107. “An Evaluation of Financial Incentive Policies for Organ Donations in the U.S.” with Alison Wellington Contemporary Economic Policy Vol 29, No. 1, January 2011: 1-13. “Political Instability, Closures, and Labor Reallocation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 21 No 4, August 2010, pp. 337-355. “Relative Deprivation and Palestinian Suicide Bombings” Asian Journal of Social Science Volume 38 No. 3, 2010: 442-461. “Managed Care and Measuring Medical Outcomes: Did the Rise of HMOs Contribute to the Fall in the Autopsy Rate?” with David E. Harrington . Social Science and Medicine: Vol 70, No 2, 2010: 191-198. "Labor Market Conditions, Political Events, and Palestinian Suicide Bombings," Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy: Vol. 15 : Iss. 1 Article 1, 2009. “Labor Supply, Labor Demand and the Returns to Schooling in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Middle East Business and Economic Review, Vol 13. No. 1, July 2001 : 29-43.

“Palestinian Interest in Homeland Investment” Middle East Journal Vol. 55 No. 2, Spring 2001:237-255, with Kate Gillespie and Liesl Riddle. “Labor Demand and the Wage Gap: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 19, No. 2, April 2001: 213-224.

“Diaspora Interest in Homeland Investment” Journal of International Business Studies, vol 30.

No. 3, Third Quarter 1999: 623-634, with Kate Gillespie, Liesl Riddle, and David Sturges. “Return Migration and Worker Displacement: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Southwestern Journal of Economics, Vol II, No. 3, March 1999: 96-111.

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Publications: Peer-reviewed Book

Sayre, E. and T. Yousef. 2016. Young Generation Awakening: Society, Economy and Policy on the Eve of the Arab Spring. New York: Oxford University Press

Publications: Peer-reviewed Book Chapter

Sayre, E. 2016. “Labor Force Conditions of Middle East Youth: The Role of Demographics, Institutions, and Gender in the Arab Uprising Revolts” in Political and Socio-Economic Changes in the Middle East and North Africa: Gender Perspectives and Survival Strategies, Roksanah Bahramitash and Hadi Salehi-Esfahani, eds. New York: Palgrave MacMillan: 75-98 Sayre, E. and T. Yousef. 2016. “After the Spring: Reform, Innovation and the Future of Youth Employment” in Young Generation Awakening: Society, Economy and Policy on the Eve of the Arab, E. Sayre and T. Yousef, eds. New York: Oxford University Press. Sayre, E. and R. Hendy. 2016. “The Effects of Education and Marriage on Labor Force Participation of Women in the Middle East and North Africa” in Young Generation Awakening: Society, Economy and Policy on the Eve of the Arab E. Sayre and T. Yousef, eds. New York: Oxford University Press. Sayre, E. and J. Olmsted. 2004. “Structuring a Pension Scheme for a Future Palestinian State” in The Economics of Palestine: Economic policy and institutional reform for a viable Palestinian state, David Cobham and Nu’man Kanafani, eds. London: Routledge, 2004: 143-171 with Jennifer Olmsted. .

Publications: Editor-Reviewed Journal Articles

“Dimensions of Youth Unemployment in the Middle East” Developing Alternatives, September 2012, Vol 15. No 1, pp 4-10. “Paying for Bodies, but not for Organs” Regulation Winter 2006/2007, Vol 29. No. 4, pp 14-19 with David E. Harrington. “Economics of Palestinian Return Migration” Middle East Report, Vol 29, No. 3, Fall 1999: 8-9, with Jennifer Olmsted.

Publications: Invited Book Chapter

“In Search of a Future: The Struggle of Young Palestinians,” with Samia al-Botmeh, in A Generation in Waiting: Youth Inclusion in the Middle East, ed. Navtej Dhillon and Tarik Yousef (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press: 2009), pp. 95-119.

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Other articles and proceedings “The Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Qatar” Topics in Middle East and

North African Economies May 2015 Volume 17 No 2, with Nada Abdelkader and Samantha Constant Benmansour, N.A.; Sayre, E.; Constant, S. “Implications of Qatarization: Qualitative

Assessment and Possible Policy Responses” Jadaliyya Mar 5, 2015 http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/21008/implications-of-qatarization_qualitative-assessmen “Youth Unemployment in Tunisia: Characteristics and Policy Responses: Topics in

Middle East and North African Economies September 2012 Volume 14 No 1, with Ilham Haouas and Mahmoud Yagoubi

“Employment Impact of Hurricane Katrina on South Mississippi: The 5-Year

Anniversary,” white paper, August 6th, 2010, with David Butler

“Economic Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on South Mississippi: Initial Findings on Revenue,” white paper, June 14, 2010, with David Butler “Labor Market Regulations and Unemployment Duration in Palestine” ERF Working paper series number 579, December 2010 with Yousef Daoud “Turnover and Job Tenure of Palestinian Workers, 1998-2008” ERF Working paper series number 578, December 2010 with Yousef Daoud “The Impact of the Palestinian Labor Law of 2000 on Youth Employment” ERF Working paper series number 574, December 2010 with Yousef Daoud and Mary Kraetsch “Employment Impact of Hurricane Katrina on South Mississippi: 5 year anniversary” USM white paper, with David Butler, August 2010 “Labor Market Regulations and Unemployment Duration in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” ERF FORUM, August 2009 “Aid, Development and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict” Global Horizons, Fall 2007, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 5-12. “The Labor-Market Effects of Palestinian Return Migration”, Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, electronic journal, Volume 5 , September 2003.

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Other articles and proceedings (continued) “Financing Palestine: Palestinian-American Attitudes Toward Investment in the Homeland” in Middle East Banking and Finance: A Collection of Essays. New York: Arab Bankers’ Association of North America. January 1996 with Kate Gillespie, Liesl Riddle, and David Sturges.

“Global Competitiveness and Diaspora Investment: Palestine and Iran” in Papers and Proceeding of the Third International Conference on Competitiveness (July 1995) with Kate Gillespie, Liesl Riddle, and David Sturges.

Research Monographs

Youth Exclusion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: The Impact of Social, Political and Economic Forces. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution, January 2010, with Samia al-Botmeh

The Tourism Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Present State and Future Prospects. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS). May 1997 with Mark Khano.

Employment Generation Schemes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS). November 1996 with Samia al-Botmeh.

Book Reviews “Review of The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy” Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol 42, No. 2, Winter 2013, p. 103. “Review of Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel: Land, Labour, and Occupation, by Leila Farsakh” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Vol. 41 No. 2, Winter 2007. “Review of Investment in Peace: The Politics of Economics Cooperation between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians by Shaul Michal, Ranan Kuperman, and David Boas” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Vol. 36 No. 2, Winter 2002: 254-55.

“Review of The Political Economy of Middle East Peace: The Impact of Competing Trade Agendas”, Ed. by J.W. Wright, International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 33 No. 1, February 2001: 141-143. “Review of Oil and the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Uri Bialer” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Vol. 34 No. 2, Winter 2000: 260-261.

Op-Eds “The World is Watching: Why the Middle East’s own ‘youth bulge’is key to the region’s economic and political stability” The National Journal with Samantha Constant, February 19, 2011, pp 54-55.

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Op-Eds (continued) “Qatar’s Bid for the World Cup: Shifting to a Knowledge Based Economy” Brookings Institution wesbsite , December 2, 2010 http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/1202_qatar_world_cup_sayre.aspx “Timely Action by the G20 Can Help Middle Eastern Countries Help Themselves” Brookings Institution website, November 2, 2010 “Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must be inclusive” The Guardian (UK) with Samantha Constant, September 30, 2010. “Bringing Gaza back from the Brink” Middle East Youth Initiative website, with Samantha Contant, January 22, 2010, http://www.shababinclusion.org/content/blog/detail/1523/ “Perspectives: Editorial Ignores Race in School Disparity” Hattiesburg American, November 8, 2008. “Buying Bodies, Stealing Organs?” Washington Post online edition November 27, 2006 with David E. Harrington. “Should the West support Hamas? YES: Community aid adds credibility to its political face” Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 26, 2006, page B4.

“Victory in Iraq May Not Stop Suicide Attacks” Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 1, 2003, page A13.

Work in Progress

“The Impact of Qatarization on Youth Development” Prepared for FIKRA Research and Consulting, Doha, Qatar “Labor Market Disruptions and Wage Differences: A Natural Experiment from Israel” with Jennifer C. Olmsted. “The Economic Geography of Recovery: An Analysis of the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina” with David Butler “Labor Market Regulations and Unemployment Duration in Palestine” with Yousef Daoud “Job Tenure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” with Yousef Daoud “Reemployment potential for Call Center Workers” with David Butler

“Palestinian Return Migration”, submitted to a collected volume edited by Jeffrey Nugent

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Professional Presentations

Sayre, E. (November 2017) The Role of Youth in Rebuilding the Middle East. UCLA CMED 12th Annual Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future. Doha, Qatar. Sayre, E. (July 2016). The School to work Transition in Palestine: The Role of Education and Family Background. Western Economic Association. Portland, OR Sayre, E. (November 2015). The School to Work Transition for Young People in the Middle East. Middle East Studies Association conference; Denver, Colorado Sayre, E. (July 2015) The School to Work Transition in Palestine: The Role of Education and Family Background. Western Economic Association Conference. Honolulu, Hawai’i Sayre, E. S. Constant and N. Abdelqader Benmansour. (July 2015). Localization Policies and Entrepreneurship in a Labor Receiving Country: Evidence from Qatar. Western Economic Association Conference. Honolulu, Hawai’i Sayre, E., S. Constant and N. Abdelqader Benmansour. (March 2015). The School to Work Transition for Qatari Youth 14th Middle East Economic Association International Meetings: Hamamet, Tunisia. Sayre, E. (May 2015). Arab Youth Unemployment and the Expectations Mismatch. Doha Forum: Doha, Qatar.

Sayre, E., S. Constant and N. Abdelqader Benmansour. (Jan 2015). The Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Qatar. 35th Middle East Economic Association: Boston, MA (Allied Social Science Association meetings). “Female Labor Supply in Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan” Middle East Economic Association/Allied Social Sciences Association (January 2014) Philadelphia, PA “Generation Awakening: Young People in the Middle East on the Eve of the Arab Spring” Middle East Studies Association (October 2013) New Orleans, LA

“Education, Household Structure and Joint Labor Supply in Tunisia” presented at the Workshop on the Status of Middle East Youth on the Eve of the Arab Spring, Middle East Youth Initiative Workshop hosted by the American University of Beirut, (December 2012)

“Qatarization Policies and Qatari Youth” presented at the 3rd Annual Gulf Research Meetings, Gulf Research Conference hosted by Cambridge University, (July 2012) Cambridge UK

“Qatarization Policies and Qatari Youth” presented at the 87th Western Economics Association, International meetings, (July 2012) San Francisco, CA “Education, Household Structure and Joint Labor Supply in Tunisia” Western Economics Association, International meetings, (July 2012) San Francisco, CA

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“Unemployment and Labor Market Participation among Tunisian Youth” 11th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association, (June 2012) Alexandria, Egypt, “Tunisian Youth and Labor Market Reforms” International Meeting of Middle East Economic Association (June 2011) Barcelona, Spain “Youth Employment and the Palestinian Labor Law of 2002”, Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2010), Istanbul, Turkey “Palestinian Youth Development” Dubai Initiative conference Adaptation and Innovation in the Middle East, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (May 2010), Cambridge, MA “Microeconomic Resilience of the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina” SERRI semi-annual review meeting (April 2010), Arlington, VA “The Economic Geography of Recovery from Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Alabama” Southwestern Economics Association conference (April 2010), Houston, TX “Relative Deprivation and Palestinian Suicide Bombings” Wolfensohn Center for Development brown bag series, Brookings Institution (February 2010) Washington, DC “Modeling Microeconomic Resilience and Recovery after Hurricane Katrina” with David Butler, Ghosts of Katrina Conference, (June 2009) Long Beach, MS “Financial Incentives and Organ Donations” with Alison Wellington, presented at Kenyon College Economics Department (February 2009), Gambier, OH “Unemployment Duration and Labor Market Regulations in Palestine” with Yousef Daoud, Middle East Economic Association, (January 2009), San Francisco

“Labor Market Regulations in Palestine” with Yousef Daoud, Middle East Economic Association, International Conference (May 2008) Famagusta, North Cyprus

“Gender Differences in Unemployment Duration” with Yousef Daoud, Southwestern Economics Association (March 2008) Las Vegas, NV

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Professional Presentations (continued)

“Economic Reforms and the Rebuilding of the Palestinian Health Care Sector” presented at Rebuilding the Palestinian Health Care System Conference, Centra Consulting (March 2008) Arlington, VA. “Volatility and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented to the University of Southern Mississippi Economics Department Seminar (October 2007) “Death of the Autopsy: Is Better Imaging Technology or Cost-Cutting to Blame?” presented to the University of Southern Mississippi Economics Department Seminar (April 2007) “Death of the Autopsy: Is Better Imaging Technology or Cost-Cutting to Blame?” and Southwestern Economics Association (March 2007) Albuquerque, NM “Macroeconomic Volatility, Household Earnings and the Added-Worker Effect in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at the presented at the Middle East Economic Association Fifth International Conference, University of Sousse, (March 2006) Sousse, Tunisia.

“Labor Market Conditions, Political Events and Palestinian Suicide Bombings” presented at Kenyon College (February 2006) Gambier, OH “The Future of the Palestinian Economy after the Gaza Withdrawal” presented at the conference Implications of Disengagement for the Palestinian Authority, Centra Consulting (August 2005) Arlington, VA.

“Volatility and Labor Market Dynamics: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at Southwestern Economics Association Meetings (March 2005) New Orleans, LA. “Wage Compression and the Returns to Schooling for Palestinian men from 1995 to 2001” presented at the Middle East Economic Association Meetings (January 2005) Philadelphia, PA. “Wage Compression and the Returns to Schooling for Palestinian men from 1995 to 2001” presented at the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey’s 11th Annual Conference, (December 2004) “Volatility and Labor Market Dynamics: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at Georgia Tech Department of Economics research seminar (November 2004) Atlanta, GA

“Palestinian Labor Markets and the Peace Process” presented at the conference Economic Aspects of Peace Agreements: Lessons for the Arab-Israeli Region, Centra Consulting (October 2004) Arlington, VA.

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Professional Presentations (continued)

“Volatility and Labor Market Dynamics: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at Emory University Department of Economics research seminar (September 2004) Atlanta, GA “The Palestinian Economy and The Economic Policy of Hamas” presented at the conference The Struggle Between Secular Nationalism and Political Islam , Centra Consulting (August 2004) Arlington, VA.

“Wage Compression and the Returns to Schooling for Palestinian men from 1995 to 2001” presented at Spring Annual Research Conference, Agnes Scott College (May 2004) with Katherine Miller Decatur, GA

“The Causes and Consequences of Palestinian Wage Inequality During the Oslo Period” with Katherine Miller presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2004) Corpus Christi, TX “A Pension Scheme for A Future Palestinian State” with Jennifer Olmsted presented at Economic Policies for Palestine Conference (August 2003) University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland

“The Economics of Palestinian Suicide Bombing” presented at the Middle East Economic Association Second International Conference, l'Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (June 2003) “The Economic Effects of Palestinian Return Migration” presented at the Lebanese American University Middle East Economics Conference (May 2003) Byblos, Lebanon “The Economic Relationship between Marijuana and Alcohol among College Students” with Karen Woods presented at the Southwestern Economics Association conference (April 2003) San Antonio, TX “The Economics of Palestinian Migration” presented at the Allied Social Science Association (MEEA section) conference (January 2003) Washington DC “The Economics of Palestinian Suicide Bombing” presented at the Western Economics Association, International Annual Conference, (July 2002) Seattle, WA “Labor Market Disruptions and Wage Differences: A Natural Experiment from Israel” with Jennifer Olmsted. Presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2002) New Orleans, LA “Managed Care and the Decline in the Autopsy rate in Ohio, MS and Georgia” with Karen Woods Presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2002) New Orleans, LA “Volatility and Labor Market Dynamics: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at the Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2002) Atlanta, GA

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Professional Presentations (continued)

“Labor Market Disruptions and Wage Differences: A Natural Experiment from Israel” with Jennifer Olmsted. P New Orleans, LA; Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2001) New Orleans, LA; “Labor Market Disruptions and Wage Differences: A Natural Experiment from Israel” with Jennifer Olmsted presented at Southern Economic Association Meetings (November 2000) Washington, D.C.

“Labor Demand and the Returns to Schooling in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Presented at the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey’s 7th Annual Conference, (October 2000) Amman, Jordan.

“Separation and Disillusionment: the effects of the Olso Accords on the Palestinian Economy” presented at Denison University (April 2000) Granville, OH

“Wage Inequality and Trade: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” Presented at the Midwest Economics Association meetings (April 2000) Chicago, IL. “Volatility and Labor Market Dynamics: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza Strip” presented at the Markets, Organizations and Public Policy seminar series at Case Western Reserve University (October 1999) Cleveland, OH “The Economics of Palestinian Suicide Bombing” presented at Southwestern Economics Association Meetings (March 1999) San Antonio, TX. “A Different Kind of Aliya: Palestinian Return Migration” presented at Ninth Annual Lonestars’ Economics Conference (October 1998) Austin, TX

“The Effect of Palestinian Return Migration from the Gulf” Presented at Western Economics

Association, International Conference (June 1998) Lake Tahoe, NV “The Palestinian Tourism Sector: Present State and Future Prospects” Presented at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute Policy Seminar Series (October 1997) Ramallah, Palestine.

“The Economic Geography of Peace: The Oslo Accords and the Distribution of Development in Palestine” Presented at the Middle East Economics Association of North America Conference

(November 1996) Providence, RI.

“Regional Integration and Growth: the Prospects for Palestine” presented at the Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 1996) San Francisco

“‘Warm Fuzzy’ Investment: Altruistic Motives and Implications of Homeland Investment” Presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference (December 1995) Washington, D.C. “Diaspora Interest in Middle Eastern Investment” Presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference (November 1994) Phoenix, AZ.

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Public Presentations

“Youth Bulge, Economic Transitions and Political Transitions in the Arab World” (November 2013) Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute, Ramallah, Palestine “The potential for Small and Medium sized enterprises in Middle East” (November 2013) Palestinian-American Chamber of Commerce; Ramallah, Palestine “The potential for Small and Medium sized enterprises in Middle East” (November 2013) Al-Azhar University; Gaza, Palestine (via DVC from Jersualem) “The Youth Bulge, Economic Transitions and Political Transitions in the Arab World” (November 2013) Sharek Youth Forum; Halhoul, Palestine “The Possibilities for Labor Market Reforms in the Middle East” (November 2013) An-Najah University; Nablus, Palestine (via DVC from Jerusalem) “The Youth Bulge, Economic Transitions and Political Transitions in the Arab” (November 2013) An-Najah University; Nablus, Palestine (via DVC from Jerusalem) “The Potential for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Middle East” (November 2013) Tomorrow’s Youth Organization; Nablus, Palestine “Generation Awakening: the Economic lives of Arab Youth on the Eve of the Arab Spring” (November 2013) Sharek Youth Forum; Nablus, Palestine “Should We Pay College Athletes?” (October 2013) Economics Club/ODE University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS “Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the US: The Effects of the Great Recession and Future Prospects: (January 2012) Tlemcen University, Tlemcen, Algeria “Middle East Youth: Between Hope and Disillusionment” (April 2011) Brookings Institution, Washington DC “Sustaining a Funded Research Agenda in the Social Sciences” University of Texas-Tyler (February 2010) Tyler, TX “The Economic Plight of Palestinian Youth One Year after the War in Gaza” (January 2010) Brookings Institution, Washington DC “Art Therapy and the Potential for Healing in Palestine” ArtReach Foundation panel on using art therapy in the Middle East, Georgia State University (July 12, 2009) Atlanta, GA

“Gender and Conflict in the Islamic World” Panel organizer and chair, College of Arts and Letters, (October 2008) University of Southern Mississippi

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“Comparing the Candidates’ Proposals on Health Related Issues” presented for College of Health Scholars Series, (October 2008) University of Southern Mississippi “Will Hamas Destroy the Possibility of Palestinian-Israeli Peace?” presented at the Vidalia Kiwanis, (May 2006) Vidalia, GA. “Collaborative Research on the Palestinian Economy” presented to the Board of Trustees, (April 2005) Agnes Scott College. “The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict through an Economic Lens” ACME presentation, (February 2005) Agnes Scott College. “An Economic Consideration of the Living Wage” presented at the Teach in on the Living Wage, (September 2002) Agnes Scott College.

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Edward A. Sayre Service to University of Southern Mississippi Chair Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs Interim (February 2015-June 2015); Permanent (July 2015-) Director Economics B.A. Program (August 2011-) Assistant International Development Ph.D. program (May 2009-2011) Director Leader Social-Cultural Research Team, Int. Development Ph.D. program (November 2007-2011) Committees Southern Miss Title IX Investigative Team (August 2013-present) Graduate Council (August 2017-) College Council (September 2015- May 2016) College Grants and Awards Committee (September 2013-May 2015); Chair Jan-May 2015 College Council (September 2011-2012) Doctoral Committee Dissertation of Wendell Robbins, International Development program (graduated Dec 2010) Member Dissertation of Josefer Montes, International Development program (graduated Dec 2010)

Dissertation of Gregg Lassen, International Development program (graduated Dec 2010) Dissertation of Robert Redding, International Development program (graduated May 2010)

Dissertation of Denise Francois, International Development program (graduated Dec 2013) Dissertation of Ranjana Srevatsan, Internat’l Development program (graduated August 2011) Dissertation of Mark McCooon, International Development program (graduated August 2011) Dissertation of Rubi Devi, International Development program (graduated May 2016)

Committee Chair Dissertation of Issam Abu Ghallous, International Dev program (graduated December 2014)

Dissertation of Juanyce Taylor, International Development program (graduated May 2012) Dissertation of Jim Kierulff, International Development program (graduated August 2011) Service to the Profession Member

Board of Directors of the Middle East Economic Association (2002-2015) Board of Directors of the ArtReach Foundation (2008-2010) Treasurer

Middle East Economic Association (2010- 2015) Southwestern Economics Association (2003-2012)

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Editorships Middle East Economic Association Newsletter (1999-2009)

On the Editorial Board of Topics in Middle East Economics, an online journal

Textbook Economics: A Tool for Critically Understanding Society (6th Edition, 2004) Reviewer by Tom Riddell, et al. Addison-Wesley Longman Microeconomics: A Contemporary Introduction (7th Edition, 2003) by William McEachern Referee American Economic Review; Contemporary Economic Policy; Southwestern Journal of

Economics; Journal of Conflict Resolution; Review of Middle Eastern Economics and Finance; Peace Economics, Peace Science & Public Policy; Peace and Defence Economics, “Explaining Growth in the Middle East” edited by Jeff Nugent;

Selected Media “USM Professor: Oil Stock Volatility Good for Consumers in Short Run” 21 January 2016 wdam.com “As Government Shutdown Looms, Miss. Looks at Possible Impact” MPB, 30 September 2013 radio interview “Construction may see brief bounce from Irene” MSNBC msnbc.msn.com, August 29, 2011 “IMF Praises Palestinian Economic Institutions” Marketplace, American Public Media, April 6 2011 radio interview “A Younger Generation Speaks to Power” The Takeaway, WNYC, Feb 11, 2011 radio interview “Coastal Employment Still Lags 5 Years after Katrina” Biloxi Sun Herald, August 17, 2010 “Researchers: Oil Spill Costs Mississippi Coast $120 Million” picked up by associated press and over 20 media outlets including: Businessweek.com, reuters.com, cbsnews.com, June 16, 2010 “USM Researchers Study Hurricane Katrina Recovery” Mississippi Edition, MPB, July 13, 2009 “Health Reform is Needed, but Which Plan is Best?” Hattiesburg American, Oct 26, 2008

“Area Exhibit ‘Breaking the Veil’ on Islamic Women Artists” Hattiesburg American, Oct. 5, 2008 “Organ Donor Economics” by Peter Coy, BusinessWeek February 5, 2007 “Hamas and the Shrinking PA Budget” by Esther Pan, April 21, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations “Aid and Abet” by Emad Mekay Al-Ahram (Cairo), 2 - 8 February 2006, Issue No. 780 “The Impact of the Gaza Border Deal” November 15, 2005, Council on Foreign Relations

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Middle East Economic Association Conference (March 2016) Doha, Qatar Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2016) San Francisco, CA Middle East Economic Association Conference (March 2015) Hammamet, Tunisia Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2015) Boston, MA Middle East Economic Association Conference (May 2014) Tlemcen, Algeria Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2014) Philadelphia, PA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (March 2013) Speyer, Germany Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2013) San Diego, CA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2012) Alexandria, Egypt Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2012) Chicago, IL Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2011) Barcelona, Spain Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2011) Denver, CO Middle East Economic Association Conference (June 2010) Istanbul, Turkey Middle East Economic Association International Conference (March 2009) Nice, France Middle East Economic Association International Conference (May 2008) Famagusta, Cyprus

Panel Chair

Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2016) San Francisco, CA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2015) Boston, MA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2014) Philadelphia, PA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2013) San Diego, CA Western Economics Association Conference (July 2012) San Francisco, CA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2012) Alexandria, Egypt Middle East Economic Association (June 2010) Istanbul, Turkey Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2008) Las Vegas, NV Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2007) Albuquerque, NM Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2004) Corpus Christi, TX Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2002) Atlanta, GA Midwest Economics Association Conference (March 2000) Chicago, IL Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 1999) San Antonio, TX

Discussant

Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2015) Boston, MA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2014) Philadelphia, PA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2013) San Diego, CA Western Economics Association Conference (July 2012) San Francisco, CA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2012) Alexandria, Egypt Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2012) Chicago, IL Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2009) San Francisco, CA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (May 2008) Famagusta, Cyprus Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2008) New Orleans, LA Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2007) Albuquerque, NM Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2007) Chicago, IL Southwestern Economics Association Conference (March 2005) New Orleans, LA Middle East Economic Association International Conference (May 2006) Sousse, Tunisia Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2004) San Diego, CA

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Middle East Economic Association International Conference (June 2003) San-Quentin, France Western Economics Association Conference (July 2002) Seattle, WA Middle East Economic Association Conference (January 2001) New Orleans, LA

Southern Economic Association Conference (November 2000) Washington, D.C.