Inequality ( 10 years )
Name
Mr. Amara MohamedBiography
Mohamed Amara received his master’s degree in economic modelling from the Higher Institute of Management of Tunis in 2004, before undertaking a PhD in Geography at the University of Paris I and a PhD in management (Quantitative Methods) at the University of Tunis in 2010. His PhD thesis investigated the spatial inequalities and local development in Tunisia. In 2016 Dr. Amara joined the Department of Economics of Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis as an associate professor of quantitative methods. He was a research fellow at Oxford University. Amara’s research focus are development economics, regional sciences, labour market, and applied micro-econometrics. He has published in a range of journals on a variety of topics such as the Analysis of Regional Science, Social Indicators Research, Analysis of Economic and Statistics, Papers in regional science, Middle East Development Journal, and Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences.
Qualifications
Doctorate, University of Tunis & University of ParisCurrent or most recent Employer
Consultant and Project Manager
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Tunisia
Time in Post - 11
Organisation Type: University
Regional Expertise
State of Palestine, Tunisia,
Disciplinary or professional background
Development Studies, Development (applied), Economics, Education, Evaluation research, Social/Public Policy
Contact Info
mohamed.amara.isg@gmail.com
26636220
41 Rue de la liberté, Bardo
Public Profiles
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amara_Mohamed2
Current Areas of Policy Interest
Poverty or deprivation reduction ( 5 years )
Poverty or deprivation measurement ( 5 years )
Governance (Local Governance and Decentralization) ( 4 years )
Public Policy ( 3 years )
Education policy ( 2 years )
Family policy ( 3 years )
Gender equality
Labour and employment policies ( 3 years )
Economic development ( 10 years )
Work relates to groups
Youth ( 3 years )
Women ( 3 years )
Areas of Policy Interest over the last ten years
Areas of Policy Interest researched, programmes designed and/or delivered in the last ten years
Public Policy
Poverty/deprivation reduction
Poverty/deprivation measurement
Inequality
Governance (Local & Decentralization)
Family policy
Gender equality
Labour and employment polices
Economic development
Engagement
Academic publications
https://rsaiconnect.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pirs.12389
Academic conferences
http://erf.org.eg/affiliates/mohamed-amara/?type=author&tab=
Policy Reports
Policy Briefs
Consultancy Reports