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Heba Handoussa is managing director of the Economic
Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF), a
non-government, non-profit institution established in 1993 to promote
policy-relevant research on the MENA region. Professor Handoussa obtained
her Ph.D. in economics from the University of London in 1974 and taught at
the American University in Cairo where she was twice elected as chairperson
of the Economics and Political Science Department and was subsequently
appointed as Vice Provost. She has also consistently served as advisor to
the Egyptian government and as consultant to the World Bank. Prof.
Handoussa is currently a member of the Shura Council, Egypt's Upper House of
Parliament. She is also a member of Egypt's National Specialized Councils
which report directly to the President. She also serves on the Board of
international and regional research-related institutions including CEDEJ,
IFPRI, UNRISD and sits on the WBI External Advisory Board of the World
Bank. Her numerous publications cover the areas of structural adjustment,
industrial policy, productively growth, foreign aid, institutional reform
and comparative development models.
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