Room No: Office 69, Third Floor, FEPS Main Building.
Office hours: Thursdays: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Mailing Address: Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Email: a.ragab@feps.edu.eg
Website: https://www.feps.edu.eg
My Curriculum VitaeEducation:
2015-2019: Ph.D. in Economics, School of Business and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Berlin Doctoral Programme in Economics and Management Science.
2011-2013: Master’s in Economics, Philipps Universität Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Marburg, Germany.
2004-2008: Bachelor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Research Interest:
Monetary Policy, Time Series Econometrics, Applied Macroeconomics, Mixed-Frequency Models, Sentiment Analysis.
Recent Publications:
Ragab, A. (2021). How, When, and in Which Language Does the Central Bank of Egypt Speaks to the Public? In preparation. To be presented at the Econometrics chair of the FUB annual conference (2021).
Ragab, A. (2020). On the Asymmetric and De-Anchored Impacts of Exchange Rate on Inflation Rate in Egypt: A Non-Linear MIDAS Evidence. Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, Working Paper Series, No.
Ragab, A. (2020). Forecasting Tourist Arrivals in Egypt: Google Trends Meets Mixed Frequency Data. Information and Decision Support Center, Working Paper Series, forthcoming.
Ragab, A. and Nautz, D. (2019). The Information Content of Inflation Swap Rates for the Long-Term Inflation Expectations of Professionals: Evidence from a MIDAS Analysis, Applied Economics, Volume 51, Issue 51, pp. 5623 - 5636. URL: https://bit.ly/33LUMxe
Ragab, A. (2019). Anchoring Inflation Expectations from Below: What Do Consumers in the Euro Area Believe?, forthcoming.
Ragab, A. (2017). Whither Egypt Monetary Policy? A SVAR Analysis of the Post 2005 Progressions.
Sieverding, M and A. Ragab. Marriage and Family Formation Trends among Youth in Egypt. Panel Survey of Young People in Egypt (2014).
Ragab, A. (2014). Energy Subsidies in Egypt: Options for Reform. Partners in Development conference on Social Justice in Egypt, Oct 2014: Cairo.
Ragab, A. (2013). Inevitable Reform: Future of Energy Subsidy Systems in Arab Revolution Economies. Regional Center for Strategic Studies workshop on the second wave of the Arab uprisings, Dec 2013: Cairo.
Ragab, A. (2013). Alternate Engine: How informal sector supports Egyptian economy after the revolution?. Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Sep 2013.
Ragab, A. (2013). Reform of Petroleum Subsidies in Egypt: Potential Costs and Mitigation Policies, Philipps University Marburg, May 2013: Marburg.
