Education:
2006- 2010: PhD in Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and Paris School of Economics. Title: “Essays on Trade Facilitation”. Supervisor: Lionel Fontagné. Committee: Bernard Decaluwé (referee), Mohamed-Ali Marouani, Marcelo Olarreaga (referee) and Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann.

2005-2006: M.A (DEA) of International Economics University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, with high distinction. Result: Very Good Ranked 1st. Master Thesis: “Assessing the Impact of Commercial openness of the textile garment sectors in Egypt: A CGE Analysis”. Supervisor: Lionel Fontagné. Result: Very Good.

2004-2005: Bachelor of Economics Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Economics Department, French Section, Minor Political Science, Cairo University. Result: Excellent with the Grade of Honor. Rank: second of the French section and fourth of the faculty (Arabic, English and French). Bachelor Thesis: “The Impact of the Qualified Industrial Zones on the Jordanian Economy”. Supervisor: Soad Kamel. Result: Excellent.

2000-2001: High School Diploma Thanaweya Amma, Collège de la Sainte Famille - Jésuites. Ranked 1st.

Research Interest:
International Economics
Macroeconomics
Trade Policy
Trade Facilitation
Inequality and Poverty Reduction
Computable General Equilibrium Models
Gravity Models
Developing countries

Recent Publications:
[1] Elbadawi, I., Soto. R. and Zaki, C. (2019) “Sovereign Wealth Funds, Cross-border Investment Bias and Institutions: The Case of Arab Countries”, Middle East Development Journal (forthcoming).
[2] Zaki, C., Ehab, M. and Abdallah, A. (2019) “How Do Trade Margins Respond to Exchange Rate? The Case of Egypt”, Journal of African Trade (forthcoming).
[3] Zaki, C., Alshayab, N. and Seleem, N. (2019) “Employment Intensity and Sectoral Output Growth: A Comparative Analysis for Egyptian and Jordanian Economies”, New Medit – Mediterranean Journal for Agriculture, Economics and Environment (forthcoming).
[4] Karam, F. and Zaki (2019) “A New Dawn for MENA Firms: Service Trade Liberalization for More Competitive Exports”, Applied Economics (forthcoming).
[5] Badr, K., Rizk, R. and Zaki, C. (2019) “Firm Productivity and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from Egyptian Data”, Applied Economics (forthcoming).
[6] Kamal, Y. and Zaki, C. (2018) “How Do Technical Barriers to Trade Affect Egypt’s Trade Margins”, Journal of Economic Integration, vol 33 issue 4, pages 659-721.
[7] Selwaness, I. and Zaki, C. (2018) “On the Interaction between Exports and Labor Market Regulations: Evidence from the MENA Countries”, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (forthcoming).
[8] Karam, F and Zaki, C. (2018) “Why Can’t MENA Countries Trade More? The Curse of Bad Institutions”, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (forthcoming).
[9] Ramzy, M. and Zaki, C. (2018) “Do Environment Regulations Matter for EU-MENA Trade?” Applied Economics, vol. 50 issue 39, pages 4197-4221.
[10] Zaki, C. (2017) “ An Overview of Structural Imbalances in Egypt”, Egypte Monde Arabe, « L’État égyptien en quête de stabilité » vol. 16 issue 3, pages 99-124.
[11] Helmy, O. and Zaki, C. (2017) “On the Nexus between Internal and External Macroeconomic Imbalances: Evidence from Egypt”, Middle East Development Journal. vol. 9 issue 2, pages 198-232.
[12] Zaki, C. (2017) “Making International Trade Easier: A Survey of the Trade Facilitation Effects”, Review of Economics and Political Science, vol. 2 issue 2, pages 25-55.
[13] Karam, F and Zaki, C. (2016) “How Did Wars Dampen Trade in the MENA Region?”, Applied Economics, vol. 48 no. 60, pages 5909-5930.
[14] El-Enbaby, H., Hendy, R. and Zaki, C. (2016) “Do SPS Measures Matter for Margins of Trade? Evidence from Firm-Level Data”, Applied Economics, vol. 48 no. 21, pages 1949-1964.
[15] Zaki, C. (2016) “Employment, Gender and International Trade: A Micro-Macro Evidence for Egypt”, Review of Economics and Political Science, vol. 1 issue 1, pages 29-60.
[16] El-Said, H. Al Said, M. and Zaki, C. (2015) “Trade and Access to Finance of SMEs in Egypt: Is There a Nexus?”, Applied Economics, vol. 47, issue 39, pages 4184-4199.
[17] El-Enbaby, H., Hendy, R. and Zaki, C. (2015) “The Impact of Standards on Egyptian Trade: Evidence from SPS measures”, Topics in Middle Eastern and African Economies, vol. 17, Issue No. 2, May.
[18] Karam, F and Zaki, C. (2015) “Trade Volume and Economic Growth in the MENA Region: Goods or Services?”, Economic Modeling, vol. 45, pages 23-37.
[19] Selwaness, I. and Zaki, C. (2015) “Assessing the Impact of Trade Reforms on informal employment in Egypt, The Journal of North African Studies, vol. 20, issue 3, pages 391-414.
[20] Zaki, C. (2015) “How Does Trade Facilitation Affect International Trade?”, European Development Research Journal, vol. 27, pp. 156-185.
[21] El-Said, H. Al Said, M. and Zaki, C. (2014) “Small and Medium Enterprises in Egypt: New Facts from a New Dataset”, Journal of Business and Economics, vol. 5, No. 2, pages 142-161.
[22] Zaki, C. (2014) “An Empirical Assessment of the Trade Facilitation Impact: New Econometric Evidence and Global Economic Effects”, World Trade Review, volume 13, issue 01, pages 103-130.
[23] Zaki, C. (2014) “On Trade Policies and Wage Disparity in Egypt: Evidence from Microeconomic Data”, International Economic Journal, vol. 28 no.1, pages 37-69.
[24] El-Said, H., Al-Said, M. and Zaki, C. (2013) “Access to Finance and Financial Problems of SMEs: Evidence from Egypt” International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 20, No. 3, pages 286-309.
[25] Hendy, R. and Zaki, C. (2013) "Assessing the Effects of Trade Liberalization on Wage Inequalities in Egypt: A Microsimulation Analysis”, International Trade Journal, vol. 27 no.1, pages 63-104.
[26] Hendy, R. and Zaki, C. (2013) “On Productivity and Informality of MSEs: Evidence from MENA countries”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 19, No. 4, pages 438-470.
[27] Herrera, S., Hurlin, C. and Zaki, C. (2013) “Why don’t Banks Lend to Egypt’s Private Sector?”, Economic Modeling vol. 33, pages 347–356.
[28] Karam, F and Zaki, C. (2013) “On the Determinants of Trade in Services: Evidence from the MENA Region”, Applied Economics, vol. 45 no.33, pages 4626-4640.
[29] Zaki, C. (2013) "Trade Facilitation and Corruption: A CGE Model of Egypt”, Journal of North African Studies, vol. 18 no.1, pages 70-111.