Education:
Ph.D., Applied Economics, University Paris 1-Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris-France (2012).
Masters in Quantitative Economics with specialization in Labor and Demographic Economics, University Paris 1-Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris-France (2007)

Research Interest:
Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Developing Studies

Recent Publications:


Ghada Barsoum and Irene Selwaness. 2022. Egypt`s reformed social insurance system: How might design change incentivize enrolment, International Social Security Review

Mona Amer and Irene Selwaness. Forthcoming. 'Unleashing Employment Potential in the Manufacturing Sector: Developing SME Finance and the Way Forward.' International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies

Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, and Irene Selwaness. 2022. 'The Impact of Marriage on Women`s Employment in the Middle East and North Africa,' Feminist Economics, 28(2)

Irene Selwaness and Caroline Krafft. 2020. 'The Dynamics of Family Formation and Women`s Work: What Facilitates and Hinders Female Employment in the Middle East and North Africa' Population Research and Policy Review

Rania Roushdy and Irene Selwaness. 2019. 'Who Is Covered and Who Underreports: An Empirical Analysis of Access to Social Insurance in Egypt.' Journal of International Development, 31(8)

Irene Selwaness and Rania Roushdy. 2019. 'Young People School-to-Work Transition in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Early Evidence from Egypt.' International Journal of Manpower, 40(3)

Irene Selwaness and Chahir Zaki. 2015. 'Assessing the impact of trade reforms on informal employment in Egypt. ' The Journal of North African Studies 20 (3)

Courses:
Mathematiques pour Economistes.docx
HPE_Plan 2014-2015.doc