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Edward Sayre

Source: Ralph Alswang, 2010Edward Sayre is an assistant professor of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. Dr. Sayre has written several journal articles, book chapters and research monographs on the Palestinian economy, with an emphasis on the Palestinian labor market. Sayre was previously a visiting research associate at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) in Jerusalem from 1996 to 1997 and has also taught at Kenyon College and Agnes Scott College. Dr. Sayre is a member of the board of directors for the Middle East Economic Association, where he has served since 2002.

 

Recent Events:

Adaptation and Innovation in the Middle East
Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, May 3-4, 2010

One Year After Gaza: Securing the Future for Young Palestinians
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., January 15, 2010

Recent Commentary:

Bringing Gaza Back From the Brink
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, January 22, 2010

West Bank and Gaza Economy: Before and After the Crisis
Edward Sayre with Navtej Dhillon, January 14, 2009

 

Middle East Youth Initiative Publications:

Youth Exclusion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: The Impact of Social, Economic and Political Forces
Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh, January 2010