George S. Naufal, Assistant Professor
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Address:
Department of Economics
School of Business and Management (SBM)
American University of Sharjah
P.O. Box 26666
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Room: NAB121
Office: +(971) 6 515 2369
E-mail: gnaufal@aus.edu

Professional Affiliation:

1. Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

Research Interests:

1. Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Education Economics, Health Economics, Macroeconomics and Monetary Theory.

Selected Publications:

1. "Effect of staff turnover on staffing: a closer look at registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and certified nursing assistants" (Co-authored with Bita Kash, Nick Castle and Catherine Hawes) Gerontologist 2006 October; 46(5): 609-619.
2. “Efficiency and Performance in Texas Public Schools” (Co-authored with Timothy Gronberg and Dennis Jansen) Advances in Applied Microeconomics Volume 14, 2006, Pages 81-101.

Papers under Reviews:

1. “Do External Shocks Matter? The Relationship among Nominal Exchange Rate, Inflation and Real Output.” (Co-authored with Dandan Liu).
2. “Why Remit? The Case of Nicaragua.”

Working Papers

1. “Who Remits? The Case of Nicaragua.”
2. “The Macroeconomics Consequences of Remittances” (Co-authored with Diego Vacaflores and Dennis Jansen).