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College / Department

School of Business Administration

Department of Economics

Teaching areas

Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Trade

Research areas

International Trade and Development, Natural Resources

Education

BA, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1987

PhD, University of Utah, USA, 1994

Professional experience

American Unviersity of Sharjah, UAE, 1999-Current

Visiting Instructor, University of Utah, USA, Summer 1997

Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1994-1999

Memberships

A Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum (ERF) - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Social Affairs, Sociological Association of the U.A.E., Sharjah, - Referee, Review of Middle East Economics and Finance - Member, AUS Residential Life Committee

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2544

Dr. Bassam Abu Al-Foul

Professor

PhD, University of Utah, USA

Bassam Abu Al-Foul's fields of specialization are in the areas of international economics, development economics, natural resources and quantitative analysis. His current research focuses mainly on the MENA region, particularly Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. He is also interested in extending his research to cover North Africa and the Arabian Gulf. His research has been published in internationally refereed journals.

Publications

Baghestani, H. and AbuAl-Foul, B. (2010) “Factors Influencing Federal Reserve Forecasts of Inflation,” Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 196-207.

Baghestani, H. and AbuAl-Foul, B. (2010) “Evidence on Forecasting Inflation under Asymmetric Loss,” American Economist, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Spring), pp. 105-110.

Genc, I. H; Darayseh, M.; and AbuAl-Foul, B. “The Nature of Trends in the Per Capita Real GDP of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Some Evidence and Implications,” The Journal of Developing Areas, (forthcoming).

AbuAl-Foul, B. M. and Soliman, M. (2008) “Foreign Direct Investment and LDC Exports: Evidence from the MENA Region,” Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 44, No. 2, (March/April), pp. 4-14.(Leading Article)

Saad, M., AbuAl-Foul, B., and Darrat, A., (2006) “On the Roots of Inflation in MENA: Recent Evidence from the Monetarist Model,” Savings and Development, No.1, Vol. XXX, pp. 23-30.

AbuAl-Foul, B. (2005) “Whose Water? The Jordan River and Continuing Challenges,” Journal of Islamic Research, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 437-445.

AbuAl-Foul, B. and Baghestani, H, (2004) “The Causal Relation between Government Revenue and Spending:Evidence from Egypt and Jordan,” Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 28, No. 2, (Summer), pp. 260-269.

AbuAl-Foul, B. (2004) "Testing the Export-led Growth Hypothesis: Evidence from Jordan," Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 11, Issue 6, pp. 393-396.

Conference Presentations

AbuAl-Foul, B. "The Causal Relation between Savings and Economic Growth: Some Evidence from MENA Countries.," Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA)/Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA), Atlanta, GA, U.S.A, (January 3 - 6, 2010).

AbuAl-Foul, B. ?On the Causal Relationship between Military Spending and Economic Growth: Evidence From Jordan,? Paper presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Spring Conference in Dallas, Texas, (April 23-26, 2009).

Genc, I. H., and AbuAl-Foul, B. ?The Muslim Girl and the Development Issues,? Sharjah International Muslim Women Conference, 6th Session, Nov 24-29, 2007, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. The Conference was organized by The Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, (November 24-29, 2007).

AbuAl-Foul, B. "Causality between Exports and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Egypt," Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) in Orlando, Florida, (March 2?6, 2004).

AbuAl-Foul, B. ?Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in Egypt and Jordan: An Empirical Analysis,? Economic Research Forum (ERF) 14th Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt, (December 28-30, 2007).

Genc, I. H., M. Darayseh and B. AbuAl-Foul ?The Nature of Trends in the Per Capita Real GDP of GCC Countries: Some Evidence and Implications,? the 2nd Business, Information and Management Academy (BIMA) Conference, the American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, (March 12, 2008).

Awards and Honors

UNESCO Fellowship in the field of "Water Resources Management, Planning, Conservation, and Public Policy", U.S.A., Summer 1996

Teaching Assistant Award, University of Utah, U.S.A., 1992-1993

Teaching Fellowship, University of Utah, U.S.A., 1990-1991

Tuition Grant, University of Utah, U.S.A., 1989-1990

Teaching Fellowship, Ministry of Defense, Jordan, 1983-1987

Other creative/research

AbuAl-Foul, B. (2010) "The Causal Relation between Savings and Economic Growth: Some Evidence from MENA Countries," 2010 Proceedings of the Middle East Economic Association: Selected papers presented in the 30th International Conference of MEEA in Atlanta, GA, January 3-6, 2010 and in the Eighth International Summer Conference of MEEA, University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, France, March 18-20, 2010, Volume 12.