Walaa Talaat is a lecturer of economics and international development at Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University. Walaa has a PhD in development economics from the University of East Anglia (UEA), School of International Development, United Kingdom. Her research looked at social policy, social protection, poverty and vulnerability in Egypt using mixed method approach. She works closely with a range of national and regional development agencies. I enjoy engaging in cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research and primary data collection.
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics and International Development, UK
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests
• Social policy in the MENA region
• Social protection
• Welfare theory
• Definitions of Poverty and Wellbeing
• Targeting Methods
FUTURE PROJECTS
The targeting effectiveness of Egypt’s Food Subsidy Programme: Reaching the poor?
Applications Invited Social Protection
Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the Middle East and North Africa.
Applications Invited Social Protection, Social Insurance
Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa.
Applications Invited Social Protection, Social Insurance
