The department welcomes a visitor from Egypt until Christmas. Ossama Elfeel is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Alexandria University in 2006. His research interest include labor economics and monetary policy. He authored a book titled “The Outlook of Investment in Human Resources,” as well as many other book chapters in the fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics, resource economics and international trade. He has also advised a number of MSc and PhD students.
Ossama is currently a post-doc visiting scholar at the Department of Economics. He has arrived at UConn in mid-July for a 5-month stay with the objective of gaining some exposure to the research and education activities at UConn. He has enjoyed the warm welcome of his colleagues in the department and their willingness to cooperate and help. He is currently conducting research on the demographic problem and on the monetary policy in Egypt. He will also be auditing some graduate classes. He is enjoying the good weather in this time of the year and is bracing for the winter.