Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor of Economics
·
2024 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Resilience, adaptation and strategic engagement: Saudi female entrepreneurs confront Covid-19
Journal Article International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship · July 20, 2023 Purpose: The authors propose that the lessons learned by women business owners in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic can provide a model of strategic engagement for gender, work and organizations moving forward, where the acknowledgment of women's dual roles ... Full text CiteInsider's advantage: When foreign firms do not capture opportunity in the local labour market
Journal Article Transnational Corporations · December 18, 2020 Previous studies have argued that, relative to local firms, multinational firms may have an “outsider's advantage” in hiring women. Using a large data set of executives in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in a region with some of the lowest r ... Full text CiteMisperceived social norms: women working outside the home in saudi arabia
Journal Article American Economic Review · October 1, 2020 We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by other similar men. Correcting these beliefs increases men's (costly) willingness to help ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Correcting Misperceived Social Norms Among Households and Employers to Support Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Jordan
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The London School of Economics and Political Science · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Baylor University ·
2011
Ph.D.