Marwa AlFakhri, PhD

Associate Researcher @ RAND

About

I am labor economist with research interests in labor markets, workforce development with special focus on US apprenticeship system, family decision making, and policy evaluation. I am particularly interested in implications of asymmetric information on decision making in different economic institutions such as the labor market and the family.

Country

United States

City

Arlington

Industry

Research

Skill

Data Analysis, Policy Analysis, Programming, Program Evaluation, Financial Analysis, Quantitative Research, Research, Economic Analysis, Econometric Analysis, Database Management, Data Mining, Training, information system design, Economics, Public Speaking, Java, Leadership, Statistics

Experience

Associate Researcher

RAND

2022-7 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

Graduate Scholar - Research Associate

Qatar Foundation

2013-8 - 2022-6 · 8 yrs 11 mos

PhD Candidate

Duke University

2016-8 - 2022-5 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Concentration in Economics

Teaching Assistant

Carnegie Mellon University

2010-1 - 2013-5 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Served as a teaching assistant for Introduction to Programming, Statistics, Marketing, Agent Based Modeling, and International Retailing. • Assisted in teaching students the fundamental concepts, easing the process of learning the material.

Education

Duke University

Public Policy

2016 - 2022 · 6 yrs

Duke University

Economics

2016 - 2022 · 6 yrs

Carnegie Mellon University

Public Policy and Management

2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

The MSPPM program prepares students to advance the public interests by developing exceptional analytic, quantitative, and technical skills. The program provides market - oriented training applicable to any policy field in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.