Biography
I am a PhD student in the Department of Applied Economics. My research interests include development economics, food security, labor, conflict, and education. This includes hands on experience with field work, data collection and randomized development interventions in the MENA region, the GCC, and Sub-Saharan Africa. I am currently affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Minnesota Population Center, and the Economic Research Forum.
Areas of Interest
- Applied Econometrics
- Agricultural & Food Economics
- Development Economics
- Labor Economics
- Impact evaluation and education
Select Publications
Abay, Kibrom A.; Ibrahim, Hosam; and Breisinger, Clemens, 2021. Food Policies and Obesity in Low and Middle Income Countries. World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105775.
Kurdi, Sikandra; Figueroa, Jose Luis; and Ibrahim, Hosam. 2020. “Nutritional Training in a Humanitarian Context: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Trial.” Maternal and Child Nutrition. e12973. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12973.
Abay, Kibrom A.; Ibrahim, Hosam; and Breisinger, Clemens. 2020. Food Policies and Obesity in Low and Middle Income Countries. MENA Working Paper, 28. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133679
Abay, Kibrom A.; and Ibrahim, Hosam. 2020. Winners and losers from COVID-19: Evidence from Google search data for Egypt. MENA Policy Note, 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133776
Abay, Kibrom A.; Ibrahim, Hosam; Breisinger, Clemens; and Bayasgalanbat, Nomindelger. 2020. Food Policies and their Implications on Overweight and Obesity Trends in Selected Countries in the Near East and North Africa Region. MENA Working Paper, 30. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2338en
Ibrahim, Hosam. 2019. “Political Violence and Youth Bulges.” ERF Working Paper Series No. 1310. http://erf.org.eg/publications/political-violence-and-youth-bulges/.
Kurdi, Sikandra; Breisinger, Clemens; Ibrahim, Hosam; Ghorpade, Yashodhan; and Al-Ahmadi, Afrah. 2019. Responding to conflict: Does “Cash Plus” work for preventing malnutrition?: New evidence from an impact evaluation of Yemen’s Cash for Nutrition Program. IFPRI Policy Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293601
Kurdi, Sikandra; Ghorpade, Yashodhan; and Ibrahim, Hosam. 2019. The cash for nutrition intervention in Yemen: Impact evaluation study. MENA RP Working Paper 19. Washington, DC and Cairo, Egypt: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133219