The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Prices on the Nonoil Trade Balance: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Lead- Energy Macro & Microeconomics Majed is a research lead in the Energy Macro & Microeconomics program. He is a Co-Chair of Think20 (T20) India…

Majed is a research lead in the Energy Macro & Microeconomics program. He is a Co-Chair of Think20 (T20) India 2023 Task Force 3 on "LiFE, Resilience, and Values for Wellbeing".

Before joining KAPSARC, Majed worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics with a demonstrated history of working in professional training and team building. Majed has served as an Editorial Board Member and a supervising team leader for a study at the Riyadh Economic Forum. In addition, he had an excellent training period at the World Bank during the summer of 2018 and worked on project-event analysis (EA) in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Majed earned his M.A. in Economics from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Howard University, Washington DC.

Expertise

Senior Principal- Energy Macro & Microeconomics Fakhri Hasanov is a senior principal and leads the KAPSARC Global Energy Macroeconometric Model projects with 20+ years of experience…

Fakhri Hasanov is a senior principal and leads the KAPSARC Global Energy Macroeconometric Model projects with 20+ years of experience in econometric modeling and forecasting. Since 2015, he has been involved in multistakeholder projects, leading and executing macroeconomic analysis of various policy choices and initiatives (e.g., energy prices, energy demand, and fiscal reforms) for the Kingdom’s economy. He has extensive experience working with policymakers. Prior to KAPSARC, he was a post-doc at George Washington University.

His research mainly covers macro-econometric modeling for energy and environmental economics policy analyses. Dr. Hasanov has authored 50+ applied studies published in reputable journals such as Energy Policy, Energy Economics, Empirical Economics, and Energy Strategy Review. His research is recognized internationally (e.g., he is listed among the top 2% of scientists globally by Elsevier). Fakhri is an editorial board member of various peer-reviewed journals, such as Frontiers in Environmental Science. He holds a Ph.D. in econometrics.

Expertise

• Econometric modeling and forecasting
• Time series and panel data econometrics
• Macroeconometric models for policy analyses
• Energy economics
• Environmental economics.