Magda Kandil Explained

Magda ElSayed Kandil
Native Name:ماجدة السيد قنديل
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Date:5 May 1958
Birth Place:Egypt
Death Place:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Institutions:Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Alma Mater:Cairo University
University of Notre Dame
Washington State University
Doctoral Advisor:Jo Anna Gray

Magda ElSayed Kandil (Arabic: ماجدة السيد قنديل; 5 May 1958 – 17 June 2020) was an Egyptian economist, and most notably the chief economist and head of the research and statistics department at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. Previously she was a senior economist at the IMF and a professor at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

She was on the editorial board of the Journal of Economic Studies[1] and Management Decision.[2]

Education and career

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in economics from Cairo University in 1978. She then obtained an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1982 and an M.B.A. from Indiana University two years later. In 1988, she received her PhD from Washington State University.[3] [4] From 1992 to 1999, she was professor and economics department chair at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[5]

In 1999, she joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Advisor to Executive Director. She then obtained successive promotions and in 2013, she was nominated as Senior Economist for the Eastern II Division in the African Department. She was the Chief Economist and Head of Research and Statistics Department at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.

Kandil died on 17 June 2020 in Abu Dhabi.[6]

Research

Her research focuses on Macroeconomics, International Economics and growth economics. She has published in the Journal of Macroeconomics,[7] [8] the Journal of Economics and Business,[9] the Southern Economic Journal,[10] the Journal of International Money and Finance[11] and Applied Economics.[12]

She is the 87th most cited woman in economics according to the ranking on IDEAS.[13]

Her research has been featured in The Washington Post,[14] [15] The Wall Street Journal,[16] Reuters,[17] [18] The Jerusalem Post,[19] Aljazeera,[20] The Saudi Gazette,[21] The New York Times,[22] and CNBC.[23]

Selected bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emerald Journal of Economic Studies editorial team. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com. 2020-03-30.
  2. Web site: Emerald Management Decision editorial team. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com. 2020-03-30.
  3. Web site: StackPath. erf.org.eg. 2020-03-30.
  4. Web site: StackPath. erf.org.eg. 2020-03-30.
  5. Web site: World Economics. www.worldeconomics.com. 2020-03-30.
  6. https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/4852316 وفاة ماجدة قنديل المدير السابق للمركز المصري للدراسات الاقتصادية
  7. Kandil. Magda. 1991-12-01. The changing cyclical variability of economic activity in the United States: A sectoral investigation. Journal of Macroeconomics. en. 13. 1. 25–45. 10.1016/0164-0704(91)90029-T. 0164-0704.
  8. Kandil. Magda. Woods. Jeffrey G.. 1995. A cross-industry examination of the Lucas misperceptions model. Journal of Macroeconomics. 17. 1. 55–76. 10.1016/0164-0704(95)80003-4. 0164-0704.
  9. Ben Naceur. Samy. Kandil. Magda. 2009. The impact of capital requirements on banks' cost of intermediation and performance: The case of Egypt. Journal of Economics and Business. 61. 1. 70–89. 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2007.12.001. 0148-6195.
  10. Kandil. Magda. 2001. Variation in the Effects of Aggregate Demand Shocks: Evidence and Implications across Industrial Countries. Southern Economic Journal. 67. 3. 552–577. 10.2307/1061451. 1061451.
  11. Kandil. Magda. Mirzaie. Aghdas. 2002-02-01. Exchange rate fluctuations and disaggregated economic activity in the US: theory and evidence. Journal of International Money and Finance. en. 21. 1. 1–31. 10.1016/S0261-5606(01)00016-X. 0261-5606.
  12. Kandil. Magda. 1997-02-01. What differentiates industrial business cycles? A cross-country investigation. Applied Economics. 29. 2. 197–212. 10.1080/000368497327263. 0003-6846.
  13. Web site: Top Female Economists Rankings IDEAS/RePEc. ideas.repec.org. 2020-03-30.
  14. News: O'Harrow. James V. Grimaldi and Robert Jr.. In Egypt, corruption cases had an American root. 2011-10-19. Washington Post. 2020-03-30. en-US. 0190-8286.
  15. News: Faiola. Anthony. Egypt's labor movement blooms in Arab Spring. 2011-09-25. Washington Post. 2020-03-30. en-US. 0190-8286.
  16. News: Bradley. Matt. Egypt's Brewing Crisis: Subsidies. 2012-03-23. Wall Street Journal. 2020-03-30. en-US. 0099-9660.
  17. News: Egypt inches towards far-reaching food subsidy reform. 2011-09-28. Reuters. 2020-03-30. en.
  18. News: UAE central bank to revise 2020 growth forecast due to coronavirus. 2020-03-03. Reuters. 2020-03-30. en.
  19. Web site: Egypt's heavy burden of bread. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. 2020-03-30.
  20. Web site: Egypt: Food for a revolution. Buchen. Charlotte. www.aljazeera.com. 2020-03-30.
  21. Web site: All schools in UAE close for four weeks starting Sunday. 2020-03-04. Saudigazette. English. 2020-03-30.
  22. News: Kirkpatrick. David D.. Economic Crisis Adds Dangers on Egypt's New Political Path. 2012-01-24. The New York Times. 2020-03-30. Sheikh. Mayy El. en-US. 0362-4331.
  23. Web site: Is Devaluation Inevitable for Egypt's Currency?. El-Din. Yousef Gamal. 2012-02-13. www.cnbc.com. 2020-03-30.

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