Dr. Nesma Ali

Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany

Building 24.31 Room 01.32
Tel.: +49 211 81-10239

Educational	Background
2013-2017	PhD in Economics, Paris-Est University (France)
2011-2012	Master M2 in Development Economics, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (France)
2007-2011	Bachelor and Master M1 in Economics, Cairo University (Egypt) – joint degree with Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Positions
since 05/2018	Post-Doctoral Researcher at DICE, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
2014-2017	Project Researche Assistant at CEPREMAP (Centre pour la Recherche Economiques et ses Applications, France)
2015-2016	Teaching Assistant at Paris-Est University
2013-2014	Junior Researcher at Occurrence (France)
2012-2013	Economic Consultant at Davis University of California (USA and Burkina Faso)

Representative Publications
Ali, Nesma & Najman, Boris, “Informal competition, firms’ productivity and policy reforms in Egypt”, published in: Horodnic, I.A.,Rodgers, P., Williams, C. C., & Momtazian, L. (Eds.). The informal economy: exploring drivers and practices, 2016. Ali, Nesma, “L`informalité des micro- et petites entreprises en Égypte : une analyse transversale”, published in: Mondes en développement, (166) 2014, 87-100.

Representative Publications

Ali, Nesma & Najman, Boris, “Informal competition, firms’ productivity and policy reforms in Egypt”, published in: Horodnic, I.A.,Rodgers, P., Williams, C. C., & Momtazian, L. (Eds.). The informal economy: exploring drivers and practices, 2016.
Ali, Nesma, “L`informalité des micro- et petites entreprises en Égypte : une analyse transversale”, published in: Mondes en développement, (166) 2014, 87-100.

Recent Research
“Foreign Direct Investment, Prices and Efficiency: Evidence from India” (with Joel Stiebale), DICE working paper, July 2021. (R&R in Journal of International Economics) “Horizontal Mergers and Market Power in India” (with Joel Stiebale) “Household firms in Egypt: The impact of informality on productivity and profitability” (with Mohamed Ali Marouani), ERF Working Paper, July 2020. (Under Review) “Cronyism, firms’ Productivity and Informal Competition in Egypt” (with Boris Najman), ERF Working Paper, March 2019.

Recent Research

“Foreign Direct Investment, Prices and Efficiency: Evidence from India” (with Joel Stiebale), DICE working paper, July 2021. (R&R in Journal of International Economics)
“Horizontal Mergers and Market Power in India” (with Joel Stiebale)
“Household firms in Egypt: The impact of informality on productivity and profitability” (with Mohamed Ali Marouani), ERF Working Paper, July 2020. (Under Review)
“Cronyism, firms’ Productivity and Informal Competition in Egypt” (with Boris Najman), ERF Working Paper, March 2019.

Teaching and Research Interests
Industrial Organisation Applied Microeconometrics Development Economics

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