Faculty & Staff Member Profile

Khaled Elmawazini is associate professor of economics at Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST). Previously, he was a visiting assistant professor of economics and business at Albright College (United States) and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa (Canada). He serves as a referee for several international journals in economics and business (e.g. Journal of Technology Transfer (JCR impact factor2013: 1.3)). He has published 20 journal articles (e.g. Industry and Innovation (JCR impact factor 2013: 1.16)) and book chapters on technology transfer, foreign direct investment, labor productivity, globalization, income inequality, and stock market efficiency. He has received many awards and grants including, Research Grant of KD 7150/- funded by KFAS in 2015 for his research project entitled “The Impact of Regulatory Policies on Innovation: A comparison between GCC and OECD Countries​& quot;, Albright Creative Research Award in Economics and Business and KIMEP Award for Excellence in Research. In addition, he has a work experience with international development and decision support systems of about eleven years.