Dr. Samir Hazboun

Date of birth		24.02.1955
Marital Status		Married

Professional Experience

Sept. 1993-present.		Executive Director for DATA, Research and Consulting Institution, Bethlehem.
March to June 1995		Expert on the West Bank and Gaza economies with the World Bank (Border Industrial Zones).
		Expert with UNESCO. Economic Development profile for Bethlehem District. (Emergency plan 1997) Part time expert with: ILO, UNCTAD, UNIDO, HABITAT.

Education and Academic Experience

• Phd. Applied Economics, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1983.

• Tawjihi Certificate (governmental exams), West Bank, 1972- 1973.

• Assistant Professor at Birzeit University, Economics Department, 1984.

• Chairman of Economics Department at Birzeit University, 1986 - 1989

• Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Birzeit University, Sept. 1989-1993.

• Associate Professor, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem 1996. Institute of Economics and Mangement / Master Program.

Publication

• Inflationary effects on the economy of the Occupied Territories, Al- Fajir, 1980. (the English version).

• World production and consumption of meat, Al-Katib, Jerusalem, 1982. Monthly publication.

• Middle East production and consumption of corn, Al-Katib, Jerusalem, 1982. Monthly publication.

• Wages and unemployment in the district of Bethlehem, 1984. Published by G.F.T.U.

• A Feasibility study "Mother of Pearl Production in he Occupied Territories", Birzeit University- Research Center, 1984.

• Structural Changes of the Agriculture sector in the Palestinian Territories, Al-Katib magazine, Jerusalem, 1988. Monthly publication.

• Opportunity study for "Establishing a Synthetic Leather Firm in the Occupied Territories", 1985 UNIDO, Vienna.

• The Socio - Economic Conditions of the Palestinian Labor at the Catering sector in the Occupied Territories, Arab Studies Society, Jerusalem, 1985.

• Opportunity study for "Establishing a Paper Firm in the Occupied Territories", HABITAT U.N. 1989.

• The Labor Force and Unemployment in the Occupied Territories, "Al-Ektisadi" Economic magazine, Jerusalem, 1989.

• The Economic Consequences of the INTIFADA on the Tourist sector in the Occupied Territories, Jerusalem, Sept. 1989. (Not Published).

• Socio - Economic Situation at Beit-Jibrin Refugee Camp, Bethlehem District, July, 1991.

• Arab Affairs Magazine, USA, 1992. - Survey.

• Industrialization in the Occupied Territories: A local perspective. Elias Tuma, Davis University of California and Samir Hazboun, Birzeit University, 1989.

• Industry in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 1967 - 1990, Palestinian Research Center Jerusalem Arab Thought Forum, 1991. Handicraft tourist industry in the Occupied Territories February, 1992. Palestinian Research Center, Tunisia.

• Prospects for possible Integration and Disintegration of the Palestinian Economy in the future from Israel -Research Report submitted to the European Commission June, 1993.

• Economic Facts: West Bank, Gaza and Jericho Declaration of Principles - 10. Sep, 1993, Bethlehem, DATA.

• The Impact of DOP on the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Middle East Region, 20 Dec, 1993. Bethlehem, DATA.

• Sustaining Peace in the Middle East. "Manufacturing in the Palestinian Territories, EEC, 1994. Bethlehem, DATA.

• Health Policy: "Current Trends and Future Prospects". The Health Care Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Tel-Aviv, July 1994.

• Financial development in the Middle East Region, DATA, Bethlehem, December 1994.

• Research "Investor Research Project for Industrial Free Zones in the West Bank and Gaza", Final report in association with the World Bank. May 19, 1995.

• Feasibility study "Alternative Tourism", participant and coordinator. Bethlehem, 15 May 1995.

• "Land, Refugees and Investment Needs" study prepared for the HPPR, (Harvard University 1997).

• The EPS Model: A Possible Set of Israeli - Palestinian Economic Understanding for Permanent Status (Dec. 1998)

• An Economic Perspective for Jerusalem - Economic Profile 1999 - (Hazboun - Dew Baboeram), Jerusalem.

• Small Business Development in the PNA: Current Situation and Future Prospects, NIRP, May 2000.

Contact

Email: ddatabethlehem@data-ps.org