He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) in 2015 from the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada), and a M.Sc. in Engineering in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance from University Paris 9-Dauphine (France 2009). Prior to joining Qatar University, he held several positions as Lecturer in Canada, Assistant Professor in Saudi Arabia, Associate Professor in China and Research Fellow at the World Bank Group in U.S. His research interests focus on growth theory, microeconomics of banking and financial markets, economic development and econometrics of panel data. He published in international journals such as: The Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Economics Letters, Emerging Markets Review, Economic Modelling among others.