Karam Shaar
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| Karam Shaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleppo, Syria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Syrian |
| 💼 Occupation | academic researcher, economic analyst, public policy and political science analyst |
Karam Shaar is a Syrian academic researcher, economic analyst, and public policy and political science analyst.
He is a regular contributor to several think tanks and organizations, including The Atlantic Council, The New Zealand Treasury, The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Carnegie Middle East Center (CMEC), the Middle East Institute (MEI), writing primarily about international economics, macroeconomics, and Syria's political economy.[1][2][3]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Shaar was born and raised in Aleppo, where he completed his early education and earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Aleppo. [1]
He was one of the organizers of the protests during 2011 that later turned into Civil War in Syria . Many of the protestors were arrested and tortured, his father, a university professor in the US told him to flee before he is arrested and sent behind bars. He fled to Malaysia, one of the few countries that would issue visa on arrival for Syrians. But he had entered the country as a tourist, for getting the student visa he had to leave the country. He left for Egypt and returned when his visa was approved and studied for a Master of Science in Economics from University Putra Malaysia.[4][5]
After completing his master's degree, he applied for a scholarship in New Zealand and completed his PhD in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Shaar has published peer-reviewed academic and policy papers in fiscal and monetary economics and international trade.[6] He has also worked as a Senior Analyst with the New Zealand Treasury.[7]
He was part of a panel hosted at the UN on 15 March 2021, speaking on "10 Years’ Conflict in Syria—Key Lessons and Current Challenges, Perspective from Civil Society" on the tenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria.[8] His policy writings on Syria's political economy have been published by the Middle East Institute, the Atlantic Council, and the Carnegie Middle East Center. Shaar has been interviewed and quoted by various media outlets including New York Times, CNN, The Sunday Times, the BBC, CNBC, PRI, and Al Jazeera.[9]
Currently, he is the Senior Lecturer on the Middle East at Massey University, a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute[9][10], and Research Director at the Operations & Policy Center, a research institute in southern Turkey[11][12].
Selected publications[edit]
Shaar has published a number of books and articles, including:[6]
- “Reconciling International Trade Data,” Munich RePEc, 2017
- “The Syrian Oil Crisis: Causes, Possible Responses, and Implications,” Middle East Institute, 2019
- “Iran’s Credit Line to Syria: A Well That Never Runs Dry,” Atlantic Council, 2020
- “Mortgagor Vulnerability and Deposit Affordability in New Zealand before and after the Loan-to-Value Restrictions,” Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2018
- “2021 Budget Reveals the Depth of Syria's Economic Woes (2020),” Atlantic Council, 2020
- “Housing Leverage and Consumption Expenditure—Evidence from New Zealand Microdata,” Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2018
- “Household Leverage and the Housing Wealth Effect,” Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2017
- "Zombie diplomacy and the fate of Syria’s constitutional committee", Brookings Institution, 2022[13]
- "How the Assad Regime Systematically Diverts Tens of Millions in Aid"[14], Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2021
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The seven nations: Living in New Zealand, but from a banned country". Stuff. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Who We Are". OPC. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNBC.com, Justin Higginbottom, special to (2019-12-13). "Why Syria's small oil reserves have become the linchpin for political control in the region". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ "'Everyone deserves a good life'". RNZ. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ http://www.rivercitypress.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rcp-12-11-2020.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "karam shaar". scholar.google.com.my. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ "Gender in Conflict: For Sama & The International Impact of the Syrian Conflict – WIIS | Women In International Security". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ Nations, United. "10 Years Conflict in Syria - Key Lessons and Current Challenges. Perspectives from Civil Society". Media. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Who We Are". OPC. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ Mackinnon, Amy. "Putin's Shadow Warriors Stake Claim to Syria's Oil". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ Hubbard, Ben (2021-10-11). "Bashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still Shattered". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ Miller, Greg; Sly, Liz. "Assad's tightening grip". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/01/24/zombie-diplomacy-and-the-fate-of-syrias-constitutional-committee/
- ↑ "How the Assad Regime Systematically Diverts Tens of Millions in Aid". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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