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).nnHe 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.nnHe 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.nn