Amr RA Radwan

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Amr R. A. Radwan
CREDA-UPC-IRTA. Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia Edifici ESAB. Calle Esteve Terrades, 8, Castelldefels (08860),
Barcelona, SPAIN
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Department of Agricultural Economics, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Cellular Phone: +(2011) 13474867 & +(34) 697328974 Landline Phone: +(34) 935521208 Fax:+(34) 935521121
E-mail: amr.radwan@upc.edu & amrradwan2010@yahoo.com
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Mr. Radwan is an enthusiastic young economist with about 11 years of experience in the field of applied
economics in general with a broad research interest focusing on Agricultural Economics, Food Economics,
Agricultural Marketing, Obesity and Health Economics. Also, with a broad geographical coverage in African
countries such as Egypt, European ones such as Spain and the United States of America combining teaching,
academic as well as professional experience. Mr. Radwan obtained his B. Sc. with a specialization in agricultural
economics from Cairo University in June of 2002 ranking first with a grade of excellent with honor. Accordingly,
he was appointed as an assistant lecturer at the department of agricultural economics by Marsh of 2003. As a
demonstrator, he has been involved in the applied section of several courses including principles of agricultural
marketing, principles of micro economics, and farm management. He has been working as well, on a part basis, as
a research assistant with the center for Agricultural Economic Studies (CAES) at Cairo University since June of
2002 involved in several projects. Since then he is trying to do his best to help his University and country as
whole. When he got an opportunity to continue his postgraduate studies in Spain he did not hesitate in doing so
with the aim of helping his country with new experience and skills in his field. He finished his master thesis on
food safety issues which have been choosing as the best master thesis presented at IAMZ during 2009, also, he
obtained another Master of Science in Economics from Barcelona University on 2010. Now he is finishing his
Ph.D. program at Barcelona University which concentrates on the role of Economic factors on Obesity prevalence
and diet quality in Spain. Since 2005 he was working in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and
has participated in many competitive projects, three of them were a collaboration projects conducted in Egypt and
Financed by the Spanish agency for international cooperation and development (AECID). Also he published some
articles in peer reviewed international journals and presented his research results in many international
conferences. Moreover, he got a scholarship as a visiting researcher at the Economic Research Services of the US
Department of Agriculture (ERS-USDA) from April until September of 2011. Within the last 10 years, he gained
extensive professional experience in a wide spectrum of analytical tools include, but not limited to, Experimental
Economics techniques such as Choice Experiment and Experimental Auctions; Demand Systems estimation and
consumer behavior analysis techniques; Time Series analysis techniques, Duration and Survival analysis
techniques, Analytical Hierarchy process (AHP); Structural Equations Modeling (SEM) Non Parametric analysis
techniques; Sector assessments and project feasibilities, design, implementation, and result-based monitoring and
evaluation (including measuring client satisfaction and perception); supply (value) chain analysis “highlighting
the positive/ negative effect of government and private sector institutions within value chain”; Gap and SWOT
analyses.
Education:
Ph.D. in applied economics. University of Barcelona (to be presented on May, 2013)
Thesis title: “The Role of Economic Factors in Obesity Prevalence and Diet Quality in Spain"
Master of Science in economics. University of Barcelona (2009)
Thesis title: " The Impact of Mass Media on Food Demand in Spain: Lessons from the BSE Crisis"
(With a grade of excellent)
Master of Science in agricultural Marketing. (CIHEAM - IAMZ), Zaragoza, Spain (2009)
Thesis title: “Modeling the Impact of Food Safety Information on Meat Demand in Spain"
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(With a grade of excellent Maxima Cum Laude).
Postgraduate diploma in Agricultural Marketing. (CIHEAM - IAMZ), Zaragoza, Spain (2006)
(With a grade of excellent).
Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Economics. Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt (2002)
(With a grade of excellent with honor ranked first).
Professional Experience:
Researcher at the center of economic research and agricultural development (CREDA)-UPC-IRTA.
October 2006 – currently.
- In charge of has been responsible for coming up with related topics for research, identifying the methods and
the necessary data to undertake it, analyzing the data and writing proposal drafts.
Research assistant with the Center for Agricultural Economic Studies (CAES) at Cairo University, Cairo,
Egypt. June 2002 – currently.
- In charge of has been responsible for coming up with related topics for research, identifying the methods and
the necessary data to undertake it, analyzing the data and writing proposal drafts.
Demonstrator (Lecturer assistant) at department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Cairo, Egypt. Marsh 2003 – currently.
- Have been involved in the applied section of several courses including:
Courses 2003-2005 Principles of Agricultural marketing (practical part)
Courses 2004-2005 Principles of Microeconomics (practical part) and Farm Management (practical part)
Projects
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Participated as Economic Analyst in implementing an activity entitled “Assess Client Satisfaction for
SFD’s Small and Micro Credit Products” of the AfDB-funded MSE Loan Project; managed by the Social
Fund for Development (SFD). Was responsible for the process of collecting data from Cairo governorate.
I participated in data entry and data polishing and I was the main responsible for data analysis using SPSS
and participated in drafting the final report to measure the satisfaction of the beneficiaries of the AfDBfunded MSE Loan project. Duration: June-December 2012.
Participated as Economic researcher in the project entitled “Las preferencias sociales, consumo de
alimentos, calidad de la dieta y obesidad en España: Implicaciones para la política agrícola y alimentaria”
(AGL2010-18781) (Social preferences, food demand, diet quality and obesity in Spain), financed by the
Spanish Ministry of Education. I was responsible for necessary data collecting, the development of a new
diet quality index, and the analysis and estimation of the different model and demand systems. Duration:
January 2011- December 2013.
Participated as Economic researcher in the project entitled “Principales Determinantes Del Consumo de
Productos Orgánicos en Egipto (Principal Determinants of the Consumption of Organic Products in
Egypt)”.financed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. Duration: January 2011December 2011.
Participated as Economic researcher in the project entitled “Principales Determinantes de la adopción de
la Agricultura Orgánica en Egipto (Principal Determinants of the Adoption of the Organic Agriculture in
Egypt)”.financed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. Duration: January 2010December 2010.
Participated as Economic researcher in the project entitled “Efectos de la Gripe Aviaria Sobre la
Demanda de Carnes en Egipto (The Effects of Avian Influenza on Meat Demand in Egypt)”.financed by
the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. Duration: January 2009- December 2009.
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Publications
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Hassouneh, I., RADWAN, A., T. Serra and J.M. Gil. 2012. “Food Scare Crises and Developing
Countries: the Impact of Avian Influenza on Vertical Price Transmission in the Egyptian Poultry Sector.”
Food Policy, in press
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., SERRA, T., 2011. “A Duration Analysis to Assess the Determinants of
Spanish Consumers Responses to the BSE Crisis”. Food Policy (under revision).
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., BEN KAABIA, M., SERRA, T., 2011. “The Impact of Mass Media on Food
Demand in Spain: Lessons from the BSE Crisis". Journal of Agricultural Economics (Submitted).
RADWAN, A., 2009. “Modeling the Impact of Food Safety Information on Meat Demand in Spain"
(Master thesis), IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain.
RADWAN, A., 2009. “The Impact of Mass Media on Food Demand in Spain: Lessons from the BSE
Crisis" (Master thesis), Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
RADWAN, A., 2005. “Descripción del Mercado Local de la Miel en Zaragoza - Caso de Estudio de la
Asociación ARNA". IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain.
Conferences
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RADWAN, A. and GIL, J.M. 2011. “Parametric and Non-Parametric Analysis of the Role of Economic
Factors on Obesity Prevalence in Spain”. The XIIIth EAAE Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, August 30September 2.
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M, Diab, Y.A.A. and Abo-Nahoul, M.A. 2011. “Determinants of the Adaption of
Organic Agriculture in Egypt Using a Duration Analysis Technique”. Agricultural Economic Society
annual conference, Warwick, UK. , April 18-20.
RADWAN, A. and GIL, J.M. 2010. “The Effect of Economic Factors on Obesity Prevalence in Spain”.
First joint EAAE/AAEA seminar, Munich, Germany, September 15-17.
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., SERRA, T., 2010. “Determinant of the survival of Spanish Consumers
Fronting the BSE Crisis”. AAEA Annual meeting, Denver, USA, July 25-27.
HASSOUNEH, I., RADWAN, A., SERRA, T. and GIL, J.M. 2010. “The Impact of Avian Influenza on
Vertical Price Transmission in the Egyptian Poultry Sector”. Agricultural Economic Society annual
conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 30-31.
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., SERRA, T., 2010. “El Papel de los Precios de los Alimentos en la
Prevalencia de la Obesidad en España”. II Congreso de la FESNAD, Barcelona, España, Marzo 2-3.
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., BEN KAABIA, M., SERRA, T., 2009. “Food Safety Information and Meat
Demand in Spain". The XXVII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Beijing, China,
August 16 - 22.
RADWAN, A., GIL, J.M., BEN KAABIA, M., SERRA, T., 2008. Modeling the Impact of Food Safety
Information on Meat Demand in Spain. 107th European Association of Agricultural Economists Seminar,
“Modelling Agricultural and Rural Development Policies,” Sevilla, Spain, (available from
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/), January 29 – February 1.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:
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Scholarship as a Visiting researcher, Economic Research Services (ERS- USDA), Washington D.C.,
April- September 2011
Ph.D. Scholarship, AGAUR, Spain. 2008 - 2011.
Master of Science scholarship, CIHEAM-IAMZ, 2005-2007.
A scholarship to attend international conference, International Association of Agricultural Economists,
2009
Two best master thesis Award from IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain (2009)
Best Agricultural Economics demonstrator, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
(2004)
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Ranked first among students of B.Sc. In Agricultural Economics. Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Cairo, Egypt. (2002)
Skills:
Computer:
Possess excellent computer skills such as Spread Sheets using Excel; Presentations using Power Point; and Word
Processing using Microsoft Word.
Possess special computer skills using statistical and econometric packages such as SAS, SPSS, R, RATS,
STATA, NLOGIT, TSP, and EVIEWS
Language:
Arabic - Mother tongue
English – Excellent (Reading/Writing/Speaking)
Spanish – Excellent (Reading/Writing/Speaking)
Catalan – Basic (Reading/Writing/Speaking)
Personal Data
Date of Birth: April 9, 1981
Gender: Male
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital Status: Married with two children
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