Daniel Egel

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Associate Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Washington Office

Education

Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in biology, University of Chicago

Overview

Biography

Daniel Egel is an associate economist at the RAND Corporation and is a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Prior to coming to RAND, Egel served as a consultant for the Yemeni Social Fund for Development, a consultant for the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation.

Egel's work at RAND is focused on understanding the microeconomics of insurgency. His previous research focused primarily on understanding development issues in the Middle East, including work on the role that Yemeni tribes play in the distribution of development resources within Yemen. He has coauthored several articles on the youth populations of Iran, Morocco, and Yemen, as well as several applied econometrics research articles. Egel received his Ph.D. in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Research Focus

Previous Positions

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation; Consultant, Yemen Social Fund for Development, Sana'a, Yemen; Consultant, Middle East Youth Initiative, The Brookings Institution; Senior Research Assistant, The Brookings Institution

Recent Projects

  • Tribal heterogeneity and the allocation of development resources: Evidence from Yemen
  • The economy of Helmand Province: Backgrounds, problems, and prospects

Selected Publications

Daniel Egel and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, "Youth Transitions to Employment and Marriage in Iran: Evidence from the School to Work Transition Survey," Middle East Development Journal, 2(1):89-120, 2010

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel "Beyond Statism: Toward a New Social Contract for Iranian Youth," in Navtej Dhillon and Tarik Yousef, eds., Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East, The Brookings Institution Press, 2009

Navtej Dhillon and Daniel Egel, "The Many Crises of Iranian Youth," The Huffington Post, 2009

Ragui Assaad, Ghada Barsoum, Emily Cupito, and Daniel Egel "Youth Exclusion in Yemen: Tackling the Twin Deficits in Human Development and Natural Resources," in Wolfensohn Center for Development and Dubai School of Government, The Middle East Youth Initiative Working Paper No. 9, The Middle East Youth Initiative, 2009

Roberta Contin, Daniel Egel, Kunera Moore, and Hussein Ogleh "A Report on Child Labor and Education in Aden, Hajjah, Hudeida and Tai'z Governorates in Yemen," in CHF International, Yemen ACCESS-Plus Baseline Report, CHF International, 2009

Honors & Awards

  • Economic History Association Exploratory Travel and Data Grant 2008
  • All-UC Group in Economic History Summer Research Fellowship 2007-2008
  • Dean's Normative Time Fellowship, UC Berkeley 2007

Recent Media Appearances

Commentary: The Huffington Post