Edward Sayre
Edward Sayre is the director of research at the Middle East Youth Initiative. He is also an assistant professor of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi, as well as being a fellow at the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. Dr. Sayre has written several journal articles, book chapters and research monographs on the Palestinian economy, with an emphasis on the Palestinian labor market. Sayre was previously a visiting research associate at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) in Jerusalem from 1996 to 1997 and has also taught at Kenyon College and Agnes Scott College. Dr. Sayre is a member of the board of directors for the Middle East Economic Association, where he has served since 2002.
Middle East Youth Initiative Publications:
Youth Exclusion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: The Impact of Social, Economic and Political Forces
Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh, January 2010
Recent Events:
Adaptation and Innovation in the Middle East
Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, 3-4 May 2010
One Year After Gaza: Securing the Future for Young Palestinians
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 15 January 2010
In the Media:
A Younger Generation Speaks to Power
The Takeaway, 11 February 2011
Recent Commentary:
The Whole World Is Watching
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, 19 February 2011
Timely Action by the G-20 Can Help Middle Eastern Countries Help Themselves
Edward Sayre, 2 November 2010
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Must Be Inclusive
Samantha Constant and Edward Sayre, 29 September 2010
Bringing Gaza Back From the Brink
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, 22 January 2010
West Bank and Gaza Economy: Before and After the Crisis
Edward Sayre with Navtej Dhillon, 14 January 2009
