M. Najeeb-Shafiq
Given Name:
M. Najeeb
Family Name:
Shafiq
Photograph:
Rank:
Professor
Department:
Education
Office:
5911 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Office phone number:
412-648-1832
Regional specialty:
Email Address:
mnshafiq@pitt.edu
Region:
South Asia
Area of specialization:
<p>Economics of Education; Education Reform; Social Benefits of Education; Human Capital Decisions; Development Economics; Comparative Education; Labor Economics; Behavioral Economics</p>
Qualifications:
PhD, Columbia University, 2005
Publications:
2014 “Are student protests in Arab states caused by economic and political grievances? Empirical evidence from the 2006-07 Arab Barometer,” Peabody Journal of Education 89(1).
2013 “Gender gaps in mathematics, science and reading achievements in Muslim countries: A quantile regression approach,” Education Economics 21(4), pp. 343-359.
2013 “Accounting for risk of non-completion in private and social rates of return to higher education,” Journal of Education Finance 39(1), pp. 73-95.