Mesbah Sharaf
Biographic Data
| ID | 3561988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mesbah Sharaf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mesbah |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharaf |
| SIGNATURE | SHARAF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5391-0620 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Gender Gaps in Digital Financial Inclusion
Beyond access
Purpose Digital financial services have expanded rapidly in Saudi Arabia, amid rapid digital transformation under Saudi Vision, 2030 and widespread digital infrastructure. However, high levels of formal access do not necessarily imply active digital use. This paper examines digital financial exclusion in Saudi Arabia by focusing on individuals who report no use of digital financial services despite high levels of account ownership and digital ava…
Job Satisfaction in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia
This study examines job satisfaction in Egypt and Tunisia following the 2011 Arab Spring, with a focus on how labor market conditions and workplace characteristics shaped worker well-being during this critical period of political and economic transition. Using nationally representative labor market panel surveys from both countries, the analysis applies ordered probit models to explore the determinants of both overall and domain-specific job sati…
Gender, work, and satisfaction
To test the robustness of our results, we also conduct the decomposition using an alternative measure of job satisfaction based on a single overall satisfaction question. The consistency of results across both measures reinforces the validity of our conclusions. Together, these findings caution against relying solely on standard models of job satisfaction and emphasize the importance of considering sample selection and multidimensional outcomes. …
Why are Palestinian refugee children shorter than the children of host community in Jordan
There is a marked height difference between Palestinian children living in the refugee camps and children of the remaining population in Jordan. Children living in refugee camps are significantly shorter than the rest of the children in the hosting population. We explore the drivers of the height gap, measured by the height for age z-score, among children residing in refugee camps and the non-camp residents. A Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition is used…
Child Nutritional Status in Egypt
This study examined the underlying demographic and socioeconomic determinants of child nutritional status in Egypt using data from the most recent round of the Demographic and Health Survey. The height-for-age Z- score (HAZ) was used as a measure of child growth. A quantile regression approach was used to allow for a heterogeneous effect of each determinant along different percentiles of the conditional distribution of the HAZ. A nationally repre…
Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach
Economic Growth and Child Malnutrition in Egypt
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Infant Mortality in Egypt
Who Benefits from Public Healthcare Subsidies in Egypt
Direct subsidization of healthcare services has been widely used in many countries to improve health outcomes. It is commonly believed that the poor are the main beneficiaries from these subsidies. We test this hypothesis in Egypt by empirically analyzing the distribution of public healthcare subsidies using data from Egypt Demographic and Health Survey and Egypt National Health Accounts. To determine the distribution of public health care subsid…
Association Between Contraband Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use Among High School Students in Canada
The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital
The quality dimension of immigrant human capital has received little attention in the economic assimilation literature. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how human capital acquired in different source countries may be adjusted according to its quality in the Canadian labor market. This is achieved by deriving quality-adjustment indices using data from the 2001 Canadian census. These indices are then used to examine the role of schooli…
The association between workplace smoking bans and self-perceived, work-related stress among smoking workers
The results of this study do not imply that WSB's are the main determinant of self-perceived, work-related stress among smokers but provides suggestive evidence that these may be positively related
Cigarette Taxes and Smoking Participation
Using the Canadian National Population Health Survey and the recent tax variation across Canadian provinces, this paper examines the impact of cigarette taxes on smoking participation. Consistent with the literature, we find evidence of a heterogeneous response to cigarette taxes among different groups of smokers. Contrary to most studies, we find that the middle age group-which constitutes the largest fraction of smokers in our sample-is largely…
Psychosocial working conditions and the utilization of health care services
Job strain may be positively associated with the utilization of health care services. This suggests that improving psychosocial working conditions and educating workers on stress-coping mechanisms could be beneficial for the physical and mental health of workers
Economic Growth and Child Malnutrition in Egypt
Who Benefits from Public Healthcare Subsidies in Egypt
Direct subsidization of healthcare services has been widely used in many countries to improve health outcomes. It is commonly believed that the poor are the main beneficiaries from these subsidies. We test this hypothesis in Egypt by empirically analyzing the distribution of public healthcare subsidies using data from Egypt Demographic and Health Survey and Egypt National Health Accounts. To determine the distribution of public health care subsid…
The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital
The quality dimension of immigrant human capital has received little attention in the economic assimilation literature. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how human capital acquired in different source countries may be adjusted according to its quality in the Canadian labor market. This is achieved by deriving quality-adjustment indices using data from the 2001 Canadian census. These indices are then used to examine the role of schooli…
Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach
Cigarette Taxes and Smoking Participation
Using the Canadian National Population Health Survey and the recent tax variation across Canadian provinces, this paper examines the impact of cigarette taxes on smoking participation. Consistent with the literature, we find evidence of a heterogeneous response to cigarette taxes among different groups of smokers. Contrary to most studies, we find that the middle age group-which constitutes the largest fraction of smokers in our sample-is largely…
Psychosocial working conditions and the utilization of health care services
Job strain may be positively associated with the utilization of health care services. This suggests that improving psychosocial working conditions and educating workers on stress-coping mechanisms could be beneficial for the physical and mental health of workers
The association between workplace smoking bans and self-perceived, work-related stress among smoking workers
The results of this study do not imply that WSB's are the main determinant of self-perceived, work-related stress among smokers but provides suggestive evidence that these may be positively related
The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital
The quality dimension of immigrant human capital has received little attention in the economic assimilation literature. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how human capital acquired in different source countries may be adjusted according to its quality in the Canadian labor market. This is achieved by deriving quality-adjustment indices using data from the 2001 Canadian census. These indices are then used to examine the role of schooli…
Association Between Contraband Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use Among High School Students in Canada
Who Benefits from Public Healthcare Subsidies in Egypt
Direct subsidization of healthcare services has been widely used in many countries to improve health outcomes. It is commonly believed that the poor are the main beneficiaries from these subsidies. We test this hypothesis in Egypt by empirically analyzing the distribution of public healthcare subsidies using data from Egypt Demographic and Health Survey and Egypt National Health Accounts. To determine the distribution of public health care subsid…
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Infant Mortality in Egypt
Does Income Inequality Increase Violence Against Women? An Instrumental Variable Approach
Economic Growth and Child Malnutrition in Egypt
Child Nutritional Status in Egypt
This study examined the underlying demographic and socioeconomic determinants of child nutritional status in Egypt using data from the most recent round of the Demographic and Health Survey. The height-for-age Z- score (HAZ) was used as a measure of child growth. A quantile regression approach was used to allow for a heterogeneous effect of each determinant along different percentiles of the conditional distribution of the HAZ. A nationally repre…
Why are Palestinian refugee children shorter than the children of host community in Jordan
There is a marked height difference between Palestinian children living in the refugee camps and children of the remaining population in Jordan. Children living in refugee camps are significantly shorter than the rest of the children in the hosting population. We explore the drivers of the height gap, measured by the height for age z-score, among children residing in refugee camps and the non-camp residents. A Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition is used…
Job Satisfaction in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia
This study examines job satisfaction in Egypt and Tunisia following the 2011 Arab Spring, with a focus on how labor market conditions and workplace characteristics shaped worker well-being during this critical period of political and economic transition. Using nationally representative labor market panel surveys from both countries, the analysis applies ordered probit models to explore the determinants of both overall and domain-specific job sati…
Gender, work, and satisfaction
To test the robustness of our results, we also conduct the decomposition using an alternative measure of job satisfaction based on a single overall satisfaction question. The consistency of results across both measures reinforces the validity of our conclusions. Together, these findings caution against relying solely on standard models of job satisfaction and emphasize the importance of considering sample selection and multidimensional outcomes. …
Gender Gaps in Digital Financial Inclusion
Beyond access
Purpose Digital financial services have expanded rapidly in Saudi Arabia, amid rapid digital transformation under Saudi Vision, 2030 and widespread digital infrastructure. However, high levels of formal access do not necessarily imply active digital use. This paper examines digital financial exclusion in Saudi Arabia by focusing on individuals who report no use of digital financial services despite high levels of account ownership and digital ava…
Environmental health (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Geography (4 works)