Ismael Majeed Ismael, MA

Introduction

Ismael Majeed Ismael: received his MA. Financial Economics from College of Business at Kent State University, Ohio, the USA in 2015. He pursued professional development in public policy and Governance at Hague Academy for local governance, Netherlands. He has consultancy experience with IOM, UNDP, UNICEF, GOAL, GIZ, HUMAN APEAL. He has been involved in consultancy on labor market studies, market assessments for small and medium enterprises in Iraq. He formerly taught at the University of Dohuk, Kirkuk University, Charmo University. He is from Kirkuk. where he is founder and director of Kokar foundation for sustainable development and voluntary works, NGO.

Education

• - MA Financial Economics- Kent State University- Ohio - 2015
• - BA Economics University of Duhok- 2009

Research

• Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment in Kurdistan Region of Iraq • The Asymmetric Effects of Uncertainty on Inflation and Output Growth in U.S.A. • Dohuk City Labor Market Assessment analysis and Vocational Training. • Kirkuk Labor Market Assessment analysis and Vocational Training. • Scoping on Needs to re-Launch Manufacturing Activities in Mosul.

Professional Membership

• Iraqi policy program fellow: Professional training on writing and advocating for new policy papers, 2020
• Fellowship of Local Governance and Decentralization in Iraq, The Hague academy for local Governance, Netherlands & Tunisia, 2018.
• Fellow of European Forum Alpbach scholarship award, Austria, 2016
• Founder and Director at www.Kokar.org, social Initiative, Kurdistan, Iraq