Rabeh Morrar was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1981. He received the B.A degree in Mathematical Applied to Economics from Birzeit University, Palestine, in 2003, and the M.A. in Economics from Birzeit University, Palestine, 2006, and Ph.D. degree in Innovation Economy from Lille 1 University for Science and Technology, Lille, France. In 2011, he joined the Department of Economic, An-Najah National University, Palestine, as an assistant professor in Economics, and in 2011 became the head of Economic Department until 2016. In June 2018, he started a one year Postdoctoral Rutherford Fellow at the Centre of International Development in Northumbria University, UK. His current research interests include International Development. Innovation Networks, Knowledge-based Economy, Economic Development in Developing Countries, Labor Economy, and Service Economy. Dr. Rabeh is a Fellow of the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS), Turkish Economic Research Forum, American Economic Association (AEA), Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), and European Association for Research in Services (RESER). He is a member of the Advisory Committee of Economic statistics, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Palestinian National Committee of Trade in Services, the National Team for Developing National Export Strategy, Business Innovation and Partnership Centre in Palestine, ESCWA team for ICT and innovation, and National team for Public Procurement Capacity Building Strategy. He was the recipient of the Zamaleh Research Grant, 2014; HERMES research Grant, 2015; Peace I Research Grant, 2016; and Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) Research Grant 2017. Since 2011, Rabeh has published more than 15 scientific papers, reports and policy papers in different disciplines related to Innovation Economics, Palestinian Economic, Trade and Service Economy.
- Innovation Economics, Lille1 University of Science and Technology, France, September
- 2008-June 2011, “to measure the role of Public-Private Innovation Networks (PPINs) in developing innovation in service sector and enhancing economic performance”.
- Economic Science, Birzeit University, Palestine, 2004-2006.
- Mathematics Applied to Economics, Birzeit University, Palestine, 1999-2003.