Karam Shaar Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

My consultancy focuses on policy and operational research.For a list of my services, visit www.karamshaar.com/servicesClients and donors: The World Bank, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, European Endowment for Democracy, Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, French Ministry of.

At the New Lines Institute, my work focuses on illicit narcotic flows and their nexus with security and political systems in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon and Syria.My work and bio can be found here: https://newlinesinstitute.org/people/dr-karam-shaar/

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

The Observatory of Political and Economic Networks (OPEN) connects the dots and maps the stakeholders in regime-held Syria. By following the money and who-knows-who networks, we promote transparency and accountability with data. OPEN is the flagship product of Obsalytics — a not-for-profit enterprise that harnesses the power of data, analytics, data.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

For my engagements and publications with the Middle East Institute, visit www.mei.edu/experts/karam-shaar

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Operations and Policy Center (OPC) is an independent think tank and service provider. Established in 2014, OPC conducts original research and provides consulting services to enhance policymaking, development programs, and humanitarian response projects. Syrian-led and owned, OPC combines local knowledge with technological and scientific expertise.

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Teaching a course on the Arab-Israeli conflict

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Led the Treasury’s tax forecasting development project, supervised short-term analytical projects, and contributed to the Economic and Fiscal Updates.
• Oversaw team interactions with stakeholders and developed personnel analytical capabilities
• Spearheaded Treasury’s efforts to introduce new tax forecasting and monitoring models
• Served as the Acting Team Leader for 6 weeks, mentored and led team members, and approved key forecasting products for sign-off

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Coordinated economic forecasting and operated the Treasury's core economic forecasting model.
• Supervised multiple analytical projects on the neutral unemployment rate, exchange rate valuation, and neutral rate of interest
• Wrote the Risks and Scenario chapter of the 2018 Budget Update and various Monthly Economic Indicators and Weekly Economic Updates
• Coordinated forecasts and operated the core forecasting model for the 2019 Budget Update

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Conducted research relating to housing and macroprudential policy in New Zealand using household-level data.
• Published 2 papers using novel empirical approaches
• Actively engaged/collaborated with the Motu Research Institute, Victoria University, and the Treasury
• Informed Loan-to-Value ratio speed limits by analyzing data via the Integrated Data Infrastructure
• Work was on a full-time basis only during a doctoral internship

I worked as a part-time researcher for the Aleppo Project at the School of Public Policy, the Central European University. The project gathers as much as possible about “the past of the city, document the horrors that have befallen it and think about what sort of future might lie ahead”. www.thealeppoproject.com. With The Aleppo Project, I authored a paper.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Taught English, fundraised, campaigned, rehabilitated education centers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Part-time tutor for postgraduate students in University Putra Malaysia. I taught Statistics, Econometrics, and English.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics

Master Of Science In Economics, International Trade, Monetary Policy, First-Class (3.75/4)

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Management