Nisreen Salti MA, PhD

Dr. Nisreen Salti, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the American University of Beirut. She works on development economics and political economy. Her research is on inequality and inequity in resources, access, and outcomes, with a focus on health. She is especially interested in marginalized communities, particularly refugees. Her work has appeared in Social Science and Medicine, the Lancet, Tobacco Control, the International Journal for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Journal of Economic Studies among others. She has been an active participant in local and regional policy debates, engaging policy-makers and analysts in government and at various multilateral organizations and arms of the UN. She obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University in 2006, and a Master in Public Affairs in 1999.