A technical workshop on the costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people

In cooperation with the Faculty of Business & Economics at Birzeit University, UNCTAD is pleased to invite you for

A technical workshop on the costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: impact evaluation methodologies and use of satellite data in economic analysis

Workshop Agenda

9:30 am – 9:45 am: Registration.

Session One:

09:45 am – 10:30: Opening Remarks         

• Introduction by BZU.
• The economic cost of occupation for the Palestinian people: Background and conceptual considerations (Mahmoud Elkhafif).
• UNCTAD’s work on the economic cost of occupation for the Palestinian people (Mutasim Elagraa).

Session Two:

10:30 am – 12:00 pm:   Impact evaluation methodologies in economics (Jean-louis Arcand).

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Coffee break.

Session Three:

12:30 pm- 02:00 pm: Use of Satellite Data in Economic analysis.

• Use of satellite data in economic analysis (Pinyi Chen)
• Applications of satellite data analysis in Palestine (Rami AlAzzeh)

List of presenters:

Dr. Mahmoud Elkhafif – Former Coordinator of UNCTAD’s Assistance to the Palestinian people.

Dr. Mutasim Elagraa – Officer-in-Charge of UNCTAD’s Assistance to the Palestinian people.

Professor Jean-Louis Arcand - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.

Ms. Pinyi Chen - Researcher, Development Economics, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.

Mr. Rami AlAzzeh – Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD.