Dr. Amany A. El Anshasy is an economist and Associate Professor of Economics at the College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University since 2008. She holds a PhD in Economics from the George Washington University, USA and MA degree in Development Studies, in the area of Economic Policy and Planning, from the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands. Dr. El-Anshasy has experience in a number of universities and research centers in Egypt and the US before joining the UAE university. She has published many papers in reputable journals and a textbook in economics. Her research interests are centered on resource-abundant economies’ diversification experiences, energy and environmental economics and policy, macroeconomic stabilization policies and oil price shocks, wellbeing and the economics of migration.