Dr. Hebatallah Adam

Prof. (Dr.) Hebatallah Adam is an academician, editor, and scholar with over 20 years of teaching and research experience in International Economic Development. She works as a Professor of Economics, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs (Master’ Programme) at Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), Founder and Director of Jindal Centre for the Global South and Associate Director at Jindal India Insitute– O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana – India. Before this, she was affiliated with the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt. In addition to her teaching experience, she also worked at the German University in Cairo and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport.

Dr. Adam is the visionary behind establishing the Jindal Centre for the Global South, a distinguished research centre affiliated with Jindal Global University’s (JGU) School of International Affairs. The primary mission of the Centre is to promote cutting-edge global research in fields such as Global South studies, South-South Cooperation, and Sustainable Development. Beyond that, it aspires to become an intellectual hub that fosters inventive solutions to the problems encountered by the Global South.

Dr. Adam has founded the Africa Dialogue Forum (ADF), an initiative to bring together a coalition of organisations and intellectuals committed to advancing the Better Africa Cause. The ADF is a forum for substantive conversations with internationally renowned experts, academicians, and influential African thought leaders. These dialogues are centred on extensive research and promoting innovative ideas and solutions to achieve measurable and sustainable transformations across Africa.

Dr. Adam has earned her B.A., MA, and PhD degrees from universities in Egypt and France, including Departement de Gestion et de Commerce International (D.G.C.I.) at Faculty of Business Ain Shams University, Poitiers University in France and I.A.E. de Paris – Sorbonne University, France. She has numerous publications in poverty, financial inclusion, fintech, Global South, international development, and development finance. Additionally, she has supervised Masters and PhD students from both India and Egypt.

Dr. Adam’s research interests relate to Global South Studies, Political Economy of Development, International Trade, Green Economics, and International Development Economics.

List of Publications:

• Adam, H., Rena, R. (eds) Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer, [2023] – Book
• Adam, H., Batul, A., Malik, F.A. (2023). Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-COVID-19 Era. In: Adam, H., Rena, R. (eds) Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer, Singapore. [2023] – Book Chapter
• Adam, H. (2023). Impediments to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa. In: Omrane, A., Patra, G., Datta, S. (eds) Digital Technologies for Smart Business, Economics and Education. Arts, Research, Innovation and Society. Springer, Cham. [2023] – Book Chapter
• Adam, H., Malik, F. A., Das, D., Janjua, L. R. (2023). A Policy Rate Channel Testing of Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism. International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 19(1), 1-16. [2023] – Journal Article
• Adam H. (2021) Fintech and Entrepreneurship Boosting in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study of India and Egypt. In: Musleh Al-Sartawi A.M.A. (eds) The Big Data-Driven Digital Economy: Artificial and Computational Intelligence. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 974. Springer, Cham. [2021] – Book Chapter –
• Adam, H., et al (2021). An Investigation into the Dynamics of Financial Inclusion in South Asian Countries, Pakistan Economic and Social Review, School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Volume 59, Issue 2. ISSN (print): 1011-002X, ISSN (online): 2224-4174. [2021] – Journal Article
• Adam, H. (Ed), Financing for Development 2030 Global Agenda and Post Covid-19 Development challenges, Booksclinic Publishing (1 November 2021), ISBN 978-93-91389-85-7 – [2021] – Book
• Adam, H., Malik, F., Yadav, K., (2021), Analytics of agriculture credit-output nexus and human development in India, Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 35 (1), 257-257. [2021]
• Adam, H., Omrane, A., Malik, F., Yadav, K. (2020), The Urban Poor and Their Financial Behavior: A Case Study of Slum Dwellers in Lucknow (India), a book chapter published in “Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Renewable Energy-Based Projects, and Digitalization”, December 2020, ISBN 9780367468378, Routledge – Tailor and Francis Group. [2020] – Book Chapter
• Adam, H., Malik, F., Yadav, KD., Financial Behavior of Urban Destitutes in India, Notion Press; 1 edition (17 January 2020), ISBN: 978-1-64783-383-1
• [2020] – Book
• Adam, H., et al (2019). Reforming International Financial Architecture and Scope of Innovative Development Finance. Trade and Finance for Development Southern Perspective Report. RIS (Research and Information System for Developing Countries), New Delhi, India. ISBN: 81-7122-141-6. pp. (41-52) – [2019] – Article published as part of Report
• Adam, H., (2019), India’s Cooperation with Africa: Some Features. Development Cooperation Review, Vol.2, No. 9, December 2019.RIS (Research and Information System for Developing Countries), New Delhi, India. – [2019] – Article published as part of Report
• Adam, H. (2019). The Digital Revolution in Africa: Opportunities and Hurdles (January 5, 2019). [2019] – Article published as part of Conference Proceedings
• Adam, H., Youssef, A., Economic Impacts of Nanotechnology Industry: Case Study on Egypt (January 6, 2019). [2019] – Article published as part of Conference Proceedings
• Adam, H. (2019). The Impact Of Global Value Chains (Gvcs) On The Economic Growth In Developing Countries: Evidence From The Chinese Experience. Disruption of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges. Bloomsbury Publishing, India. ISBN: 9789388912860 – [2019]
• Adam, H. (2018) Social Protection Programs and Pro-Poor Economic Growth in Times of Economic Crisis. International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concepts – Volume (6), Issue (11) – pp (261-268) – [2018] – Journal Article
• Hebatallah ADAM, Youmn El-Hamaky, Wael Fawzy, “Applied Economics”, (2017), Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University – [2017] – Academic Book – Published in Arabic
• Adam, H., The Role of Microfinance in Alleviating Rural Poverty in Developing Countries, (2014), The Scientific Journal of Economics and Business, Faculty of Business – Ain Shams University, first edition year 2014 – [2014] – Journal Article – Published in Arabic
• Adam, H., Peru Experience in Microfinance: Learned Lessons, (2014), The Scientific Journal of Economics and Business, Faculty of Business – Ain Shams University, first edition year 2014 – [2014] – Journal Article – Published in Arabic
• Youmn El-Hamaky, Hebatallah ADAM et al. (2014). The potential of stimulating the role of SMEs for the service of national development goals in Egypt. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt. – [2014] – Report – Published in Arabic
• Youmn El-Hamaky, Hossam E. M. Abdelkader, Hebatallah ADAM (2014). The Impact Evaluation of Enhancing Access to Finance for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Project, The World Bank (IBRD) Research Project, Washington, D. C., January – [2014] – Report – Published in Arabic
• Hebatallah ADAM, Waleed M. YOUSSEF, “Commercial Studies in English: Economics I”, (2014), Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University – [2014] – Academic Book
• Tamer RADY, Hebatallah ADAM, & Waleed M. YOUSSEF, “Commercial Studies in English: Economics II”, (2014), Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University- [2014] – Academic Book
• Farag EZZAT, Hebatallah ADAM, “Economic Resources”, (2014), Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University – [2014]- Academic Book