Mariam Raouf is a Senior Research Associate in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Her research interests include macroeconomics, economic growth, national accounts, and international finance. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the impact of financial openness on total factor productivity growth in selected countries in the MENA region.  Mariam worked previously in the Institute of National Planning and the Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, Egypt. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as her PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS), Cairo University.