About Dr. Dina Rabie
Dr. Dina Rabie is a behavioural/experimental economist who is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics at Northeastern University London. Dr. Rabie is a Visiting Fellow at the Behavioural Laboratory at London School of Economics. She is also the Scientific Advisor and Co-founder of the Experimental and Behavioural Economics Laboratory at the British University in Egypt; a unique laboratory in the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa region founded in cooperation with the Research Laboratory of the University of Hamburg in 2018.
Dr. Rabie obtained her PhD in Economics from the University of Hamburg, Germany, in May 2021. Prior to joining Northeastern University London in 2023, Dr. Rabie held the positions of a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the British University in Egypt in 2021-22 and Assistant Lecturer in Economics at the same University from 2013 to 2021. Dr. Rabie held the position of a Research Fellow and the Experimental Laboratory Manager at Nottingham Trent University Business School from February 2022 to September 2023.
Dr. Dina Rabie 's Research
Dr. Rabie’s research focuses on understanding the individual decision-making process, and how differences in cultures and institutions may influence individual behaviour. In her research, Dr. Rabie employs students and non-students subjects pools and collaborates on multiple multi-country research projects. Her research has been published in leading Behavioural Economics and Social Psychology journals such as Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Economic Inquiry, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Dr. Rabie is a team member in the European Research Council project “The Cultural Logic of Honour and Social Interaction: A Cross-Cultural Comparison (HonourLogic)”, PI: Prof. Ayse Uskul, University of Sussex. Dr. Rabie also contributed to The Arab Databank of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg.
Publications
Rabie, D., Rashwan, M., & Miniesy, R., “Fasting and Honesty: An Experimental Evidence from Egypt.” Economic Inquiry, 62, 1353-1368.
Lange, A., Miniesy, R., Nicklisch A., Rabie, D., Bock, O., & Ross, J. (2023) “Sharing Norms and Negotiations Across Cultures: Experimental Interactions within and between Egypt and Germany.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 210, 412-440.
Kirchner-Hausler, A., Schonbrodt, F. D., Uskul, A. K., Vignoles, V. L., Rodriguez-Bailon, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici-Yalcin, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Ozkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2023). “Neither Eastern norWestern: Patterns of Independence and Interdependence in Mediterranean Societies.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(3), 471.
Kirchner‐Häusler, A., Schönbrodt, F. D., Uskul, A. K., Vignoles, V. L., Rodriguez‐Bailón, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici-Yalcin, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Ozkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2023) “Cultural Fit in Emotions and Subjective Well-Being: Replicating Comparative Evidence and Extending it to the Mediterranean and MENA Regions.” Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 5, 100171.
Kirchner-Hausler, A., Schonbrodt, F. D., Uskul, A. K., Vignoles, V. L., Rodriguez-Bailon, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici-Yalcin, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Ozkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (Dec. 2022). “Proximal and Distal Honor Fit and Subjective Well-Being in the Mediterranean Region.” Journal of Personality, 92(1), 38-54.
Working Papers
Rabie, D. & Elbialy, N. “Attitudes towards Islamic Inheritance: Son Preference or Religiosity?” Revision requested at Review of Law and Economics.
Rabie, D., “RoSCAs in Egypt: A Banking Institution or a Commitment Device?”, Institute of Law & Economics working paper 2021 no. 52.
Rabie, D., Nicklisch, A., & Muehlheusser, G., “Are Higher Order Risk Preferences Correlated with Choice Inconsistency in Time and Risk Games?”
Book Chapters
Rabie, D. (2021), “RoSCAs in Africa: The Case of Egypt.” Nziku, D.M. and Struthers, J.J. (Ed.) Enterprise and Economic Development in Africa, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 277-291.
Dr. Dina Rabie 's Teaching
At Northeastern University London, Dr. Rabie teaches Microeconomics and Behaviour, Advancing Global Progress, and Statistics.
Dr. Rabie developed and taught several courses at the British University in Egypt such as Behavioural Economics, Experimental Economics of Religion, Financial Economics, and Law and Economics.