Dr Shimaa Elkomy
Academic and research departments
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Centre for Environment and Sustainability.About
Biography
Dr Shimaa Elkomy is an applied economist with more than 10 years of experience working with national surveys and administrative datasets. As a quantitative researcher at the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity, she has highly diversified research portfolio that empirically examine various timely and pressing policy challenges. She has a particular interest in applying economic analysis in wide array of policy domains as economic productivity, sustainability, wellbeing, policy outcomes and economic performance. Dr Elkomy is currently a senior research fellow at the University of Surrey leading on a project sponsored by What Works Centre for Wellbeing and commissioned by HMT and Department of Levelling-up, Housing and Communities to examine the effect different economic, social, spatial and regional indicators on wellbeing across England, Scotland and Wales using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Shimaa is an accredited Office for National Statistics researcher and leads more than one projects using confidential data under the Secured Research System for example Opinions and Lifestyle Survey and Homelessness Case Level Collection (H-CLIC). Shimaa’s current work builds on the foundations of her PhD at the School of Economics at Lancaster University and on a range of projects she led in the School of Economics at the University of Surrey, School of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Strathclyde, and finally What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
Publications
Highlights
Elkomy, S.. and Gardner, B. (2023). Work and Mental Health Effects on Wellbeing of Healthcare Workers during the Pandemic. Social Science and Medicine (Under Review)
Elkomy, S., Mair, S. and Jackson, T. (2023). Energy and productivity interrelations: examination of the production and behavioural perspectives. Ecological Economics (Under Review)
Elkomy, S. and Blanden, J. (2022). The effects of Political Marginality on Healthcare Outcomes in the UK. Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization (Revise and Resubmit)
Elkomy, S. and Jackson, T. (2022). Examining the coupling of sustainability and the English healthcare outcomes: quality effects and market drivers. Organization and Environment (Under Review).
Elkomy, S., Abdelsalam, O., Martin-Oliver, A. (2022). Foreign Board structure and Productivity Spillovers in the GCC. Human Resource Development Quarterly (Under Review)
Elkomy, S. and Jackson, T. (2022). WHO Noncommunicable Diseases Global Monitoring Policy: Pandemic Resilience in Low-income Countries. World Development (Under Review).
Elkomy,S. , Hilary, I. and Read, R. (2020). "Foreign Innovation and Productivity Growth in the Manufacturing sector. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 1-22.
Elkomy, S.,Hilary, I. and Read, R. (2020). "FDI and Growth in Egypt: Aggregate and Heterogenous Sectoral Effects”. Review of Development Economics, 24(4), 1511-1528.
Elkomy, S. and Murad, Z. (2020). Can the quality of leadership in the NHS affect quality performance in the English Hospitals? International Public Management Journal, 1-28.
Elkomy, S., Cookson, G. and Jones, S. (2019). The efficiency effects of Contracting-out of cleaning services in healthcare. Public Administration Review. 79(2), 193-202
Elkomy, S., & Cookson, G. (2020). Performance management strategy: waiting time in the English national health services. Public Organization Review, 20(1), 95-112.
Elkomy, S. (2018). Contract Management Capacity: the case of the UK Public Service. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance.
Elkomy,S., Hilary, I. and Read, R. (2016). Economic and Political Determinants of the Effects of FDI On Growth in Transition and Developing Countries. Thunderbird International Business Review, 58(4), 347-36
Elkomy,S. (2011). The Impact of the European Mediterranean Partnership on Business Development in Mediterranean Region and its Future Aspirations. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. 1st edition. Italy, Milano: FrancoAngeli.
WORKING PAPERS
Elkomy,S. and Deeming, C. The effect of the lockdown policies on the well-being across England, Scotland and Wales. Working Paper.
Elkomy, S. and Deeming, C. The effect of extreme exhaustion on the mental health of healthcare worker during the pandemic. Working paper.
Elkomy, S. and Jackson, T. Risk perception and social Behaviour during uncertainty: The case of the English constituencies. Working paper.
Elkomy, S.,Hilary, I. and Read, R. (2020). "FDI and Growth in Egypt: Aggregate and Heterogenous Sectoral Effects”. Review of Development Economics, 24(4), 1511-1528.
Elkomy, S. and Murad, Z. (2020). Can the quality of leadership in the NHS affect quality performance in the English Hospitals? International Public Management Journal, 1-28.
Elkomy, S., Cookson, G. and Jones, S. (2018). The efficiency effects of Contracting-out of cleaning services in healthcare. Public Administration Review. 79(2), 193-202
Elkomy, S., & Cookson, G. (2020). Performance management strategy: waiting time in the English national health services. Public Organization Review, 20(1), 95-112.
Elkomy, S. (2018). Contract Management Capacity: the case of the UK Public Service. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance.
Elkomy,S., Hilary, I. and Read, R. (2016). Economic and Political Determinants of the Effects of FDI On Growth in Transition and Developing Countries. Thunderbird International Business Review, 58(4), 347-36
Elkomy,S. (2011). The Impact of the European Mediterranean Partnership on Business Development in Mediterranean Region and its Future Aspirations. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. 1st edition. Italy, Milano: FrancoAngeli.
WORKING PAPERS
Elkomy, S. and and Jackson, T. Health resilience and the global pandemic: the effect of social conditions on Covid-19 death. Submitted.
Elkomy, S, Mair, S. and Jackson, T. The effect of energy demand and supply on the productivity growth in the UK. CUSP Working paper no. 23 (https://cusp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/pp-energy-report.pdf#ppem)
Elkomy, S. and Jackson, T. The effects of Political Marginality on Healthcare Outcomes in the NHS. Working Paper.
Elkomy,S. and Jackson, T. Risk perception and social Behaviour during uncertainty: The case of the English constituencies.
Elkomy, S., Abdelsalam, O., Martin-Oliver, A. Foreign Board structure and Productivity Spillovers in the GCC. Submitted
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Elkomy, S. Outsourced Cleaning Leaves a Dirty Mark. Facilitate Magazine. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/comment/perspectives/outsourced-cleaning-leaves-a-dirty-mark/
Elkomy, S. Out-sourcing Hospital Services. Healthcare-in-europe.com, https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/story/12177-out-sourcing-hospital-services.html
FUNDING AWARDS
PI in Surrey Living Lab Grant : Sustainability and Energy Efficiency