Amira Elasra

Amira Elasra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. She holds roles including Senior Tutor for Undergraduate Studies and Director of Pastoral Support. Previously, she worked at the University of Glasgow and has extensive experience across academia, government, and international organizations like UNDP, WHO, and USAID. Her research focuses on Education Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics with a particular emphasis on educational outcomes in England and policy design.

Education & Career: Amira’s academic journey began at the Adam Smith Business School (University of Glasgow) before joining Warwick in 2016. She has held roles in Egypt including at the Information and Decision Support Centre and the Egyptian Parliament’s Appropriation Committee. Internationally, she contributed to projects with the World Bank and the Indonesian government.

Teaching: She teaches modules such as Labour Economics (EC318), Economics 1 (EC107), Econometrics (EC226), and MSc Intro Maths/Stats (EC961). Her teaching emphasizes practical application through online assessments and data-driven pedagogy.

Research Contributions: Her work bridges empirical analysis and policy, exploring topics like school organizational processes, family structure impacts on education, and data imputation methods. Recent research includes longitudinal studies on English adolescents and evaluations of online assessment tools. She has published widely in journals like the International Journal of Organizational Leadership and the Economics Network Ideas Bank.

Affiliations & Leadership: Amira is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy, and serves on multiple university committees including the UG Management Committee and Teaching & Learning Committee. She actively contributes to institutional governance through roles like Member of the Board of Examiners.