Background
Oweiss, Ibrahim Mohamed was born on September 25, 1931 in Egypt. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Mohamed Zaki and Warda (Zeiden) Oweiss.
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Conventional economics theory embodies concepts that are many times difficult to grasp and are perhaps not general enough to accurately reflect the dynamics of our current marketplace. In the past, economics theory mainly dealt with issues of transactions and exchanges in terms of matter and energy. But the reality is that humans are the core of all transactions and exchanges. Perhaps this is why academia has generally tended to allocate the study of economics to the category of a pseudo-science. This book explores economic principles under the new perspective, where humans are the core of all transactions/exchanges. In this true-science context, economics is defined as the study of the activities exerted by people. From this pioneering study the development of a true science may evolve. In all studies of science, theories and models are tested against reality. Through the process of elimination, one or a few theories are selected as being the most probable or correct. Especially the application of the limit laws, such as the laws of thermodynamics, is useful in testing these theories and models. Thus, in order to evolve economics into a true science, similarities between economics and thermodynamics are explored in this book. As a result, new and more accurate terminologies and models have evolved. The authors of this book, Professional Engineer Dr. Hemmat Safwat, and Economics Professor Ibrahim M. Oweiss have teamed up to research this study. Economics: New Horizons, Shifting the Paradigm represents truly new thinking. It is a must-read for professionals in the business community, as well as economics educators and students.
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"Professor Oweiss' book recounts in clear prose the story of an active and productive life lived largely in two different cultures- Egyptian (and Middle Eastern) and American. The reader will meet many interesting personages- well known and not well known-across seven decades of important changes in the world. Ibrahim Oweiss has lived quite a life." -Carol Lancaster, Dean of the School of Foreign Service and Professor of Politics, Georgetown University. Ibrahim M. Oweiss is an educator and an international economic advisor. Born in Egypt, he earned his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in the U.S. As a Professor of Economics, he taught at Georgetown University for forty two years, and was a visiting professor at Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. While on leave from academia, he was appointed First Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Egyptian Cabinet. He also served as the Chief of the Egyptian Economic Mission to the U.S. with the rank of Ambassador. He authored over sixty scholarly publications, among them: Petrodollar Surpluses, Arab Civilization, The Political Economy of Contemporary Egypt, and The Arab Gulf Economies. He coined the terms "Petrodollar" and "Hostage Capital" in 1974. The "Oweiss Demand Curve" was first presented at Oxford University in 1982. He holds Egypt's Order of Merit, First Class, among other decorations.
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Oweiss, Ibrahim Mohamed was born on September 25, 1931 in Egypt. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Mohamed Zaki and Warda (Zeiden) Oweiss.
Oweiss received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Alexandria University in Egypt majoring in economics and political science before moving to the United States to earn Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics at the University of Minnesota.
Early life and education Oweiss joined the faculty of Georgetown University in 1967. While on leave from Georgetown, he was appointed to the cabinet of the Egyptian government as First Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs in 1977 and with rank of Ambassador, held the position of the Chief of the Egyptian Economic Mission to the United States in New New York Oweiss has authored over fifty scholarly publications including Petrodollar Surpluses, Arab Civilization, The Political Economy of Contemporary Egypt, and in a pioneering work on oil revenues, he coined the term "petrodollars." (This is a frequently used term in economics and in research in global economics and business: eg this 2007 New York Times article) The influential Oweiss Demand Curve was first presented at Oxford University.
He has been a prominent faculty member who shaped generations of students at Georgetown in economics, international affairs, and related fields.
His academic interests have focused on international trade, especially free trade, and the economics of the Middle East. He has advocated for greater international cooperation and mutual understanding among countries.
Oweiss is often noted by students for his humanistic, optimistic approach and his emphasis on maintaining values in the midst of scholarship and economic development. Oweiss is currently Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics and teaches at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service campus in Qatar.
Oweiss has served as an economic advisor for several governments, multinational corporations, and individuals, in the United States and abroad.
He was formerly an advisor to President Jimmy Carter and to United States. business magnate Armand Hammer. In February 2009, Oweiss spoke on "The Global Depression and the Gulf Economies" at the Georgetown Qatar Campus. In a 2005 article by Egyptian weekly First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram, Oweiss stated that Egyptian expatriate scholars like himself "never let go of their ties with their home country." The article suggests this bond with his native Egypt was Oweiss"s motivation for having "offered his services to the Egyptian government" to be "assigned by President Anwar El-Sadat as chief of the Egyptian economic mission to the United States in 1977." In the article, Oweiss goes on to state, "I have always been involved in Egyptian affairs
I have twice presided over the Egyptian American Scholars Association and have overseen several projects that aimed at technology and knowledge transfer back to Egypt.".
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President Association Egyptian-American Scholars, 1984-1988. Chairman board directors Arab-American Business and Professional Association, Howard and Georgeanna Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, 1984-1990, Egyptian American Cultural Association, 1975-1977, Faith and Hope Project, 1975-1977. Officer Egyptian Army, 1955-1958.
Member of University Club (New York City), Cosmos Club (Washington).
Married Celine M. J. Lesuisse, July 19, 1975. Children: Yasmeen, Kareem.