Bilal Barakat
Guest Research Scholar
Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Biography
Bilal Barakat joined the World Population Program in February 2008 to support with the definition of scenarios for global education trends for the purpose of human capital projections. After having studied mathematics at Cambridge and Oxford Universities for undergraduate and graduate degrees, he obtained his doctorate from Oxford University's Department of Education.Dr. Barakat's current research interest focuses on educational modeling and planning, especially in developing countries. He has worked as a consultant on various aspects of international and UK educational development including higher education quality assurance, education in post-conflict settings, teacher training and recruitment, for UNDP, UNESCO, the World Bank, and for national agencies in the UK.
Last update: 04 MAR 2010
Publications
Skirbekk, V., Loichinger, E., & Barakat, B. (2012). The aging of the workforce in European countries: demographic trends, retirement projections, and retirement policies. In: The Oxford Handbook of Work and Aging. Eds. Hedge, JW & Borman, WC, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195385052
Barakat, B. & Durham, R. (2012). Projecting global educational attainment to 2050 using a hierarchical Bayesian model. In: Worlds Within Reach: From Science To Policy - IIASA 40th Anniversary Conference, 24-26 October 2012, Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Barakat, B. (2012). Unskilled Mayors and Graduate Farmers: Comparing the Association of Education and Occupation on Fertility in Six European Countries. In: Worlds Within Reach: From Science To Policy - IIASA 40th Anniversary Conference, 24-26 October 2012, Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Barakat, B., Carson, D., Taylor, A., Basu, R., & Wang, L. (2011). Education, remoteness and population dynamics. In: Demography at the Edge: Remote Human Populations in Developed Nations. Eds. Carson, D., Rasmussen, R.O., Ensign, P.C., Huskey, L., & Taylor, A., pp. 255-269 Ashgate Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 978-075467962-2
Barakat, B. & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2010). Introduction - The search for a demography of education: Some thoughts. In: Vienna Yearbook of Population Research. pp. 1-8 Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 10.1553/populationyearbook2010s1.