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Massoud Khazabi, born in 1972, is a Canadian economist, and the founder and president of the Canadian tuition-free higher education institute, the Ottawa School of Business and Economics. .

Massoud received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 2011. He founded OSBE in 2014 to effectively deal with the barriers facing minority and underprivileged individuals, to offer an educational alternative that can improve their chances of realizing their potential and successfully accessing the labour market, and to support the lifelong learning objectives of the United Nations. The programs offered by that institute are open to international applicants, and aim at improving the lives of thousands of people across the globe.

Massoud also works as a professor with the University of Ottawa, and as a senior economist with the Government of Canada. Very active in his professional area of work, Massoud has held many roles in various not-for-profit organizations, including as the editor of the Canadian Economic Review, and the editorial board member of other academic journals such as the Eastern European Business and Economics Journal.

Massoud's research portfolio comprises of theoretical, empirical and public policy work mainly in the fields of labour economics, health economics, industrial organization, and economics of transportation. He has several publications in peer reviewed journals such as Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Applied Econometrics and International Development, Journal of Public Affairs, and Journal of Economic Studies, inter alia

Massoud, his wife and two young sons live in Ottawa, Canada.

Selected Publications

Khazabi, M. (2017), "Postal service markets: An international comparison analysis," Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 17(3).

Khazabi, M. and Quyen, N.V. (2017), “Competition and Innovation with Horizontal R&D Spillovers,” Journal of Economic Studies,Volume 44(3).

Khazabi, M. (2013), "Utilization of the Government of Canada's Labour Market Programs by Aboriginal People," The Canadian journal of native studies, 33(1):217-230.