Dr. Rasha Istaiteyeh is an Associate Professor of Economics at The Hashemite University in Jordan. A scholar of economic development and human capital, Dr. Istaiteyeh authored Economic Development and Highly Skilled Returnees: The Impact of Human Capital Circular Migration on the Economy of Origin Countries: The Case of Jordan. She teaches undergraduate courses on Economic Development, Jordan’s Economy, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. Dr. Istaiteyeh holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Kassel in Germany.

In 2021, Dr. Istaiteyeh served as a consultant for the International Development Research Centre & Cuso International and World Refugee & Migration Council. The year prior, she consulted the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development, a Civil Society Organization in Jordan.