Rabeh Morrar was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1981. He received the B.A degree in Mathematical Applied to Economics from Birzeit University, Palestine, in 2003, and the M.A. in Economics from Birzeit University, Palestine, 2006, and Ph.D. degree in Innovation Economy from Lille 1 University for Science and Technology, Lille, France. In 2011, he joined the Department of Economic, An-Najah National University, Palestine, as an assistant professor in Economics, and in 2011 became the head of Economic Department until 2016. His current research interests include Innovation Networks, Knowledge-based Economy, Economic Development in Developing Countries, Labor Economy, and Service Economy. Dr. Rabeh is a Fellow of the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS), Turkish Economic Research Forum, American Economic Association (AEA), Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), and European Association for Research in Services (RESER). He was the recipient of the Zamaleh Research Grant, 2014; HERMES research Grant, 2015; Peace I Research Grant, 2016; and Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) Research Grant 2017.  Since 2011, Rabeh has published more than 15 scientific papers, reports and policy papers in different disciplines related to Innovation Economics, Palestinian Economic, Trade and Service Economy.