Dr. El-Khattabi is an applied environmental economist and urban planner with expertise in policy-oriented quantitative research and data management. He research issues at the intersection of economic development and environmental planning with a particular focus on urban water demand management. This includes research on topics such as innovation, pricing, affordability, financial stability, and governance.
Dr. El-Khattabi is currently an ORISE post-doctoral fellow at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) in the Office of Water. At US EPA, He is conducting research for the Office of Science and Technology's Engineering and Analysis Division and the newly formed Water Economics Center. The research largely involves the use of non-market valuation techniques to estimate benefits. Dr. El-Khattabi is also working on topics related to environmental justice.