Areas of Interest:

• International Trade
• Industrial Organization
• Development and Economic Growth

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Tunis, University of Tunis - El Manar, Tunisia, 2003
• M.Sc., Economics, University of Québec at Montréal, Canada, 1990

Experience:

• Professor  Department of Economics,  Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis (E.S.S.E.C), University of Tunis. 2010- present.
• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Nabeul, University of Carthage, 2004-2009
• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, 1991-2003

Latest Publications:

• GHALI, Sofiane and Habib ZITOUNA (2018), " Labor Demand in Tunisia: Size, Structure, and Determinants", in The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transition, (Ragui Assaad and Mongi Boughzala, Eds), Oxford University Press, London, 2018, pp.39-60.
• Ferragina, A. M., Sofiane Ghali, F. Mazzotta, G. Nunziante, E. Taymaz, Ü. Töngür and H. Zitouna (2018), "Spatial Proximity and Firm Performances: How Can Location-Based Economies Help the Transition Process in the Mediterranean Region? Empirical Evidence from Turkey, Italy and Tunisia ", FEM 41-09, FEMISE Research Papers, Marseille, August 2018
• Ghali Sofiane, M. Goedhuys, M. Grimm, A. Meysonnat, E. Nillesen, A.K. Reitmann and Sami Zouari (2018), "Women’s and Youth Empowerment in Rural Tunisia: An Assessment Using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)", Impact Report Series, Issue 11, International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, May 2018.
• GHALI, Sofiane and Sami REZGUI (2015), "Structural Transformation and Industrial Policy in Tunisia", in Structural Transformation and Industrial Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey and Case Studies, European Investment Bank, FEMISE, 2015.