Mohamed Amara
Associate Professor, Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis
Mohamed Amara received his master’s degree in economic modelling from the Higher Institute of Management of Tunis in 2004 before pursuing a PhD in Geography at the University of Paris I and a PhD in Management at the University of Tunis in 2010. In 2016, Dr. Amara joined the Department of Economics at the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis as an associate professor of quantitative methods. From January to March 2019, he was a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford. Since 2023, he has been a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum, and from September 2023 to April 2024, he was a Fellow at the Meriam Centre for Advanced Study in the Maghreb (MECAM) in Tunis. Amara’s research focuses on development economics, regional sciences, labour markets, youth and gender issues, and applied micro-econometrics.
Areas of Interest:
- Labor market
- Regional and Urban Economics
- Migration
- Structural transformation
Education:
- Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods), University of Tunis, June 2015
- Ph.D. University of Paris I (Geography) and University of Tunis (Management: Quantitative Methods), 2010
Experience:
- Associate professor, Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis, 2016 - Present
- Research Fellow, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Jan. 2019 - Mar. 2019
- Assistant Professor, Higher Institute of Management, Sousse, Tunisia, 2011-2015
Latest Publications:
- Amara, M. (2022). Agglomeration and firm performance in times of economic turmoil: Evidence from Tunisian firm‐level data. Growth and Change., https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12657.
- Amara, M., & Thabet, K. (2019). Firm and regional factors of productivity: a multilevel analysis of Tunisian manufacturing. The Annals of Regional Science, 63(1), 25-51.
- Amara, M., Ayadi, M., & Jemmali, H. (2019). Rural–urban migration and income disparity in Tunisia: A decomposition analysis. Papers in Regional Science, 98(2), 1053-1083.
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in Tunisia: A Storm in A Teacup?
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
March, 2025
Conference PaperSocial Safety Nets in Tunisia: Comparison of Different Targeting Methods
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
October, 2022
Working PapersThe Tunisian Social Protection System: Key Strengths and Challenges
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
September, 2022
Policy BriefsAlternative Targeting Mechanisms for Social Safety Nets in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
September, 2022
Policy BriefsThe Landscape of Social Protection in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
September, 2022
Working PapersReimagining Social Protection in Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
2020-11-17
Improving Rigorous Evidence for Better Civic Engagement on Social Protection and Supporting the Network’s Institutional Strengthening
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
2020-06-15
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
Oct 31, 2022
Structural Change, Productivity and Jobs Creation: Evidence from Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
Mar 02, 2022
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
Jan 24, 2022
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Labor market Regional and Urban Economics Migration Structural transformation Education: Habilitation in Management (Quantitative Methods),... Read More
Sep 07, 2021