ERF welcomes new affiliates for 2023

ERF is proud to have been growing steadily as the leading network in the region of distinguished economists since 1993. We are delighted that the ERF Board of Trustees approved in May 2023 the affiliation of forty five new researcher fellows and associates from the region.

Our affiliation is a highly selective process based on a robust review and assessment criteria. Our affiliates come from prominent research and academic institutions region-wide as well as from national and international organizations world-wide. They bring to the network impressive research and policy expertise and provide the potential for mentoring promising young scholars.

As of date, our network includes a total of 438 affiliates: 285 Research Fellows; 76  Research Associates; 46 Senior Associates and 31 Policy Affiliates.

Warm welcome to all. Looking forward to your valuable contribution and engagement to further extend our mission towards promoting sustainable development in the region.

  

New Research Fellows, 2023

Abdelrahman Alfar

Abdelrahman Alfar

Principal Economist, NHS England

Abdullah Talha Yalta

Abdullah Talha Yalta

Professor of Economics, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

Adel Bino

Adel Bino

Vice-chairman, Jordan Securities Commission

Afef Khalil

Afef Khalil

Assistant Professor, University of Manouba

Ahmet Faruk Aysan

Ahmet Faruk Aysan

Associate Dean for Research, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Amr Khafagy

Amr Khafagy

Senior Research Fellow, Finance in Society Research Institute, Gloucestershire Business

Ayşe Yasemin Yalta

Ayşe Yasemin Yalta

Professor, Department of Economics, Hacettepe University, Turkey

Brahim Guizani

Brahim Guizani

Assistant Professor, Tunis Business School

Burhan Can Karahasan

Burhan Can Karahasan

Full Professor in Economics, Piri Reis University, Turkey

Ceyhun Elgin

Ceyhun Elgin

Professor of Economics , Bogazici University

Hajer Zarrouk

Hajer Zarrouk

Associate Professor, Business Department, Higher College of Technology, Abu Dhabi

Inci Gumus

Inci Gumus

Associate Professor of Economics, Sabanci University

Islam Abdeljawad

Islam Abdeljawad

Associate Professor of Finance, An-Najah National University

Jasmin Fouad

Jasmin Fouad

Visiting Professor of Finance, Management Department School of Business, American University in Cairo (AUC)

Kamel Si Mohammed

Kamel Si Mohammed

Full Professor, Department of Economics, Ain Temouchent University, Algeria

Korhan Gokmengolu

Korhan Gokmengolu

Associate Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, HBV University, Ankara, Turkey

Linda Smail

Linda Smail

Associate Professor, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University

Mohamed Amara

Mohamed Amara

Associate Professor, Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis

Mohamed Bakoush

Mohamed Bakoush

Assistant Professor of Financial Economics, Southampton Business School

Mohamedou Nasser Dine

Mohamedou Nasser Dine

Head and Project Manager, UNDP Mauritania

Mohanad Ismael

Mohanad Ismael

Assistant Professor, University of Birzeit

Mounir Mahmalat

Mounir Mahmalat

Economist and FCV Country Coordinator for Central Africa, The World Bank

Mourad Kertous

Mourad Kertous

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Western Brittany Brest

Myra Yazbeck

Myra Yazbeck

Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Nasri Harb

Nasri Harb

Associate Professor of Economics and Dean, Faculty of Management, Finance, and Economics (FMFE), University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL)

Omid Zamani

Omid Zamani

Research Associate, Institute of Market Analysis, Thünen Federal Institute, Braunschweig, Germany

Paul Makdissi

Paul Makdissi

Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa

Pelin Akyol

Pelin Akyol

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bilkent University

Raida Chakroun

Raida Chakroun

Associate Professor of Accounting, IHEC-Carthage, Tunisia

Ugur Korkut Pata

Ugur Korkut Pata

Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkey

Zina Nimeh

Zina Nimeh

Associate Professor of Public Policy, United Nations University MERIT and Maastricht University

  

New Research Associates, 2023

Anas Iqtait

Anas Iqtait

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, Australian National University

Bilge Eris Dereli

Bilge Eris Dereli

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Marmara University

Burcu Duzgun Öncel

Burcu Duzgun Öncel

Associate Professor, Marmara University

Hassan Geon

Hassan Geon

Visiting Researcher, Institute of Middle East Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Islam Abdelbary

Islam Abdelbary

Assistant Professor of Economics, Arab Academy for Science and Technology

May Attallah

May Attallah

Assistant Professor, ESLSCA University

Mazen Diwani

Mazen Diwani

Lecturer in Economics, Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mohammad Alasadi

Mohammad Alasadi

Research Economist, Syrian Center for Policy Research

Müşerref Küçükbayrak

Müşerref Küçükbayrak

Economist, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Nadia Mansour

Nadia Mansour

Assistant, University of Sousse

Nidhal Ben Cheikh

Nidhal Ben Cheikh

Independent Consultant & University of Paris

Pinar Tat

Pinar Tat

Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Gebze Technical University

Redouan Abdenour

Redouan Abdenour

Associate Professor, Mohamed V University