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
Principal Economist, NHS England

Abdullah Talha Yalta
Professor of Economics, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

Adel Bino
Vice-chairman, Jordan Securities Commission

Afef Khalil
Assistant Professor, University of Manouba

Ahmet Faruk Aysan
Associate Dean for Research, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

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

Ayşe Yasemin Yalta
Professor, Department of Economics, Hacettepe University, Turkey

Brahim Guizani
Assistant Professor, Tunis Business School

Burhan Can Karahasan
Full Professor in Economics, Piri Reis University, Turkey

Ceyhun Elgin
Professor of Economics , Bogazici University

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

Inci Gumus
Associate Professor of Economics, Sabanci University

Islam Abdeljawad
Associate Professor of Finance, An-Najah National University

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

Kamel Si Mohammed
Full Professor, Department of Economics, Ain Temouchent University, Algeria

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

Linda Smail
Associate Professor, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University

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

Mohamed Bakoush
Assistant Professor of Financial Economics, Southampton Business School

Mohamedou Nasser Dine
Head and Project Manager, UNDP Mauritania

Mohanad Ismael
Assistant Professor, University of Birzeit

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

Mourad Kertous
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Western Brittany Brest

Myra Yazbeck
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

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

Paul Makdissi
Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa

Pelin Akyol
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bilkent University

Raida Chakroun
Associate Professor of Accounting, IHEC-Carthage, Tunisia

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

Zina Nimeh
Associate Professor of Public Policy, United Nations University MERIT and Maastricht University
New Research Associates, 2023

Anas Iqtait
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, Australian National University

Basem Abudawoud
Economist

Bilge Eris Dereli
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Marmara University

Burcu Duzgun Öncel
Associate Professor, Marmara University

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

Islam Abdelbary
Assistant Professor of Economics, Arab Academy for Science and Technology

May Attallah
Assistant Professor, ESLSCA University

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

Mohammad Alasadi
Research Economist, Syrian Center for Policy Research

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

Nadia Mansour
Assistant, University of Sousse

Nidhal Ben Cheikh
Independent Consultant & University of Paris

Pinar Tat
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Gebze Technical University

Redouan Abdenour
Associate Professor, Mohamed V University