Fatih Karanfil

Fatih Karanfil

Principal Fellow, KAPSARC

Fatih works as a Principal Fellow at KAPSARC, an advisory think tank based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Before joining KAPSARC, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Paris Nanterre and was a Fellow at EconomiX-CNRS in France. Fatih's work mainly focuses on developing economic frameworks to provide insights into energy and economic policymaking in oil-producing countries. His research appears in leading journals in energy economics as well as general-interest economics journals. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2008. Prior to that, he completed an M.A. in Economic Analysis and Modeling jointly offered by the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Centrale Paris. Fatih also holds an HDR degree, which is a French accreditation to supervise doctoral research.

Areas of Interest:

  • Energy Economics
  • Energy Policy
  • Environmental and Resource Economics
  • Applied Economics

Education:

  • PhD in Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008
  • MA in Economic Analysis and Modeling, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2005
  • BA in Economics, Galatasaray University, 2004

Experience:

  • Principal Fellow – Energy Macro & Microeconomics, KAPSARC, 2024 - Present
  • Fellow – Energy Macro & Microeconomics, KAPSARC, 2017-2024
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Paris Nanterre University, 2011-2017

Latest Publications:

  • “Energy Transition in Oil-Dependent Economies: Public Discount Rates for Investment Project Evaluation” (with A. Pierru), The Energy Journal, Forthcoming, 2024.
  • “Fiscal policy in oil and gas-exporting economies: Good times, bad times and ugly times” (with O. Durand-Lasserve), Energy Economics, Vol 126, Article 106987, 2023.
  • “The energy transition and export diversification in oil-dependent countries: The role of structural factors” (with L.D. Omgba), Ecological Economics, Vol 204, Article 107681, 2023.
The Opportunity Cost of Domestic Oil Consumption for an Oil Exporter: Illustration for Saudi Arabia

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August, 2020

ERF 26th Annual Conference
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GCC Economies in an Era of Energy Transition – Third ERF GCC Conference

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Oct 30, 2023

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ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy

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Jun 23, 2020

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