Héla Miniaoui

Héla Miniaoui

Associate Professor, Lusail University, Qatar

Héla Miniaoui is an Associate Professor at Lusail University in Qatar. Before Joining Lusail University, she worked as Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization in Egypt. She also worked as Associate Professor of Economics at Qatar University, at University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She holds a Ph.D in Economics from University of Tunis El Manar (Tunisia) and a Masters in Economics from Laval University (Canada). She has consulting experience at the IDEA Consult/STUDI Group and the African Development Bank.

Areas of Interest:

  • Economic Policies
  • Economic Development
  • Islamic Banking and Finance
  • Financial Economics

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Tunis E lManar,Tunisia and University of Montreal, Canada, 2005
  • M.A., Economics, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 1998
  • B.A., Economics, University of Sousse, College of Law, Economics and Political Science, Tunisia, 1994

Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Lusail University, Qatar, August 2023 - Present
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Qatar University, Gulf Studies Center, September 2016 – December 2020
  • Associate Professor, University of Wollongong in Dubai, June 2014 - June 2016
  • Academic Program Director of Bachelor of Commerce, Finance, UOWD, January 2014 - February 2015
  • Assistant Professor, UOWD, January 2009 - May 2014
  • Academic Program Director Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Accountancy), UOWD, November 2010 - January 2012

Latest Publications:

  • Miniaoui, H. "Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Between the repercussions of a lived reality and opportunities for a brighter future", Policy Brief, Economic Research Forum, PB 109, April 2023
  • Miniaoui, H. and Khayati A. "Socioeconomic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the GCC Countries: Threats and Opportunities", Chapter 4 in “Covid-19 and Risk Society across the MENA Region: Assessing Governance, Democracy and Inequality”, I.B. Tauris, Edited by Sadiki, L. and Saleh, L., 2022, pp. 72-94.
  • Smaoui, H., Mimouni, K., Miniaoui, H., Temimi, A. “Funding Liquidity Risk and Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from Conventional and Islamic Banks”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 64, December 2020.
Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Between the Repercussions of a Lived Reality and the Opportunities for a Brighter Future

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April, 2023

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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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