Ilham Haouas
Professor of Economics and Finance, College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Ilham Haouas is a Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne. Before becoming a Professor, she served as Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Abu Dhabi University from 2014 to 2024, and as Assistant Professor at Abu Dhabi University, the University of Dubai, and the University of Sousse in Tunisia between 2007 and 2014. Earlier in her career, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the United Arab Emirates University and a Teaching Assistant at Sorbonne University. Ilham is a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF), a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO), and a member of the ERF Board of Trustees. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, labor markets, international economics, energy, and sustainable development, with a particular emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa region. Her work has been published in Energy Economics, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Sustainable Development, Resources Policy, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Applied Economics Letters, among others. She also serves on editorial boards and reviews for several international academic journals.
- Macroeconomics
- Labor Market
- International Economics
- Development Economics
- Energy Economics
- Natural Resources
- Sustainable Development
- MENA countries
- Ph D, Economics, Sorbonne University, Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris 1, France, 2003.
- MA, Applied Economics, University of Science and Technology of Lille I, France, 1998.
- BA Economics, University of Tunis, Tunisia, 1994.
Experience:
- Full Professor of Economics and Finance, Finance Department, College of Business (CoB), Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 1st, 2024-present
- Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, Finance Department, College of Business (CoB), Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. June 2014 – August 2024
- Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance, Finance Department, College of Business (CoB), Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, August 17, 2008 - June 2014
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance Department, College of Business Administration (CBA), University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2007 - July 2008
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance Department, College of Business Administration (CBA), University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, February 2007 - June 2007
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance Department, College of Business and Economics (CBE), United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), UAE, January 2006 - June 2006
- Kongkuah, M., Alessa, N., Haouas, I. (2025). Carbon Capture and Storage as a Decarbonisation Strategy: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications for Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 17 (13), 6222, Scopus: Q1
- Satrovic, E., Onifade, S.T, Haouas, I. (2025). Synthesizing eco-efficiency within EU's inclusive finance: Do environmental policy stringency and renewable energy make a difference? Energy, 325, 136045, Scopus: Q 1; ABS 3
- Lin, T-X., Ling Li, Padhan, H., Pruseth, S. K., Patel, G., Haouas, I. (2024). The impact of green finance funds on industrial productivity cycles: Evidence from developing economies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 208, 123706. Scopus: Q1 ; ABS 3
- Padhan, H., Kocoglu, M., Tiwari, AK., Haouas, I. (2024). Economic activities, dry bulk freight, and economic policy uncertainties as drivers of oil prices: A tail-behaviour time-varying causality perspective. Energy Economics, 107845. Scopus: Q1; ABS 3
Does Natural Resources and Economic Components Exhibit Differential Quantile Environmental Effect?
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
March, 2022
ERF 28th Annual ConferenceEconomic Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic in MENA Region: Do Country Specific Characteristics Matter?
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
March, 2021
Conference PaperTime-Varying Casual Nexuses Between Remittances and Financial Development in Some MENA Countries
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
February, 2019
Working PapersThe Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labor Market
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
June, 2015
Working PapersHas the UAE Escaped the Oil Curse?
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
November, 2012
Working PapersRevisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 27
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Labor Market International Economics Development Economics Energy Economics Natural Resources Sustainable Development MENA countries... Read More
Mar 26, 2022