Insaf Guedidi
Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitat Jaume, Castell´on, Spain
Insaf Guedidi has a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis (ESSECT) and the University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne. She currently holds a postdoctoral research position at Jaume I University in Castellón, Spain. Insaf previously served as a Research Fellow with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Rwanda and a World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair Fellow at the University of Tunis. She obtained a BBA in Business Analytics and Finance from Tunis Business School (TBS). She holds an M.Sc. degree in Economic and Business Intelligence from the Higher Institute of Management of Tunis (ISGT). Her research interests include International Economics, Environmental Economics, Economic Development, Macroeconomics, and Global Value Chains (GVCs).
Areas of Interest:
- International Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Economic Development
- Macroeconomics
- Global Value Chains (GVCs).
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economic Sciences, Universit´e Paris 1 Panth´eon-Sorbonne & University of Tunis – ESSECT, 2022
- Master in Modeling of Decision and Information Systems, Higher Institute of Management (ISG) – University of Tunis, 2017
Experience:
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitat Jaume, Castell´on, Spain, Nov. 2025 – Present
- Visiting Researcher, Universitat Jaume, Castell´on, Spain, Oct. 2024 – Nov. 2024
- ECA Research Fellow, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Kigali, Rwanda, 2023 – 2024
- Junior Research Fellow, World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair – University of Tunis Tunis, Tunisia, 2017 – 2022
Latest Publications:
- Guedidi, I. & Mart´ınez-Zarzoso, I. (2026). African Upstream Global Value Chain Exposure to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. [Working Paper]
- Guedidi, I. & Mart´ınez-Zarzoso, I. (2026). Green Trade Policies and Mediterranean Integration. [Forthcoming book chapter in Mediterranean Economies]
- Guedidi, I. (2026). Repositioning Tunisia in the AfCFTA Era: Difficulties, Reflections, and Prospects for Progress. In D. Nfor Yuni, B. Seetanah, & T. Kiriti-Nganga (Eds.), From Policy to Practice: Challenges and Ways Forward on the Implementation of the AfCFTA (pp. 79– 109). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-14051-7
Global Value Chain Participation and Economic Growth in MENA: Examining Nonlinearities
Areas of Interest: International Economics Environmental Economics Economic Development Macroeconomics Global Value Chains (GVCs). Education: Ph.D. in Economic... Read More
March, 2025
Conference PaperCO2 Emissions, Environmental Provisions and Global Value Chains in MENA Countries
Areas of Interest: International Economics Environmental Economics Economic Development Macroeconomics Global Value Chains (GVCs). Education: Ph.D. in Economic... Read More
November, 2020
Working PapersCO2 Emissions, Environmental Provisions and Global Value Chains: The Middle East and North Africa in a Global Context
Areas of Interest: International Economics Environmental Economics Economic Development Macroeconomics Global Value Chains (GVCs). Education: Ph.D. in Economic... Read More
July, 2020
ERF 26th Annual ConferenceERF 31st Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Economics Environmental Economics Economic Development Macroeconomics Global Value Chains (GVCs). Education: Ph.D. in Economic... Read More
Apr 27, 2025
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
Areas of Interest: International Economics Environmental Economics Economic Development Macroeconomics Global Value Chains (GVCs). Education: Ph.D. in Economic... Read More
Jun 23, 2020
