Insaf Guedidi

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 Paper
CO2 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 Papers
CO2 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 Conference
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ERF 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

Annual Conferences
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

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