Josephine Kass-Hanna
Assistant Professor, IESEG School of Management, France
Josephine Kass-Hanna is an Assistant Professor at IÉSEG School of Management in France. Her research revolves around financial inclusion, international development, and the economic resilience and empowerment of vulnerable populations, with a focus on the MENA region. She collaborates with UN agencies to assess the socio-economic vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced populations and better inform strategies needed to support them and enhance their overall resilience. Her recent work studies the impact of financial and pandemic shocks on women, as well as their economic participation. She has been contributing to the work of Think 20 (T20), providing recommendations to the G20 under the presidencies of Japan, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Indonesia, and India on issues related to the SDGs. Prior to joining academia, she has worked as a certified public accountant and a consultant for SMEs.
- Financial Inclusion
- Household Finance
- International Development
- Economic Vulnerability
- Poverty and Inequality
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France, 2014
- Master’s Degree in Accounting & Finance, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2005
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon, 2004
- Assistant Professor, IÉSEG School of Management, Paris, 2022 – Present
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Management, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2015 – 2022
- Visiting Scholar - Fulbright Junior Faculty Development Program, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2016
- Lyons, A. C., Kass-Hanna, J., & Montoya Castano, A. (2023). A multidimensional approach to measuring vulnerability to poverty among refugee populations. Journal of International Development, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3757
- Kass-Hanna, J., Lyons, A. C., & Liu, F. (2022). Building financial resilience through financial and digital literacy in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Emerging Markets Review. 51(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2021.100846
- Lyons, A. C., & Kass-Hanna, J. (2021). Financial inclusion, financial literacy, and economically vulnerable populations in the Middle East and North Africa. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 57(9), 2699-2738. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2019.1598370
What Makes Women Want to Leave? Survey Results from Lebanon
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperA Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperLebanon’s Untapped Potential: The Persistent Challenge of High Economic Inactivity among Young Women
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
December, 2023
Policy BriefsA Machine Learning Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Forcibly Displaced Populations
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
November, 2023
Working PapersA Machine Learning Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance among Forcibly Displaced Populations
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
May, 2023
Conference PaperERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion Household Finance International Development Economic Vulnerability Poverty and Inequality Education: Ph.D. in Economics,... Read More
Apr 21, 2024