Laura Sayah
Assistant Professor, Lebanese University
Laura Sayah is an assistant professor in the Lebanese University. Her career was mostly focused on lecturing. Her current research focuses on development, political economy and sectarianism in Lebanon. She holds a PhD in Economics of Education and Development from Paris Dauphine University, a Masters in Strategic Negotiations from Paris-Sud University, and another Masters in International Economics and Finance from the Lebanese University.
Areas of Interest:
- Labor and human resources
- Political economy
- Development economics
- Economics of education
Education:
- PhD in Economics, Paris-Dauphine University, France, 2016
- M.S. in Diplomacy & Strategic Negotiations, Saint Paul de la Sagesse University, Lebanon & Paris- Sud University ǀ France, 2009
- M.S. in International Economics and Finance, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2009
- B.S. in International Economics and Finance, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2005
- Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Business, Lebanon, 2019- present
- La Sagesse University, Faculty of Hospitality Management, Lebanon, 2016- present
- Lebanese University, Faculty of Business & Economics, Lebanon, 2010- present
- Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Faculty of Business, Lebanon, 2015-2019
- Al- Kafaat University, Faculty of Business, Lebanon, 2008-2015
- Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK), Faculty of Business Administration, Lebanon, 2013-2014
- "Sectarianism and economic behavior: Lebanon as a case study", (January, 2020) Winter School on “Sectarianism, Communitarianism, and the State”, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Qatar
- "Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon" Currently under review to be published in a Working Papers Series, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Qatar
- "How do educational decisions of Lebanese higher graduates translate in the labour market?" (March, 2018) (Presented at The Conference of Arab Graduate Students in Western Universities, organized by the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, the paper is under review to be published in Omran)
