Maleke Fourati

Maleke Fourati

Post-doctoral fellow in Economics, University of Geneva

Maleke Fourati is currently at the University of French Polynesia as a visiting professor. She is an applied economist. Her research interests draw mainly on Development Economics and Behavioural Economics. She also works on research related to Political Economy and Economics of Religion.

Areas of Interest:

  • Economics of Religion
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Development Economics
  • Political Economy
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of New South Wales, 2017
  • M.A. in Public and Policy Development, Toulouse School of Economics, 2012
  • B.A. in Economics, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris 1, 2010
Experience:
  • Consultant, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sydney, 2015
  • Research Assistant, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Center for International Refugee Law, Sydney, Oct 2015
Latest Publications:
  • "Render Unto Caesar: Taxes, Charity and Political Islam" (with Gabriele Gratton and Pauline Grosjean), European Economic Review, 2019. media coverage: Vox.eu, Business Think
  • "Infrastructure provision, politics, and religion: Insights from Tunisia’s new democracy" (with Antonio Estache), Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2019.
  • "Envy and the Islamic Revival: experimental and survey evidence from Tunisia", Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018.
  • "Determinants of the Islamic revival and its political implications" (Thesis Abstract) Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales , 2017.
The Colonial Legacy of Education: Evidence from Tunisia

Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More

March, 2025

Conference Paper
Envy and the Islamic Revival: Experimental Evidence from Tunisia

Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More

October, 2018

Working Papers
Annual Conferences
ERF 31st Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions

Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More

Apr 27, 2025

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