Maleke Fourati
Visiting Professor, University of French Polynesia
Maleke Fourati is currently at the University of French Polynesia as a visiting professor. I am an applied economist. My research interests draw mainly on Development Economics and Behavioural Economics. I also work on research related to Political Economy and Economics of Religion.
Areas of Interest:
- Economics of Religion
- Behavioural Economics
- Development Economics
- Political Economy
- 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
- Consultant, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sydney, 2015
- Research Assistant, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Center for International Refugee Law, Sydney, Oct 2015
- "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.
Conflict Exposure in a Multi-Sectarian Society: Evidence from Lebanon
Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperEncouraging Organ Donation: Evidence from a Randomized Informational Intervention in Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperThe 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 PaperEnvy 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 PapersERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Microeconomics
Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Political Economy
Areas of Interest: Economics of Religion Behavioural Economics Development Economics Political Economy Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
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