Areas of Interest:

• Macroeconomics
• Agriculture Economics
• International Economics

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Montpellier (France), 2000
• DEA, Agricultural Economics, Montpellier National Institute of Agricultural Economics,1995
• M.Sc., Agricultural Economics, Mediterranean Institute for Agricultural Economics of Montpellier, 1995

Experience:

• Senior economist, Chief of Regional Integration Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia, since August 2012
• Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia, Jan.2006
• Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Jun.2002-Dec.2005
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Montpellier, Jul.2000-Jun.2002

Latest Publications:

• “Assessing Arab Economic Integration Report: towards the implementation of the Arab Customs Union”, UNESCWA, 2015
• “Trade Logistics in the Arab Region: challenges and policy options”, UNESCWA, 2015
• “Arab Integration Report”, UNESCWA, 2014
• “Taxing CO2 emissions and its ancillary health benefits: A computable general equilibrium analysis for Tunisia”, with C. Thabet, Journal of Middle East Economics
• “Fiscal policy Responses to oil price volatility in oil-based economy”, with M. Hajjeh, Public Finances Review, January 2011, 39 (1).
• “The Future of African Trade with China under Alternative Trade Liberalization Schemes”, with H. Bchir, African Development Review, Vol 22, Issue 4 Supplement, December, 2010.