Nasri Harb

Nasri Harb

Associate Professor of Economics and Dean, Faculty of Management, Finance, and Economics (FMFE), University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL)

Nasri Harb earned his Bachelor degree from the Lebanese University, his MA degree from University of Ottawa (ONT), and his PHD degree from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) in 2001. He joined the UAE University in 2000. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of associate professor. In 2010, he was appointed as the dean of the College of Business Administration at the AUT in Byblos, Lebanon. In 2013, he joined the University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL) as the dean of the Faculty of Management, Finance, and Economics. He taught several economic courses: Macroeconomics & Microeconomics, Econometrics, Labor Economics, International Finance, etc. He participated in many academic committees: curriculum, student affairs, promotion, and faculty development. He is also a referee in many international economic journals. His research focuses on applied economics. Specifically, he published many articles related to the Middle Eastern economies in the fields of growth, oil, and money. He has also conducted research related to income distribution. He received many grants to conduct field studies related to labor economics and to education of economics.

Areas of Interest:

  • Applied Macroeconomics
  • Income Distribution
  • Applied Macroeconometrics

Education:

  • Ph.D. degree in Economics, Université Du Québec À Montréal, 2001
  • M.A. Degree in Economics, University of Ottawa, 1991
  • Licence ès Sciences Économiques, The Lebanese University, 1985

Experience:

  • Associate Professor of Economics, Dean, Faculty of Management, Finance, and Economics (FMFE), University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL), Sep. 13 - Present
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Lebanese International University, Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2013
  • Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, American University of Technology, Jbeil, Lebanon, Sep. 2010 - Aug. 2012
  • Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics (AACSB accredited), United Arab Emirates University, Sep. 2008 – Jan. 2010

Latest Publications:

  • Earning Function in Lebanon: Does Religion Matter? (Forthcoming) in Applied Economics.
  • Earnings and Gender Wage Gap in Lebanon: The Role of the Human and Social Capital, (2020) in Applied Economics, vol 52, No. 44, pp. 4834-4849 (co. with Rouhana, T.).
  • Money Demand Function in SAARC Countries, (2014) in International Journal of Economics and Business Research (co. with Hussain, M. N.), vol.7, No. 4, pp. 444-453. 
  • Labour Policy and Determinants of Employment and Wages in a Developing Economy with Labour Shortage (2010) in Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, (co. with Hijazi, R. Zoubeidi, T., Abdalla, I., and Al-Waqfi, M.), vol.24, No. 2, pp. 163 - 177.
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