Nidhal Ben Cheikh
Independent Consultant & University of Paris
Nidhal Ben Cheikh (born 1974), is holding a Phd in economics from the University of Paris-Cité and working as independent consultant since 2017. He has held several positions since 2001 in the Tunisian administration, including economic advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs and Director of Studies at the Centre for Research and Social Studies (CRES). He is also a member of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Social Policy Network at the University of Bath in the UK and active in several scientific networks in the MENA region around issues related to social protection, poverty and inequality analysis. His area of expertise covers social and child protection delivery systems, household surveys design and analysis, labor market analysis, informal economy, migration policies, gender analysis and human development. He is the author of several scientific articles and publications on the topics of the evaluation of social protection programmes, local development and informality. He has worked for 21 years in several MENA countries including Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman.
Areas of Interest:
- Social Protection Delivery Systems
- Labor Market and Informality
- Migration
- Evaluation of Social Protection Programs
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Paris-Cité, 2021
- Chevening fellowship in Economic Governance - University of Bradford - UK, 2008
- MS.c in Economics from the University of Tunis Elmanar, 2005
Experience:
- Independent consultant and Manager of Dalail for Development, 2017 - Present
- Director of Studies in the Centre for Research and Social Studies (Ministry of Social Affairs - Tunisia)
- Former Economic advisor to the Tunisian Minister of Social Affairs, 2016-2017
Latest Publications:
- Nidhal Ben Cheikh et Jean Yves Moisseron: Effects of Social Protection on Informal Employment: Evidence from Tunisia, (eds) Social Policy in the Islamic World. International Series on Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan; 2021
- Le, Minh Phuong, Mohamed Ali Marouani, and Ben Cheikh Nidhal, “Do social protection programs improve health related outcomes of the poor in Tunisia?,” Working Paper Forthcoming, Economic Research Forum 2022.
- El Mekkaoui, Najat, Yeganeh Forouheshfar, Asma Benhassen, Nidhal Ben Cheikh and Jacob Emont. 2022. “Social Security Coverage and Informal Workers in Tunisia.” ERF Working Paper (Forthcoming).
Extending Social Protections to Tunisia’s Informal Workers
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September, 2022
Policy BriefsDo Social Protection Programs Improve Health-related Outcomes of the Poor in Tunisia?
Areas of Interest: Social Protection Delivery Systems Labor Market and Informality Migration Evaluation of Social Protection Programs Education:... Read More
September, 2022
Policy BriefsSocial Security Coverage and Informal Workers in Tunisia
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September, 2022
Working PapersDo Social Protection Programs Improve Health Related Outcomes of the Poor in Tunisia?
Areas of Interest: Social Protection Delivery Systems Labor Market and Informality Migration Evaluation of Social Protection Programs Education:... Read More
September, 2022
Working PapersExtending Social Protections to Tunisia’s Informal Workers
Areas of Interest: Social Protection Delivery Systems Labor Market and Informality Migration Evaluation of Social Protection Programs Education:... Read More
July, 2022
Policy BriefsReimagining Social Protection in Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt
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2020-11-17
Improving Rigorous Evidence for Better Civic Engagement on Social Protection and Supporting the Network’s Institutional Strengthening
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2020-06-15
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
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Apr 21, 2024
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
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Oct 31, 2022
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
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Jan 24, 2022
National Dialogue on the Social Protection System in Tunisia
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Sep 07, 2021
Stakeholder Consultation and Brainstorming Workshop on Social Protection in Tunisia
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Jan 20, 2021