Patricia Augier

Professor, Aix-Marseille University (AMU)

Prof. Patricia Augier is professor at Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and Aix-Marseille School of Economics(AMSE). Her fields of research are: trade (rules of origin, non-tariff measures, global value chains), microeconomic issues that concern development (women’s empowerment, enterprises), and more general issues that concern obstacles to private sector development. Her works have focused mainly on North African countries. In addition to her position as professor, she was also the scientific coordinator of FEMISE(Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes) which is a network of research institutes in the North and South of the Mediterranean, from September 2015 to June 2020. She is frequently requested as an expert by international organizations and has drafted or contributed to numerous reports (World Bank, United Nations, African Development Bank, Union for the Mediterranean, European Commission).