Samir Makdisi
Professor Emeritus of Economics, American University of Beirut
Samir Makdisi is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Founding Director of the Institute of Financial Economics, at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He is a former Minister of Economy, Republic of Lebanon (1992), Deputy President of AUB (1992–1998) and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Economic Research Forum (1993–2001) and, an elected member of the Board, 2012–2022. Recipient of several honors including the AUB medal (1998), he is widely published in academic journals and has written books in the areas of financial policies, civil conflict and democratic transitions, among others, with special reference to the Arab World. He is co-editor (with Ibrahim Elbadawi) of Democratic Transitions in the Arab World published by Cambridge University Press (2017). He received his PhD in Economics from Columbia University, New York.
Areas of Interest:
- International Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Development and Middle East Economics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA
- M.A., Economics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- B.A., Economics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Experience:
- Professor Emeritus of Economics, American University of Beirut, 2008-Present
- Professor of Economics, American University of Beirut, 1972 – 2007
- Founding Director, Institute of Financial Economics, American University of Beirut,1984–2007
Latest Publications:
- Editor and contributor (with R.Soto) Aftershock of the Arab Uprisings: Reconstruction, National Peace and Democratic Change (forthcoming)
- “Arab Development and the Transition to Democracy”, Hassan Hakmian (ed) The Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Economy-Forthcoming (London)
- “The Arab Region: Development Without Democracy”, The Scottish Journal of Political Economy- Forthcoming “Repatriation of Syrian Refugees-Conditions of Return and Implications for Post Conflict transition, An Overview”, S. Capasso, G. Canitano (eds), Mediterranean economies, 2020 (il Mulino, Italy)
- “The Sustainability of GCC Development Under the New Global Oil Order”. G.Luciani and T. Moerenhout (eds), When Can Oil Economies be Deemed Sustainable?, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 ( with I.Elbadawi)
- Editor and contributor (with I. Elbadawi), Democratic Transitions in the Arab World, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Editor and contributor (with I. Elbadawi), Democracy in the Arab World: Explaining the Deficit, (Routledge, 2011). Translated into Arabic and published by the Center for Arab Unity Studies (2012)
A Model of Political Uprisings
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
March, 2023
Working PapersThe Aftermath of the Arab Uprisings: Towards Reconstruction, Democracy and Peace
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
March, 2023
Edited VolumesThe Arab Uprisings and The Path to National Peace and Sustainable Development
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
September, 2022
Working PapersLebanon’s Multifaceted Economic Crisis of October 2019: Causes, Repercussions: A Diagnosis
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
August, 2022
Working PapersEconomic Agenda for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
June, 2020
Working PapersConflict, Peace building and Post Conflict Transition in War Afflicted Arab Countries
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
2018-09-01
Growth in the Middle East and North Africa – Seminar on The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
Dec 04, 2024
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 29th Annual Conference: The Future of MENA Development Path: Risks and Opportunities in an Emerging World Order
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
May 04, 2023
Seminar on: A New State of Mind: The Learning State
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
Jan 12, 2023
Conflict and Post Conflict Transition to Peace Building and Development in War-Afflicted Arab Countries
Areas of Interest: International Economics Monetary Economics Development and Middle East Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, USA... Read More
Sep 19, 2022