Walid Marrouch
Full Professor, Department of Economics, Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut
Walid Marrouch is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon. His research focuses on topics related to Environmental and Resource Economics, Energy Economics, Applied Game Theory and Development Economics. He received his PhD in Applied Economics from HEC Montréal (aff. with University of Montreal). He is a Fellow at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) and an external expert at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen International).
Areas of Interest:
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Energy Economics
- Applied Game Theory
- Development Economics
- Ph.D. Applied Economics, HEC Montréal (aff. with University of Montreal), 2009
- M.A. Economics, Concordia University, 2004
- B.A. Economics, American University of Beirut, 2002
- Full Professor, Department of Economics, Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon, September 2022-Present
- Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Lebanese American University (LAU), January 2019 - Present
- Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Economics, Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon, September 2015-August 2022
- Associate Chairperson, Department of Economics, LAU (October 2012 – January 2019)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University (October 2009 – August 2015)
- Short-term consultant with UN-ESCWA (2021), UNDP (2014), ILO (2013), & European Commission (2011)
- Lecturer, Department of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal (2007 –2009)
- Research & Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Concordia University, Montreal (2002–2004)
- “Natural Resource Dependence and War Nexus: New Insights” (With Al Shami, F., Araissi, M. and Sayour, N.). Defence and Peace Economics (Forthcoming).
- “Who Uses Solar Water Heaters? Evidence from the Palestinian Territories” (With Kajjouni, V.). Energy for Sustainable Development, volume 85, 2025, 101645.
- “Monitoring poverty in a data deprived environment: The case of Lebanon” (with Makdissi, P., and Yazbeck, M.). Review of Income and Wealth, volume 71, issue 1, February 2025, e12708.
- “Emissions taxes under double-sided environmental externalities” (with Abdul Baki, G. and Benchekroun, H.), Economics Letters, volume 242, September 2024, 111884.
