ERF welcomes new affiliates for 2024
ERF is proud to have been growing steadily as the leading network in the region of distinguished economists since 1993. We are delighted that the ERF Board of Trustees approved in June 2024 the affiliation of twenty nine new researcher fellows and associates from the region.
Our affiliation is a highly selective process based on a robust review and assessment criteria. Our affiliates come from prominent research and academic institutions region-wide as well as from national and international organizations world-wide. They bring to the network impressive research and policy expertise and provide the potential for mentoring promising young scholars.
As of date, our network includes a total of 455 affiliates: 300 Research Fellows; 78 Research Associates; 45 Senior Associates and 32 Policy Affiliates.
Warm welcome to all. Looking forward to your valuable contribution and engagement to further extend our mission towards promoting sustainable development in the region.
New Research Fellows, 2024

Ibtisam H. Al Abri
Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Economics, Sultan Qaboos University

Mohamad Alloush
Assistant Professor of Economics, Hamilton College

Yassine Bakkar
Assistant Professor of Finance, Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast

Aymen Belgacem
Economist, International Monetary Fund

Mohamed Benbouziane
Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Tlemcen University, Algeria

Şeref Bozoklu
Associate Professor of Economics, Istanbul University, Turkey

Gamze Ozturk Danisman
Associate Professor of Finance, Istanbul Bilgi University

Essahbi Essaadi
Assistant Professor, University of Manouba, Tunisia

Nadia Ben Sedrine Goucha
Assistant Professor, Higher College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Omrane Guedhami
C. Russell Hill Professor and Professor of International Finance, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

Nader Habibi
Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University

Nurcan Kilinc Ata
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Sultan Qaboos University

Oznur Ozdamar
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Econometrics, Izmir Bakircay University

Jamel Saadaoui
Full Professor of Economics, University Paris 8

Zied Saadaoui
Associate Professor in economics, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, University of Carthage

Youssef Saidi
Economic Adviser, Gulf Monetary Council

Belgi Turan
Associate Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

Kowsar Yousefi
Associate Professor, Institute for Management and Planning Studies, Sharif University
New Research Associates, 2024

Ahmad Shareef Alawadhi
Associate Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Rashed Ashqar
Assistant Professor in Finance, Al Zaytona University of Science & Technology

Samir Djelti
Full Professor of Economic Geography, Mustapha Stambouli University

Hajer Habib
Research Assistant, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis, El Manar University, Tunisia

Rasha Hassan
Senior Researcher, The National Council for Women, Egypt

Ahmed Kchikeche
Economist and Independent Consultant

Lylia Sami
Professor, Higher School of Management and Digital Economy, Algeria

Abdelhalem Mahmoud Shahen
Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Ghada Tabbah
Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
New Senior Associates, 2024

Dorothee Boccanfuso
Full Professor, Africa Institute for Research in Economics and Social Sciences (AIRESS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rabat, Morocco

Moctar Mohamed El Hacene
Leader of the Shared Economic Prosperity Cluster, ESCWA