Director:
| Neaime, Simon |
| Senior Fellows: | Altug, Sumru G.; Makdisi, Samir A.; Saghir,
Jamal M. |
Fellows:
| Neaime, Simon E.
|
Steering Committee
| Simon Neaime, Chairperson, Professor, Department of Economics |
| Sumru Altug, Member, Professor and Senior Fellow, Institute of Financial Economics |
| Samir Makdisi, Member, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics |
| Jamal Saghir, Member, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Fellow, Institute of
Financial Economics |
| Ali Chehab, Member, Professor, Department of Engineering |
| Assem Safieddine, Member, Professor, Department of Computer Science |
| Nabil Nassif, Member, Professor, Department of Mathematics |
Objectives
Effective October 2001, the Institute of Money and Banking, founded in 1984 at the initiative
of Samir Makdisi, was restructured as the Institute of Financial Economics to be engaged in
research work, seminars and workshops primarily in the areas of financial, monetary, international and political economics.
In tandem with the ongoing process of globalization, there has been a growing emphasis on
the fields of financial, monetary and international economics. A major objective of the Institute is to promote research and other academic activities in these fields and thereby build it
up into a major research center with a particular concern in the economy of Arab countries
and developing countries. The Institute encourages collaborative work with appropriate national, regional and international organizations, and research centers.
The principal goals of the Institute may be briefly outlined as follows:
- Its first goal is to conduct, organize and sponsor high-level research work
related in particular (but not exclusively) to financial, monetary and international
economics as well as to political economy. Emphasis will be placed on policy-
oriented empirical work pertaining to the Arab region and other developing
areas, and collaborative teamwork will be promoted. Such research will prove
beneficial to governments and organizations concerned with the design of
economic and financial policies, especially in the Arab region.
- Its second goal is to hold seminars, workshops and lectures on various topics
related to the above areas. The first two types of activities will, among other things,
bring together academicians, financial managers and experts, and policy makers to
analyze issues of relevance at the policy level.
- Finally, it aims to accommodate visiting scholars and experts, for various intervals
of time, to conduct research at the Institute and sponsor public lectures in financial,
monetary and related fields.
Activities
- A Seminar Series consisting of lectures given by invited scholars and experts in the field.
- A Working Paper Series which the Institute publishes as part of its role in making
available ongoing research within and outside the University.
Membership and Governance
The Institute is an independent academic entity within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with its own endowment fund. It is managed by a director and staffed with research fellows, visiting scholars, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants and associates, graduate research assistants and an assistant to the director.