Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
American University of Beirut
Office: Wing A- room 311
Phone: +9611350000 ext. 4442
ACADEMIC DEGREES
- Ph.D. in Economics - summa cum laude (2004), Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), France
- M.Sc. in Econ – distinction (2001), Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources, TSE.
- MBA (2000) Paris Graduate School of Management, European School of Management, France.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Poverty and inequality in polarized societies
- Youth development
- The economics of agro-food industries
OTHER AFFILIATIONS
- President and Founding Member, Lebanese Economic Association
- Associate Researcher, Toulouse School of Economics, GREMAQ-INRA, France
- Faculty Research Director, Youth Program, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, AUB
- Executive Committee Member, Center for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Futures (IBSAR), AUB
- Expert, Middle East Youth Initiative, Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings and Dubai School of Government