Dr. Walid Marrouch

Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

walid.marrouch@lau.edu.lb
Ext. 1517
AKSOB 1517
LAU Beirut

Bio

Dr. Walid Marrouch is a professor of economics and the associate dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the Lebanese American University. He also serves as associate editor of the Journal of Public Affairs. His administrative experience includes serving as associate chairperson of the Department of Economics at the Adnan Kassar School of Business from 2012 to 2018.

Dr. Marrouch earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a minor in history, from the American University of Beirut. He subsequently received a Master of Arts in Economics from Concordia University and a PhD in Applied Economics from HEC Montréal. He began his academic career as a lecturer at HEC Montréal before joining LAU in 2009.

In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Marrouch serves as a consultant for international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

He is also a fellow at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF). His work includes participation in expert group meetings and contributions to local and regional media on public policy and economic issues.

Teaching Interests

Microeconomic Analysis
Economic Problems and Policy Analysis
Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Business Economics
Environmental Economics
Advanced Microeconomics
Environmental and Resource Economics
Mathematical Economics

Research Interests

Environmental and Resource Economics
Energy Economics
Applied Game Theory
Development Economics

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

Benchekroun, H., Marrouch, W., & Ray Chaudhuri, A.(2017). Adaptation technology and free-riding incentives in international environmental agreements. In: Economics of International Environmental Agreements: A Critical Approach, O. Kayalca, S. Cagatay and H. Mihci (eds.), chapter 11, 204-228, Routledge U.K.

Articles in Refereed Journals

Fheili, M. I., & Marrouch, W. (2025). Determinants of improper versus proper waste disposal practices by households: Evidence from greater Cairo’s urban slums. Cleaner Waste Systems, 12(12), 100410.

‎Al Shami, F., Araissi, M., Marrouch, W. & ‎Sayour, N. (2025). Natural resource dependence and war nexus: New insights, Defence and Peace Economics, 36(7), 990-1006.

Kajjouni, V. & Marrouch, W. (2025). Who uses solar water heaters? Evidence from the Palestinian Territories, Energy for Sustainable Development, 85, 101645.

Makdissi, P, Marrouch, W., & Yazbeck, M. (2025). Monitoring poverty in a data deprived environment: The case of Lebanon, Review of Income and Wealth, 71(1), e12708.

Marrouch, W. & Sayour, N. (2024). Are wars detrimental to the environment? Evidence from air pollution and land use, Oxford Development Studies, 52(2), 205-223.

Abdul Baki, G., ‎‎Benchekroun, H., & Marrouch, W. (2024). ‎‏Emissions taxes under double-sided environmental externalities, Economics Letters, 242, 111884.

Hashem, I. & Marrouch, W. (2023). Polluting Resource Extraction and Climate Risk, Natural Resource Modeling, 36(1), e12354.‎

Abdul Baki, G. & Marrouch, W. (2022). Environmental taxation in the Bertrand differentiated duopoly: New insights, Resource and Energy Economics 70, 101329.

Fakih, A., Makdissi, P., Marrouch, W., Tabri, R., & Yazbeck, M. (2022). A stochastic dominance test under survey nonresponse with an application to comparing trust levels in Lebanese public institutions, Journal of Econometrics, 228(2), 342-358.

Djoundourian, S., Marrouch, W. & Sayour, N. (2022). Adaptation to climate change and emissions: halo effect or complacency?, Energy Journal, 43(4).

Marrouch, W., & Sayour, N. (2021). Hedonic housing prices and environmental quality in Lebanon. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 14(5), 953-968.

Dibeh, G., Fakih, A., Marrouch W., & Matar, G. (2021). Who cares about environmental quality in the MENA region?. Social Indicators Research, 157(2), 603-629.

Dibeh, G., Fakih, A., & Marrouch, W. (2020). Tourism–growth nexus under duress: Lebanon during the Syrian crisis, Tourism Economics, 26(3), 353-370.

Dibeh, G., Fakih, A. & Marrouch, W. (2019). Labor Market and Institutional Drivers of Youth Irregular Migration in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(2), 225-251.

Coutts, A., Daoud, A., Fakih, A., Marrouch, W., & Reinsberg, B. (2019). Guns and butter? Military expenditure and health spending on the eve of the Arab Spring. Defence and Peace Economics, 30(2), 227-237.

Dibeh, G., Fakih, A. & Marrouch W. (2018). Decision to Emigrate Amongst the Youth in Lebanon.International Migration, 56(1), 5-22. (Lead Article)

Lazkano, I., Marrouch W. & Nkuiya, B. (2016). Adaptation to Climate Change: How does Heterogeneity in Adaptation Costs Affect Climate Coalitions?, Environment and Development Economics, 21(6), 812-838.

Marrouch, W. & Ray Chaudhuri, A.(2016). International Environmental Agreements: Doomed to Fail or Destined to Succeed? A Review of the Literature. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 9(3-4), 245-319.

Nkuiya, B., Marrouch, W. & Bahel, E. (2015). International Environmental Agreements under Endogenous Uncertainty.Journal of Public Economic Theory, 17(5), 752-772.

Bahel, E., Marrouch, W. & Gaudet, G. (2013). The Economics of Oil, Biofuel and Food Commodities. Resource and Energy Economics, 35(4), 599-617.

Leroux, J. & Marrouch, W. (2012). Bargaining with Linked Disagreement Points. Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2(3), 259-277.

Marrouch, W. & Sinclair-Desgagné, B. (2012). Emission Taxes when Pollution Depends on Location. Environment and Development Economics, 17(4), 433-443.

Ben Sita, B., Marrouch, W. & Abosedra, S. (2012). Short-Run Price and Income Elasticity of Gasoline Demand: Evidence from Lebanon. Energy Policy, 46, 109-115.