Dr. George Harb

Associate Professor

Bio

Georges Harb is an Associate Professor of economics at the Lebanese American University. He is a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES). He holds a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po Paris, an MA in International Economics from Sciences Po Paris, and an MSc in Econometrics from the University of Nottingham. His research is applied and encompasses international trade, tourism economics, growth determinants, and productivity analysis. He has also served on several occasions as a consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and as a contributor for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Teaching interests 

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Mathematical methods for economics
• Game theory
• Applied econometrics

Research interests 

• Growth/productivity analysis
• Tourism economics
• International trade
• MENA economies

Recent publications 

• Bassil, C., Harb, G., and Roula al Daia. 2023. The economic impact of tourism at regional level:a systematic literature review, Tourism Review International, 27(2)
• Harb, G., and Bassil, C. 2023. TFP in the manufacturing sector: long-term dynamics, country and regional comparative analysis, Economies, 11(2).  https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/11/2/34
• Harb, G., and Bassil, C. 2022. Regional growth, domestic and foreign tourism in NUTS regions: new insights from the old continent, Journal of Travel Research, 61(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520979673
• Harb, G., and Bassil, C. 2021. Harnessing cross-regional disparities to assess the impact of tourism on regional growth in Europe, Current Issues in Tourism, 24(11). https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1829566
• Harb, G., and Bassil, C. 2020. Gravity analysis of tourism flows and the ‘multilateral resistance to tourism’, Current Issues in Tourism, 23(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2018.1544612
• Harb, G., and Bassil, C. 2020. Terrorism and inbound tourism: does immigration have a moderating effect?, Tourism Economics , 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816619843452

Working papers/Columns/Blogs

• Harb, G; Bassil, C; and El Sahli, Z. (2023). Revisiting TFP regional convergence in the EU. EU Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES), working paper No 71. Available at: https://emnes.org/publication/revisiting-tfp-regional-convergence-in-the-eu/
• Abou Shady, N., Harb, G., Zaki, C. 2023. Aid for trade and export performance of recipient countries: the moderating role of institutions, EMANES Working Paper no 68, available at: ​ https://emnes.org/publication/aid-for-trade-and-export-performance-of-recipient-countries-the-moderating-role-of-institutions/
• Harb, G., Bassil, C. 2022. Manufacturing and productivity in MENA: a long term perspectivepublished in the ERF’s Forum:, available at: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2022/03/06/manufacturing-productivity-mena-long-term-perspective/