Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series I
The LAU Department of Economics and the AUB Department of Economics co-organize the Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series. The aim is to bring together Lebanon’s economics research community—including economics faculty members, researchers, students and professionals.
The sessions feature discussions that enable participants to exchange ideas directly and critically with speakers on frontier economics research topics. They are held every two weeks during the fall and spring semesters, alternating between the LAU and AUB campuses. Attendance is open to all.
The Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series is generously funded by the AKSOB Dean’s Office at LAU and the FAS Dean’s Office at AUB.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jamal Haidar at LAU.
Schedule of Events:
| Date and Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Talk Title | Location |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
Myra Yazbeck | University of Ottawa | Shared Lives, Shared Stress: Witnessing and Spillover Effects in Spousal Mental Health Interactions | LAU |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
Ugo Panizza | Geneva Graduate Institute |
Public Investment Quality and its Implications for Sovereign Risk and Debt Sustainability
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AUB |
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
Hicham Safieddine | University of British Columbia | Central Banking in Lebanon: Faulty Foundations | LAU |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
Branco Milanovic | City University of New York | The Three Eras of Global Inequality, 1820–2020 | AUB |
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
Theocharis Grigoriadis | Freie Universität Berlin | Reactionary Utopia: Radicalization and Political Violence in the Russian Empire | LAU |
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
Ishac Diwan | AUB and Finance for Development Lab | The Impact of Education on Values | AUB |