Policy Publications

2023

Makdissi, P., Marrouch, W., & Yazbeck, M. (2023). Monitoring poverty in a data deprived environment: The case of Lebanon. Economic Research Forum (ERF).

Haidar, J., Darwich, S., & Zeaiter, H. (2023, September). Can Lebanon export cannabis for medicinal purposes? The Policy Initiative.

Haidar, J., Darwich, S., & Zeaiter, H. (2023, May). On the economic potential of cannabis cultivation in Lebanon. The Policy Initiative.

Haidar, J., & Malik, A. (2023, March). How can fiscal policy untap Lebanon’s manufacturing potential? The Policy Initiative.

Altug, S., & Dagher, L. (2023, June). A tale of two crises: Turkey of the early aughts and today’s Lebanon. Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF).

Dagher, L., Abboud, A., & Sidani, O. (2023). Coping with concurrent crises in Lebanon: For an inclusive national social registry to protect the vulnerable [مواجهة الأزمات المتزامنة في لبنان: نحو إنشاء سجل اجتماعي وطني شامل لحماية الفئات الضعيفة]. LCPS Policy Brief (No. 75).

Maddah, L., Maddah, B., & Gharios, N. (2023, March). Lebanon’s economic crisis by sector: Challenges and opportunities in manufacturing. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Brief.

Maddah, L., & Maddah, B. (2023, April). Manufacturing in crisis: How can the sector survive? Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.

Maddah, L., & Akar, B. (2023, January). Lebanon’s economic crisis by sector: The knowledge economy loses its balance. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Brief.

Marrouch, W. (2023, January). Building urban economic resilience plan for the city of Beirut. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA).

2022

Fakih, A., & Brun, C. (2022). Debunking the myth of the economic burden of refugees. New Humanitarian.

Haidar, J., & Malik, A. (2022, June). How foreign powers could break Lebanon’s gridlock. Project Syndicate.

Abou Zaki, S., Dagher, L., & Salam, A. H. E. (2022). Addressing food insecurity in crisis-stricken Lebanon [معالجة انعدام الأمن الغذائي في لبنان المنكوب بالأزمات]. LCPS Policy Brief (No. 69).

Djoundourian, S. (Contributing Author). (2022). Coastal blue carbon and other marine biological processes as a solution to the ecological and socio-economic impacts of climate related changes in the ocean: Can we rely on natural ocean processes for climate mitigation? Centre Scientifique de Monaco and International Atomic Energy Agency.

Maddah, L. (2022, October). Local entrepreneurial ecosystems and the survival of rural economies. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Brief.

Maddah, L. (2022, July). Struggling on the margins: Necessity-driven entrepreneurs in rural areas. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.

Maddah, L. (2022, May). Entrepreneurship in rural areas: A framework for local economic development in Lebanon. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.

Maddah, L. (2022, February). The impact of multiple crises on necessity-driven entrepreneurs in Lebanon’s rural areas - Fnaidek. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Report.

Maddah, L. (2022, January). The impact of multiple crises on necessity-driven entrepreneurs in Lebanon’s rural areas - Hidab. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Report.

2021

Fakih, A. (2021). The effect of family-friendly work practices on firm productivity in Lebanon: Evidence from parental leave and childcare provision. Arab Institute for Women.

Sherry, H. (2021). Aligning Business with Sustainable Development, the Case of the Food & Beverages Sector in Lebanon. Arab NGO Network for Development.

Karaki, M. B. (2021). Lower oil prices since 2014: Good news or bad news for the Lebanese economy?. In Oil and the political economy in the Middle East (pp. 213-236). Manchester University Press.

Fakih, A., Brun, C., Shuayb, M., & Hammoud, M. (2021). The economic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon: What it means for current policies. World Refugee & Migration Council, Georgetown University.

Fakih, A. (2021). The provision of family-friendly work practices in Lebanon: Challenges and consequences for the private sector. Arab Institute for Women.

Fakih, A. (2021). Fiscal incidence analysis for Lebanon. World Bank.

Fakih, A. (2021). Mapping and analysis of women’s economic participation in Lebanon. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA). (forthcoming)

Dagher, L. (2021). A transparent and effective cash assistance program: Dream or reality? LCPS Policy Brief.

Haidar, J., & Malik, A. (2021, October). Why can’t Lebanon’s leaders fix its economic crisis? Washington Post.

Haidar, J. (2021, May). Access to finance for Egypt’s private sector during the pandemic. The Forum (ERF).

Holland, C., Dagher, L., Mansouri, N., Bennett, D., & Ni, H. (2021). Accelerating youth-led transformative actions through ICT-enabled education for sustainable development. T20 Policy Brief.

Dagher, L., & Nehme, H. E. R. (2021). Lebanon’s misguided government subsidies are quickly eating up its foreign reserves. International Policy Digest. Arabic version published by Annahar newspaper on March 1, 2021, as الدعم الحكومي اللبناني المضلّل يلتهم احتياطياته الأجنبية.

Maddah, L. (2021, December). The impact of multiple crises on necessity-driven entrepreneurs in Lebanon’s rural areas - Rashayya. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Report.

2020

Fakih, A., Haimoun, N., & Abosedra, S. (2020). Power-sharing, ethnic divisions and the onset of civil wars in Syria. The Forum, Economic Research Forum (ERF).

Haidar, J. (2020, September). Late-movers outperform first-movers in export markets. VoxEu-CEPR.

Haidar, J., & Malik, A. (2020, July). Why do foreign donors face a tough choice in dealing with Lebanon’s economic crisis? Washington Post.

Dagher, L., Schreurs, M., et al. (2020). Towards a comprehensive approach to youth empowerment for climate action. T20 Policy Brief.

Dagher, L., Heeter, J., & Mansour, M. (2020). What can GCC countries learn from well-established green power markets in other countries? In A. Bumajdad et al. (Eds.), Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (pp. 309-326). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39734-0

Haidar, J., Atallah, S., Diwan, I., & Maktabi, W. (2020, July). Public resource allocation in Lebanon: How uncompetitive is CDR’s procurement process? Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Policy Brief.

Haidar, J., & Malik, A. (2020, July). More money is not the answer to Lebanon’s troubles. Al Jazeera English.

Haidar, J., & Diwan, I. (2020, January). Cronyism reduces job creation in Lebanon. VoxEu-CEPR.

Marrouch, W. (Contributing co-author among 190 contributors) Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean Basin – Current Situation and Risks for the Future. First Mediterranean Assessment Report [Cramer, W., Guiot, J., Marini, K. (eds.)]. Union for the Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, UNEP/MAP, Marseille, France, 632 pp., ISBN: 978-2-9577416-0-1, doi:10.5281/zenodo.4768833.

2019

Fakih, A., & Araji, S. (2019). Employment profile and challenges of the private sector in Iraq. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA).

Djoundourian, S. (Contributing Author). (2019, March). Ocean sustainability and ocean economics in developing countries. Centre Scientifique de Monaco and International Hydrographic Organization.

2018

Djoundourian, S. (Contributing Author). (2018, April). Human impacts on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and the economy. Centre Scientifique de Monaco and Plan Bleu.