Department of Economics News

2024

• Dr. Walid Marrouch participates as a speaker in the Arab Mayors Academy webinar on Urban Economic Resilience. (Sep 23, 2024)
• Dr. Walid Marrouch strengthens international research ties during summer visit to CIRANO, Canada (Sep 09, 2024)
• Theresia Rahme, a student in the MA in Economics program, has been appointed as an economic news reporter at LBCI (Aug 22, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih Presented his Research at a UN Women Workshop (Jul 02, 2024)
• Dr. Leila Dagher has been selected as an expert in a workshop organized by the UNEP and the Arabian Gulf University (Jun 24, 2024)
• “Economix @ LAU”: LAU Economics Department Showcases its Program to High School Students (Jun 07, 2024)
• LAU Economics Department Open House (Jun 05, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih’s Research in Defence and Peace Economics Journal is among the Top Read Articles (May 21, 2024)
• LAU Economics Department Networking Event: Demonstrating Character and Seizing Opportunities (May 20, 2024)
• Nurturing Leaders, Driving Innovation and Transforming Business Education (May 16, 2024)
• The Department of Economics at LAU Signs an Academic Pathway Agreement with Concordia University (May 14, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih Presented his Research at a World Bank Event (Apr 17, 2024)
• Economics x Business Career Roadmap (Apr 05, 2024)
• Economics students participated in the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2024 at UN-ESCWA (Mar 19, 2024)
• Academia Meets Industry: LAU and ALI Partner for Lebanon’s Economic Growth (Mar 18, 2024)
• USAID Community Service Project: Promoting the Significance of Pursuing an Economics Major among Students (Mar 15, 2024)
• Lecture on the Impact of the War in Gaza and Lebanon on the Lebanese Economy (Feb 23, 2024)
• Cross-cultural collaboration between LAU and BSU students (Jan 17, 2024)

2023

• Dr. Hassan Sherry participated as a discussant on a panel entitled “The Lebanese Economy in its Second Century” (Dec 06, 2023)
• Future of the Economy (Nov 17, 2023)
• Exploring the Economic Impact of Cannabis in Lebanon (Nov 01, 2023)
• Dr. Marrouch and Dr. Fakih’s Research in Journal of Econometrics Garners Top Social Media Attention Over the Last 3 Years (Oct 21, 2023)
• MA in Applied Economics student, Mr. Zein Alameh, participated in the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings 2023 (Oct 19, 2023)
• Dr. Mohamad Karaki presented his research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Oct 15, 2023)
• Dr. Ali Fakih presented his research at the International Labour Organization (ILO) (Jul 17, 2023)
• The Role of Social Spending and Financial Inclusion in Fostering Inclusive Economic Growth in the MENA Region (Jun 15, 2023)
• The European Union an economic or rather a political project? (Jun 14, 2023)
• Cost-Volume–Profit Analysis for Micro Entrepreneurs (Jun 14, 2023)
• Promoting Inclusive Growth in the MENA Region: The Role of Social Spending and Financial Inclusion (May 23, 2023)
• A Unidimensional Representation of Multidimensional Inequality, with an application to the Arab Region (Apr 27, 2023)
• Assessing the Progress of Arab States Toward the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Social Expenditures (Apr 12, 2023)
• Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States (Mar 29, 2023)
• Dr. Jamal Ibrahim Haidar has been awarded the 2022 Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award (Jan 15, 2023)

2022

• Wage Dynamics Post–Covid-19 and Wage-Price Spiral Risks (Oct 19, 2022)

2019

• 18th MEEA International Conference (Oct 17, 2019)
• The Best Way to Measure Poverty (Apr 04, 2019)

2018

• AKSOB Dean Elected President of the Middle East Economic Association (Dec 21, 2018)
• Lebanese Econometric Study Group Convenes at LAU (Dec 12, 2018)
• Research Highlight: Impact of Maternal Care on Child Development (Jul 02, 2018)

2017

• Breaking Data Elitism in the Arab Region: The Role of the Arab Development Portal (Nov 29, 2017)
• AKSOB Economics Faculty Receive National Research Grant (Jan 23, 2017)

2016

• “Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial Environment: A Regulatory Approach” (Dec 05, 2016)
• LAU Signs Student Exchange Agreement with University of Chicago (Oct 27, 2016)
• “Syria at War: Five Years On” (May 23, 2016)
• “How to Write a Research Paper” (May 12, 2016)
• Delving Into the Minds and Opportunities of Arab Youth (Feb 03, 2016)
• Dr. Sebastian Ille Adds Another Title: Editor-in-Chief (Jan 22, 2016)

2015

• “The Economic Impacts of Syrian Refugees: Challenges and Opportunities in Host Countries” (Dec 11, 2015)
• “Lebanese Labor Market Challenges” (Oct 29, 2015)
• A Case of Private vs. Public (Sep 18, 2015)
• China’s devaluation: what does it mean? (Sep 10, 2015)
• Institutions must encourage growth in manufacturing, say LAU economists (Jul 15, 2015)
• “Radicalism brings evil and death” (May 12, 2015)
• The Impact of the Syrian Crisis on Lebanon’s Agricultural Sector and Local Consumption (Mar 10, 2015)

2014

• Remarkable Resilience: Lebanon’s Economy and the Syrian Crisis (Dec 22, 2014)
• Does it Pay to be Green? (Jun 06, 2014)
• A Search for Why the Smoking Ban Failed in Lebanon (May 31, 2014)
• Is Industrialization MENA’s Missed Opportunity? (May 15, 2014)
• Researching Youth and the Arab Spring (May 07, 2014)
• Can the Islamic Economic System be the Alternative? (Apr 24, 2014)
• Dr. Saad Andary and Dr. Makram Bou Nassar Visit LAU (Apr 02, 2014)
• Economics, Public Policy, and Youth Empowerment (Apr 02, 2014)
• Education, Employment and Cost of Living (Apr 02, 2014)
• Economics Faculty Member Dr. Ayman Reda Wins the Potter Award (Jan 30, 2014)
• The SAHWA Project (“Empowering Arab Youth: Towards a New Social Contract”) (Jan 30, 2014)

2013

• More Than 2 Million Domestic Workers in the Middle East (Nov 15, 2013)
• Economic Statecraft (Feb 25, 2013)
• MENA and the Monetary Rise of Gold (Jan 28, 2013)

2009

• World Bank Expert Discusses the Effects of the Financial Crisis on Arab Markets (Jan 13, 2009)