Faculty & Research

2024

• Metaverse Learning: Pioneering Innovation in Times of Crisis (Dec 04, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih’s article in the Defence and Peace Economics Journal is among the trending articles (Nov 21, 2024)
• Research Highlight: Dr. Elie Bouri on Cryptocurrency (Nov 07, 2024)
• PMI Students Club Launches Regionally (Oct 25, 2024)
• Prof. Maya Farah: The Only Female Marketing Scholar in MENA Ranked Among World’s Top 2 Percent Scientists (Oct 24, 2024)
• LAU Faculty Recognized Regionally for Teaching Innovation (Oct 23, 2024)
• A New Study by AKSOB Faculty on Ways to Resource Hope During Protracted Displacement (Oct 22, 2024)
• Dr. Walid Marrouch participates as a speaker in the Arab Mayors Academy webinar on Urban Economic Resilience. (Sep 23, 2024)
• Dr. Elie Bouri Receives the Shoman Award (Sep 10, 2024)
• A New Study by AKSOB Faculty Informs Marketing Strategies for the Inclusion of People With Disabilities in the Metaverse (Sep 09, 2024)
• Dr. Walid Marrouch strengthens international research ties during summer visit to CIRANO, Canada (Sep 09, 2024)
• Dr. Said Ladki Appointed President of Rafik Hariri University (Jul 31, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih’s Research in Defence and Peace Economics Journal is among the Top Read Articles (May 21, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih Presented his Research at a World Bank Event (Apr 17, 2024)
• Academia Meets Industry: LAU and ALI Partner for Lebanon’s Economic Growth (Mar 18, 2024)
• A Student-Made Virtual Supermarket Expedites Lessons in Marketing (Jan 23, 2024)

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)
• A Total of 17 LAU Faculty Members Are Among the Top 2 Percent Scientists Worldwide (Oct 16, 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)
• LAU and Unigaz Empower MBA Students Through a Clever Collaboration (Jun 07, 2023)
• The rise of the students influencers (May 23, 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)
• Research Highlight: Swayed by a Bot (Mar 02, 2023)
• A Devastating Event or a Turning Point? How to Survive the Next Sales Crisis (Jan 19, 2023)
• Dr. Jamal Ibrahim Haidar has been awarded the 2022 Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award (Jan 15, 2023)

2022

• Roundtable Discussion Spotlights Corporate Social Responsibility (Dec 16, 2022)
• Abate or Adapt? Research by LAU Faculty Provides Timely Answers to Climate Action Debate (Dec 07, 2022)
• Drivers of Youth Irregular Migration: Evidence from the MENA Region (Dec 07, 2022)
• Female Fatality From COVID-19: A Macroeconomic Perspective (Dec 07, 2022)
• Enhancing Sales Performance Through Complementary Tech Tools and Empowerment of Personnel (Nov 08, 2022)
• IMF Expert Says Risks of a Wage-Price Spiral are Limited (Oct 26, 2022)
• Wage Dynamics Post–Covid-19 and Wage-Price Spiral Risks (Oct 19, 2022)
• AKSOB Faculty Publishes in Prestigious Journal (Aug 03, 2022)
• Faculty’s Research Featured in Forbes (Apr 29, 2022)
• Lebanon Adds “Wheat” to the List of Threatened Goods (Apr 13, 2022)
• AD Scientific Index 2022 Ranks AKSOB Faculty (Mar 18, 2022)

2021

• AKSOB Faculty Recognized for Exceptional Research Influence (Dec 14, 2021)
• Two AKSOB Faculty Members Recognized for Research and Teaching Excellence (Dec 01, 2021)
• COVID-19 Research Highlight: Will VR-based Site Tours Replace In-Person Visits Post-Pandemic? (Mar 01, 2021)
• AKSOB Professors’ Research Cited by Forbes (Feb 12, 2021)

2020

• AKSOB Research Papers Highlight – September 2020 (Sep 24, 2020)
• Research Highlight: People Trust Feelings Over Cold Hard Facts in Times of Crisis (Apr 21, 2020)
• AKSOB Research Papers Highlight - March 2020 (Mar 30, 2020)

2019

• 18th MEEA International Conference (Oct 17, 2019)
• AKSOB Marketing Department Wins Best Paper Award at Prestigious Conference (Sep 11, 2019)
• Research Highlight: What Is SocialCRM and Why Is It Important for Sales? (Jul 01, 2019)
• LAU Conducting Research at ESSEC Business School (May 29, 2019)
• Reinventing Performance Management: How to Do it Right (Apr 15, 2019)
• The Best Way to Measure Poverty (Apr 04, 2019)
• Marketing Course Leverages Power of Interactive Case Studies (Mar 19, 2019)
• Research Highlight: Pros and Cons of Sales-Service Ambidexterity (Jan 12, 2019)

2018

• AKSOB Dean Elected President of the Middle East Economic Association (Dec 21, 2018)
• AKSOB Faculty to Give Keynote on AI at Medical Conference (Sep 17, 2018)
• Alumni Group Honors Outgoing Dean (Sep 06, 2018)
• Dr. Zahy Ramadan’s Research Reaches Forbes (Aug 13, 2018)
• AKSOB Professors Awarded Major Academic Honor (Jul 11, 2018)
• Research Highlight: Impact of Maternal Care on Child Development (Jul 02, 2018)

2017

• ArabNet 2017 (Mar 10, 2017)
• AKSOB Economics Faculty Receive National Research Grant (Jan 23, 2017)

2016

• Serving the Community through Research (Dec 20, 2016)
• LAU Faculty Research Gets International Recognition (Dec 14, 2016)
• “Banking and Monetary Policies in a Changing Financial Environment: A Regulatory Approach” (Dec 05, 2016)
• Acknowledging a Leader’s Contribution to Business and Education (Dec 01, 2016)
• LAU Team Behind Pioneering Paper on Delivery Drones (Nov 03, 2016)
• LAU Adnan Kassar School of Business Implements Technology K-20 (Nov 01, 2016)
• LAU Signs Student Exchange Agreement with University of Chicago (Oct 27, 2016)
• Faculty Workshop by Dr. Paul Hong (Oct 13, 2016)
• The Role of Higher Education in Supporting Volunteerism (Jul 01, 2016)
• Technology in Business: Exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning (May 10, 2016)
• Research Methodologies and Integrity in Business (Mar 03, 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)
• Dr. Guy Assaker Chosen for Fellowship Program (Nov 02, 2015)
• Dr. Ismail Granted Post Doc Fellowship (Oct 20, 2015)
• A Case of Private vs. Public (Sep 18, 2015)
• Ethics: Relative or Absolute? (Aug 10, 2015)
• Congratulations to Dr. Abdul-Nasser Kassar (Aug 08, 2015)

2014

• “We Need an Overhaul of Lebanon’s Housing Market!” (Nov 06, 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)
• 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)
• Thinking Quantitatively (Jan 14, 2013)