Lebanon is a small dependent economy, built on a quasi-complete consumerist system where we import more than 80 percent of our energy, food and most consumed products and services. The…
Jad Chaaban
Jad Chaaban
Jad Chaaban is a French/Lebanese economist and public policy expert with over 15 years of academic and professional experience. He was an associate professor and Assistant Dean at the American University of Beirut, and has held positions at INSEAD, Paris-Dauphine PSL University, LSE, and Toulouse School of Economics. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank and as a consultant for various UN agencies. Dr. Chaaban holds a PhD in Economics and an MBA, and his research focuses on development economics and public policy. He is multilingual and has secured nearly $4 million in extramural funding for international research projects.
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This article is part of Executive’s special report on the oil and gas sector. Read more stories as they’re published here, or pick up October’s issue at newsstands in Lebanon. …
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As part of Executive’s ‘10 Ways to Save Lebanon’ issue, we asked leading experts from a range of fields to put the case for one major policy for the country.…
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During the recent launch of the World Bank report on Lebanon’s economic performance, some participants argued that the proposed salary adjustment, if implemented, would have dire consequences for the Lebanese…