Fahmi Ben Abdelkader

Fahmi Ben Abdelkader holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a master’s degree in International Economics from Sorbonne University of Paris1. In 2011, he won the International Doctoral Prize for Research Work in Economic Studies by the CEDIMES Institute, in recognizing “his expertise on the economies of the MENA region and in endorsing his analysis of institutional change and development in this region".

He has co-authored a book on the role of governance institutions in the development process in the MENA region (Institutions de gouvernance, confiance et développement dans les pays arabes.

Éditions l’Harmattan. 2014 ; Associated press article La Tunisie piégée par le capitalisme clanique, Le Monde, 17 avril 2014.)

He has served as a consultant to the World Bank where he conducted surveys on corporate governance mechanisms of State Owned Enterprises in the MENA region. He has also contributed to surveys on “Private Sector Diagnostics” in this region.

In October 2015, he joined Labex ReFi (Excellence Laboratory on Financial Regulation) as a scientific coordinator and a member of its Executive Committee.

He has taught a wide range of courses in Finance and Economics at several French academic institutions, namely Sorbonne University of Paris1 and ESCP Europe Business School, as well as ESSEC Business School and HEC Paris.

Other positions:

• Academic director of the Executive Master in International Wealth Management at ESCP Europe.
• Consultant for The World bank
• Visiting lecturer at HEC Paris and ESA Beirut.

Research Interests

• Corporate governance; State-Controlled Firms; Politics and Finance; State Capitalism; Political Economy; Institutional Economics; Economics of transition and governance.