Ali Fakih

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Lebanese American University

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Ali Fakih is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair of the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University. He is also a Fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO), Global Labor Organization (GLO), and a Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum (ERF). He received his PhD in Economics in 2011 from HEC Montréal, the business school affiliated with l’Université de Montréal. His research interests include Labor Economics, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, and MENA Economies.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in August 2012 and became a Research Fellow in April 2018.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 12161
Did the Arab Spring Reduce MENA Countries' Growth?
Mahmoud Arayssi, Ali Fakih, Nathir Haimoun
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11903
Labor Market and Institutional Drivers of Youth Irregular Migration: Evidence from the MENA Region
Ghassan Dibeh, Ali Fakih, Walid Marrouch
forthcoming in: Journal of Industrial Relations, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10493
Decision to Emigrate Amongst the Youth in Lebanon
Ghassan Dibeh, Ali Fakih, Walid Marrouch
published in: International Migration, 2018, 56 (1), 5-22
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9667
The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Labor Market in Neighboring Countries: Empirical Evidence from Jordan
Ali Fakih, May Ibrahim
published in: Defence and Peace Economics, 2016, 27 (1), 64-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9404
What Factors Influence Firm Perceptions of Labour Market Constraints to Growth in the MENA Region?
Ali Fakih, Pascal L. Ghazalian
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36 (8), 1181-1206
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8772
Institutions and Development in MENA Region: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector
Mahmoud Arayssi, Ali Fakih
published in: International Journal of Social Economics, 2015, 42 (8), 717-732
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8469
Vacation Leave, Work Hours and Wages: New Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Ali Fakih
published in: Labour, 2014, 28 (4), 376-398
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8190
Availability of Family-Friendly Work Practices and Implicit Wage Costs: New Evidence from Canada
Ali Fakih
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7197
Female Labour Force Participation in MENA's Manufacturing Sector: The Implications of Firm-Related and National Factors
Ali Fakih, Pascal L. Ghazalian
publslihed as 'Female Employment in MENA’s Manufacturing Sector: The Implications of Firm-related and National Factors' in: Economic Change and Restructuring, 2015, 48 (1), 37-69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7172
Why Some Firms Export? An Empirical Analysis for Manufacturing Firms in the MENA Region
Ali Fakih, Pascal L. Ghazalian
published as 'Which Firms Export? An Empirical Analysis for the Manufacturing Sector in the MENA Region' in: Journal of Economic Studies, 2014, 41 (5), 672-695
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