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I finished my Ph.D. in Economics at Cergy Pontoise University - France - in July 2010. From 2005 till 2008 I was employed as a Teaching Assistant at Cergy - Pontoise University. Between 2008 and 2010 I was a part time lecturer at the same university. I then joined Notre Dame University-Louaize in Lebanon as an Assistant Professor of Economics (in 2010) and was then promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. I am currently a full-time faculty member (Associate Professor) in the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University.

My teaching experience afforded me the opportunity to be familiar with a wide range of topics and varying levels of academic ability. I taught quantitative courses like Statistics, Math, and Econometrics in addition to applied macro/micro economics courses like Monetary Policy, Economic Development, Microeconomics (introduction and intermediate) and Macroeconomics (introduction and intermediate). I taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

I am an applied economist particularly interested in Time Series, Growth and Tourism, Financial Economics, and Political Economy of Terrorism

On this web page, you will find more details about me. There are links to my CV and other materials.

What I think about economics

Economy is part of most of the daily life's matters. Economic questions are present in all life's aspects and interest all social categories. Thus, economy is important in every daily decision that we may take. In my lectures I manage to relate the theory with the reality. I believe that stressing on the connection between the world of theories and the world of realities makes economics more interesting.

I believe in applied work. We must let the data talk. I believe that econometrics is interesting to test the robustness of the theory. Economist should not be afraid from math but math by itself won't be sufficient. What he needs is a combination of critical thinking and math skills. To understand an empirical investigation or a theoretical result; economist should understand the economic contexts and be aware of the facts at that period. Thus, economic history is very important. A good economist must be updated and be aware of changes to propose solutions to economic problems. I do not think that economist should make predictions and expectations because economy is more a discipline than a real science. We cannot predict the behaviour of an economic agent because he is not all the time rational.