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Youssef SAIDI is an Experienced Quantitative Economist-Econometrician. He is currently a Economic Adviser at Gulf Monetary Council (GMCo). Before joining GEMCo, he was an Invited Researcher at LEM-CNRS (UMR 9221) - Lille 3 and Economist-Manager at Bank Al-Maghrib (Central Bank of Morocco). Previously, he was an Assistant Professor of statistics and econometrics at Mohammed V University in Rabat (Morocco). He also taught mathematics, statistics, econometrics and Computer Science (SAS, Eviews, Rats) at, Universities Lille (1, 2 & 3) and Valenciennes (France).
He has conducted several seminars in forecasting techniques in Morocco, West African Economic and Monetary Union (UMOA) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
His research focuses on monetary and exchange rate policies, monetary union, time series analysis, regime change models, forecasting techniques, financial markets, commodities, emerging economies, financial contagion. He is referee for several international academic journals including, Energy, Statistics and Probability Letters, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of Economic Asymmetries, etc.
Degrees
Ph.D., Econometrics, Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III, France, 2003.
D.E.A., Applied Mathematics, Lille University of Science and Technology, France, 1996.
Positions
2018- present: Economic Adviser, Gulf Monetary Council, Saudi Arabia.
2017-2018: Invited Researcher, LEM-CNRS (UMR 9221), Lille 3 University, France.
2016-2017: Teaching Assistant, FSES, Lille 1 University, France.
2013-2016: Head of Internal Control Unit, Research Department, Central Bank of Morocco.
2007-2013: Economist-Researcher, Research Department, Central Bank of Morocco.
2004-2006: Assistant Professor of Statistics and mathematics, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
2001-2002: Assistant for Teaching and Research, CADRE Laboratory, Lille 2 University, France.
2000-2001: Assistant for Teaching and Research, GREMARS Laboratory, Lille 3 University, France.
1997-2000: Teaching Assistant, Univesities of Lille 3 and Valenciennes, France.
Keywords
Time Series Analysis; Statistics; Monetary and Economic Union; Macroeconomics; Financial Econometrics; Applied Econometrics; Markets; Emerging economies; Commodities.
(My complete CV is available upon request)
(Last update: July 2023)