PhD Researcher in Economics

French Geological Survey (BRGM) | Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orléans (LEO)

Salma Barhouni is a PhD researcher in Economics at the French Geological Survey (BRGM) and the Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orléans (LEO), affiliated with the Chair of Environmental and Mineral Economics (CEME) at the University of Orléans. Her doctoral research is supervised by Chahir Zaki, Camelia Turcu, and Andriamasinoro Fenintsoa.

She holds a Master's degree in International Economics from the University of Orléans and a Bachelor's degree in Applied Economics from the Faculty of Governance, Economic and Social Sciences (FGSES) at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of International Trade, Environmental Economics, and Mineral Economics, with a particular focus on critical raw materials and the energy transition. Her PhD research focuses on international trade in critical minerals and the dynamic modelling of future mineral supply.