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Raouf Boucekkine

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Raouf Boucekkine
Aix-Marseille University

Raouf Boucekkine is a Professor of Economics at Aix-Marseille University, senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, and Director General of IMÈRA, the Institute for Advanced Study of Aix-Marseille University. He is also current President of ASSET (the Southern European Association of Economic Theorists) and deputy coordinator of the network UBIAS (University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study), including some of the top universities in the world. He has been professor and/or visiting professor in several European universities in Spain, United-Kingdom, France and Belgium, and director of several institutes and schools in these places (including the Center of Operations Research and Econometrics in Louvain, Belgium). He has published extensively in several areas of economics, operations research and mathematical demography.

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Rethinking the macroeconomics of resource-rich countries

After years of high commodity prices, a new era of lower prices, especially for oil, will be challenging for resource-rich countries, which must cope with the decline in income and the potential widening of internal and external imbalances. This column summarises a recent eBook in which leading economists examine the shifting landscape in commodity markets and explore the exchange rate, monetary and fiscal policy options, as well as the role of finance, including sovereign wealth funds and diversification.

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A Macroeconomic Accounting of Unemployment in Jordan:  Unemployment is mainly an issue for adults and men

Since unemployment rates in Jordan are higher among young people and women than other groups, unemployment is commonly characterised as a youth and gender issue. However, the majority of the country’s unemployed are adults and men. This suggests that unemployment is primarily a macroeconomic issue challenge for the entire labour market. The appropriate response therefore is coordinated fiscal, monetary, structural and institutional policies, while more targeted measures can still benefit specific groups.

Global value chains and sustainable development

What is the role of exchange rate undervaluation in promoting participation in global value chains by firms in developing countries? What is the impact of the stringency of national environmental regulations on firms’ GVC participation? And how do firms’ political connections affect their participation in GVCs? These questions will be explored for the MENA region at a special session of the ERF annual conference, which takes place in Cairo in April 2025.

Adoption of decentralised solar energy: lessons from Palestinian households

The experience of Palestinian households offers a compelling case study of behavioural adaptation to energy poverty via solar water heater adoption. This column highlights the key barriers to solar energy adoption in terms of both the socio-economic status and dwellings of potential users. Policy-makers need to address these barriers to ensure a just and equitable transition, particularly for households in conflict-affected areas across the MENA region.




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