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Mohammed Bouaddi

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Mohammed Bouaddi
Associate Professor of Economics, American University in Cairo

Mohammed Bouaddi is an Associate Professor in Economics at the American University in Cairo. He was appointed as the director of graduate programs in Economics at the American University in Cairo. Bouaddi’s research focuses primarily on Econometrics, Financial Economics and Statistics with specialties in econometrics, time series analysis, and financial economics. He has published a dozen of papers in refereed journals and many others as working papers involving applications of econometric methods to policy-related issues in the fields of portfolio selection, financial econometrics, macro-finance and corporate finance. His interest is in the econometrics of factor models. He got his Bachelor's degree in Economics (1991) from Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco, his master's degree (1993) from Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco, his M.Sc. in Financial Economics (2002) from UQAM University and finally his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Montreal (2010).

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Drivers of renewable energy adoption in Egyptian firms

How can policy-makers encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt renewable energy sources in their production processes? This column reports evidence from Egypt, where gender and youth play a key role within firms in encouraging practices that are more positive for the environment and can help to mitigate climate change.

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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.

Migration, human capital and labour markets in MENA

Migration is a longstanding and integral part of the MENA region’s economic and social fabric, with profound implications for labour markets and human capital development. To harness the potential of migration for promoting economic and social development, policy-makers must aim to deliver mutual benefits for origin countries, host countries and migrants. Such a triple-win strategy requires better data, investment in return migration, skill partnerships, reduced remittance costs and sustained support for host countries.

Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENA

Businesses are a key source of productivity growth, innovation and jobs. But in the Middle East and North Africa, the private sector is not dynamic and the region has a long history of low growth. This column summarises a new report explaining how a brighter future for MENA’s private sector is within reach if governments rethink their role and firms harness talent effectively.




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