Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Georges Harb

Author

Georges Harb
Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods, Adnan Kassar School of Business, at the Lebanese American University

Georges Harb is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at the Adnan Kassar School of Business, at the Lebanese American University (LAU). He holds a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po Paris. Before joining LAU, he was a full-time faculty member at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, at Notre Dame University, Lebanon (2014-2021). Georges has also served on several occasions as a consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and as a contributor for the Economist Intelligence Unit. His research interests include: growth/productivity; MENA; tourism economics; and trade.

Content by this Author

Manufacturing and productivity in MENA: a long-term perspective

Productivity in the manufacturing sector is key for economic growth and employment opportunities in most developing economies. This column looks at total factor productivity (TFP) – the portion of output growth that comes from technological progress – in eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the four decades since 1980. Despite an overall increase in manufacturing TFP in the region during this period, it is still lagging behind other parts of the world.

Most read

No posts




LinkedIn