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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · 1d

I am sharing some thoughts in a conversation with the Arab Reform Initiative

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AI, Digitalization, and Social Protection in the Arab Region: A Human Development Conversation with Paul Makdissi

Paul Makdissi, Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa, has long focused on poverty, inequality, and human development. While not a technology specialist, he has reflec…

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Miles Corak @milescorak.com · 8d

Probably the best use to which a degree in economics was ever put!

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 8d

On Sept. 30, 1958, Canadian children were treated to a new show.
It featured a giant who told them to "look up!...waaaaaay up!"
For the next 27 years, the show was a fixture on CBC and is beloved to this day.
This is the story of The Friendly Giant!

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Bob Homme as The Friendly Giant, wearing a rustic, beige tunic with brown accents, holding a small xylophone and two violins, with a colorful giraffe puppet with a harmonica and a chicken puppet on his shoulders, set against a plain blue background.

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Jul 23

Listen to my colleague Walid Marrouch discuss the evolution of poverty and inequality in Lebanon in this insightful podcast.

During the episode, he refers to a joint paper he co-authored with Myra Yazbeck and myself.(onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)

www.lcps-lebanon.org/en/podcast/d...

Unpacking Inequality: Poverty, Policy, and Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

Walid Marrouch discusses with LCPS Senior Economic Researcher Lina Maddah the pressing issues of poverty and income inequality in Lebanon. Drawing from recent research and data, the conversation explo...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Jun 24

Just out: my new piece in The Forum, ERF’s Policy Portal

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Freedom, agency and material conditions: human development in MENA - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Conventional approaches to measuring human development, which are primarily centred on income, health and education, provide an incomplete assessment of individuals’ capabilities to transform availabl...

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Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · May 8

On to day two! Ninth paper: @pmakdissi.bsky.social presenting on latest developments in child stunting in Tunisia. Nutrition in early childhood is such an important topic.

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · May 6

An interesting Erf policy column by Walid Marrouch!

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Adoption of decentralised solar energy: lessons from Palestinian households - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

The adoption of solar energy systems is growing in conflict-affected and politically unstable countries, particularly those in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Fortunately, solar irradiance in...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · May 4

Pas certain que ce soit le meilleur geste symbolique dans un contexte d’un pays avec des citoyens d’origines diverses qui ont subi l’impérialisme de la couronne britannique, à commencer par les autochtones du pays, ainsi que la communauté francophone.

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · May 2

Ce mois-ci, le Canada aura le privilège d’accueillir Leurs Majestés le roi et la reine – et Sa Majesté le roi Charles III prononcera le discours du Trône du Canada.

Cet honneur historique est à la mesure des enjeux de notre temps.

Le premier ministre Mark Carney est reçu en audience par Sa Majesté le roi Charles III au palais de Buckingham, à Londres.

Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Mar 29

Declan McVeigh, The National, invited me to share a few thoughts on happiness. Here is the piece.

www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...

Happiness matters - but fleeting emotions make poor policy targets | The National

The way forward is not in chasing rankings, but creating societies where citizens have the opportunity to build meaningful lives

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Mar 18

Je ne pensais jamais avoir à faire face à ce genre de situation dans ma carrière académique au Canada.

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L’administration Trump menace les chercheuses et chercheurs canadiens

(Ottawa – 17 mars 2025) L’Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université (ACPPU

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Mar 11

An interesting opinion piece by Walid Marrouch

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What’s happening with Lebanon’s economy and will it recover?

Lebanon’s economy has struggled for years as people’s discontent with the government grew.

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · Feb 16

Refuser le principe d’un taux plancher d’imposition des ultra-riches, c’est défendre le « droit » des milliardaires à payer zéro.

Notre appel dans Le Monde, avec de nombreuses personnalités du monde politique, syndical et de la société civile

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« Le temps est venu de soumettre les très grandes fortunes à un taux minimal d’imposition » : l’appel de personnalités derrière Gabriel Zucman

TRIBUNE. La commission des finances a adopté, mercredi 12 février, une proposition de loi pour instaurer un impôt plancher de 2 % sur les patrimoines de plus de 100 millions d’euros. D’Eric Coquerel à...

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CNN @cnn.com · Feb 11

The Associated Press said the White House barred its reporter from Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing because of the AP style guidance on using the name Gulf of Mexico versus Gulf of America.

The AP says it was blocked from the Oval Office over continuing to use “Gulf of Mexico” | CNN Business

The Associated Press said the White House barred its reporter from Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing because of the AP style guidance on using the name Gulf of Mexico versus Gulf of Americ...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Jan 28

Our latest policy column in The Forum, ERF Policy Portal, examines trust, or the lack thereof, in civil institutions and the military in Lebanon over the past decade. Coauthored with Walid Marrouch (LAU) and Myra Yazbeck (uOttawa).

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Trust in Lebanon’s public institutions: a challenge for the new leadership - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

The election of General Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon in early 2025, followed by Nawaf Salam’s selection as prime minister, comes at a critical juncture after years of institutional paralysis. I...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Dec 17

Our paper on poverty in Lebanon has been allocated to the February 2025 issue of the Review of Income and Wealth.

It's open access, so feel free to share. Let's foster an evidence-based poverty and inequality conversation in Lebanon.

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#PovertyResearch #Lebanon #Inequality

Monitoring Poverty in a Data‐Deprived Environment: The Case of Lebanon

This paper addresses the lack of data and limited statistical capacity in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly amid Lebanon's economic collapse. We apply a novel data augmentation technique...

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Caroline Shenaz Hossein, AKA #theDougla 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 @carolinehossein.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thank you to the #Community Economies Research Network #CERN, and Jenny Cameron for this sharing of my newest sole authored book.
Click this link for the story, www.communityeconomies.org/news/activis...

Activist Bankers | Community Economies

Congratulations to CERN member Professor Caroline Shenaz Hossein for the publication in May 2024 of The Banker Ladies: Vanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks.

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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · Dec 6

Unusual to see a strong gain in employment (+51K) alongside a major jump in the unemployment rate (to 6.8%). A 0.3 %-point rebound in participation is the 'culprit' this month: previously, falling participation partly masked the decline in the employment rate. #cdnecon #canlab /2

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Ugo Panizza @upanizza.bsky.social · Dec 6

1/ 🚨 Want to do a Phd in Economics?

besides our normal intake @gvagrad.bsky.social
we have 3 generously funded PhD positions with a 4-year
Swiss National Science Foundation packages!

Read on for details and please repost and share with potentially interested

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Nov 26

My last piece in The Forum, the ERF Policy Portal.

Rising influence: women’s empowerment within Arab households - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Freedom is a critical dimension of wellbeing. Yet as previously argued in a column here (Makdissi, 2024a), it remains underrepresented in most multidimensional assessments of welfare, inequality and p...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Nov 25

An interesting paper from my uOttawa colleague Roland Pongou with Marlène Kofi and Leonard Wantchekon.

www.nber.org/papers/w33150

The Color of Ideas: Racial Dynamics and Citations in Economics

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Caroline Shenaz Hossein, AKA #theDougla 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 @carolinehossein.bsky.social · Nov 23

My new book 2024 The Banker Ladies is on the #Solidarity Economy. Focused on the Black #Diaspora women.
Available on amazon, ebook, paperback and audio. Low price point.
Please share.
Irie. #feminism #Development #politicaleconomy

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Nov 17

2/2 Link to the policy column: theforum.erf.org.eg/2024/10/01/c...

Child stunting in Tunisia: an alarming rise - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

In the first two decades of the 21st century, there was a remarkable 32.5% reduction in the incidence of child stunting in Tunisia: from 12.3% among children aged under five in 2000 to 8.3% in 2018. T...

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Paul Makdissi - بولس مقدسي @pmakdissi.bsky.social · Nov 17

Lors de mon passage du mois dernier à EconomiX (Université Paris Nanterre), j’ai accordé une entrevue pour leur chaîne YouTube sur un « policy column » que j’avais écrit pour @ERFlatest en septembre 1/2.

youtu.be/C1y39fuKjRQ?si…

Retard de croissance chez les enfants en Tunisie : une hausse alarmante | Paul Makdissi

YouTube video by EconomiX

https://youtu.be/C1y39fuKjRQ?si…

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