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📚 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Layal Mansour-Ichrakieh is an economist specializing in macroeconomics, monetary policy, and financial stability across MENA, GCC, and emerging markets. She holds a PhD in Financial & Monetary Economics from Université Lumière Lyon 2, France, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American University of Beirut. With 13+ years of teaching experience, she has lectured in France, Lebanon, USA, and Kuwait, currently serving at Kuwait International Law School. Her research explores financial crises, dollarization, inflation, and geopolitical risks. A Scopus-indexed author, she has published in high-impact journals. She is trilingual in French, English, and Arabic. 🌍📊
Educational Background
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Layal Mansour-Ichrakieh holds a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2018-19) in Monetary Policy and Financial Economics from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. She earned her PhD in Financial and Monetary Economics (2014) from Université Lumière Lyon 2, France, with research at CNRS-GATE-Lyon, focusing on international reserves in dollarized economies. She also holds a Master’s in Finance (2008) from University Saint Joseph, Beirut, and a Master’s in Agricultural Economics (2007) from University Montpellier 1 & ENSAM, France, specializing in tradable agricultural commodities. Her academic journey began with a B.A. in Economics (2004) from University Montpellier 1, France. 📊📈
📚 Academic Experience
With over 13 years of experience in lecturing Economics and Finance across France, Lebanon, the USA, and Kuwait, Dr. [Name] has taught in English, French, and Arabic. Currently, an Associate Professor-to-be at Kuwait International Law School (KILAW), he delivers graduate and undergraduate courses and supervises master’s theses. He has been a guest speaker at George Washington University and previously lectured at Lebanese American University, Lebanese University, and the American University of Beirut. His teaching career spans prestigious institutions like University Lumière Lyon 2, Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, and University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. 🎓📖
💼 Non-Academic Experience
Dr. [Name] has extensive experience in economic consulting and research. He collaborated with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and USAID on economic integration projects, conducting research and analyzing key indicators. As an economic consultant for UN-ESCWA, he built macro-econometric models for GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation. He also worked with the World Bank and the Lebanese Ministry of Labor on labor market policies and social protection programs. Representing Lebanon at the European Commission, he addressed social security and employment strategies. Earlier, he served as a trader at Byblos Bank, handling forex and treasury operations. 📊🌍💰
📊 Research Focus
Dr. L. Mansour Ichrakieh specializes in financial economics, focusing on financial stress indices, dollarization, international reserves, and macroeconomic stability. His research explores the impact of geopolitical risks, monetary policy in highly dollarized economies, and debt sustainability in developing countries. He has contributed significantly to understanding financial crises, foreign exchange reserves, and central banking policies, particularly in Lebanon and other emerging markets. His work also evaluates the role of structural macroeconomic models in shaping fiscal strategies. His expertise spans financial risk management, sovereign debt policies, and currency peg dynamics. 💰📉🌍
- A financial stress index for a highly dollarized developing country: The case of Lebanon – 72 citations (2020) 📊💰
- The role of geopolitical risks on the Turkish economy: Opportunity or threat – 67 citations (2019) 🌍⚠️
- Not the usual suspects: Critical indicators in a dollarized country’s Financial Stress Index – 25 citations (2020) 📈💸
- International Reserves versus External Debts: Can international reserves avoid future financial crisis in indebted countries? – 10 citations (2013) 💵🔍
- Targeting debt in Lebanon: A structural macro-econometric model – 9 citations (2019) 📉🇱🇧
- Hoarding of international reserves and sterilization in dollarized and indebted countries: An effective monetary policy? – 9 citations (2012) 🏦💲
- The Power of International Reserves: The impossible trinity becomes possible – 6 citations (2014) ⚖️💹
- The Institute of Financial Economics Financial Stress Index (IFEFSI) for Lebanon – 4 citations (2018) 📊🇱🇧
- The Impact of Israeli and Saudi Arabian Geopolitical Risks on the Lebanese Financial Market – 1 citation (2021) 🌏📉
- The Dollarization Curse: Hard Peg Choices to Cure the Currency – Published in 2022 💵🔗
- IMAGINE THE LEBANESE ECONOMY UNDER – Published in 2018 🇱🇧📖
- To what extent can the policy of hoarding international reserves in indebted and dollarized countries be efficient? – Published in 2014 🏛️💰
- Insurance of International Reserves vs. Debt Risk: Probability Measures of Future Financial Crisis in Insured (International Reserves) and Risky (Debt) Countries – Published in 2011 🔮📉
- Is International Reserves and Sterilization in Indebted Dollarized Countries an Effective Policy? – Published in 2011 🏦📊