Lebanese Economic Association

Mission Statement

LEA is a non-profit, non-partisan professional association that aims to spread and enhance the economics culture and methodology in Lebanon, with a view to adding value to the public policy debate.

Objectives

 1  Facilitate and promote the exchange of economics research on Lebanon among professional economists, and with the broader public (students, NGOs, Government institutions)

 2  Foster closer links among academic and non-academic institutions and professionals that are concerned with economic policy issues in Lebanon
 

 3  Cooperate with international economist associations
 

Partner Institutions

LEA seeks to partner with Lebanese and foreign institutions to pursue its mission. Currently, LEA is partnering with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation on a research project on economic liberalization in Lebanon. .

Board Members (2010-2015)

• Dr. Jad Chaaban- President


• Dr. Mounir Rached- Vice President


• Mr. Pierre Madani- Treasurer


• Mr. Aiman Mackie- Secretary


• Dr. Rima Turk Ariss- Public Relations Officer


• Mr. Nassib Ghobril- Member at large


• Dr. Mazen Soueid- Member at large


• Dr. Nisreen Salti- Member at large

Founding Members (in alphabetical order): Dr. Jad Chaaban, Dr. Khalil Gebara, Mr. Pierre Madani, Mr. Daniel Neuwirth, Dr. Faisal Nsouli, Dr. Mounir Rached, Dr. Nisreen Salti, Ms. Shireen Shallah, Dr. Mazen Soueid.

International Advisory Board

• Prof. Badi Baltagi
• Prof. Pravin Krishna
• Prof. E. Roger Owen
• Dr. Omar Razzaz
• Prof. Dani Rodrik
• Prof. John Waterbury