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Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series:

The Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series is co-organized by the Department of Economics at the American University of Beirut in collaboration with the department of Economics at the Lebanese American University. The list of speakers for the current and previous academic years is provided below.

Fall 2026:

Speaker Date Campus
Eliane El Badaoui (University Paris Nanterre) September 16

LAU

Lamis Kattan (Georgetown University in Qatar)

September 30 AUB
Mona Said (American University in Cairo) October 14 LAU

Ragui Assaad (University of Minnesota)
October 26
LAU

TBA
November 11
LAU

TBA
November 25
AUB

Speaker	Date	Campus
Eliane El Badaoui (University Paris Nanterre)	September 16	LAU
Lamis Kattan (Georgetown University in Qatar)	September 30	AUB
Mona Said (American University in Cairo)	October 14	LAU
Ragui Assaad (University of Minnesota)	October 26	LAU
TBA	November 11	LAU
TBA	November 25	AUB

Spring 2026:

Speaker Date Campus
Bernard Sinclair-Desgagne (Universite Cote d'Azur)
January 28

LAU

Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics)

February 11
AUB
Nagham Sayour (Zayed University) February 25 LAU
Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford) March 11 AUB

Speaker	Date	Campus
Bernard Sinclair-Desgagne (Universite Cote d'Azur)	January 28	LAU
Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics)	February 11	AUB
Nagham Sayour (Zayed University)	February 25	LAU
Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford)	March 11	AUB

Fall 2025:

Speaker Date Campus
Walid Marrouch (Lebanese American University)
September 10

LAU

Zeeshan Samad (AUB)

September 15
AUB
Mohamed Elkomi (American University of Cairo) October 8 LAU
Tom Kirchmaier (London School of Economics) October 22 AUB
Adeel Malik (University of Oxford)
November 5
LAU
Kamil Yilmaz (Koç University) November 19
AUB

Speaker	Date	Campus
Walid Marrouch (Lebanese American University)	September 10	LAU
Zeeshan Samad (AUB)	September 15	AUB
Mohamed Elkomi (American University of Cairo)	October 8	LAU
Tom Kirchmaier (London School of Economics)	October 22	AUB
Adeel Malik (University of Oxford)	November 5	LAU
Kamil Yilmaz (Koç University)	November 19	AUB

This seminar series is generously funded by the FAS Dean's office at AUB and the AKSOB Dean’s office at LAU.

Round Table Discussion: Lebanon - Towards a Productive Economy

This round table series is jointly organized with the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI). It explores potential recovery paths for the Lebanese economy.

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​Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series:

Spring 2026:​​Speaker​Date​CampusBernard Sinclair-Desgagne (Universite Cote d'Azur)​​January 28​LAULydia Assouad (London School of Economics)​​February 11​AUB​Nagham Sayour (Zayed University)February 25​LAUStefan Dercon (University of Oxford)March 11​AUB​​

Round Table Discussion: Lebanon - Towards a Productive Economy​