Inequality ( 25 years )
Name
Prof. Paul MakdissiBiography
Paul Makdissi is a professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Ottawa. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality. Previously he has held positions at the Université de Sherbrooke (Canada) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands). His main research areas are socioeconomic health inequality measurement, the distributive impact of taxation and public pricing, and income inequality measurement. He is the president of the Association for Social Economics for 2022. He was the president of the Société canadienne de science économique (the French Canadian economics association) for the 2021-2022 academic year. From 2017 to 2019, he was the thematic leader for the Equity and Inclusive Growth research theme for the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey. He has also been a consultant for many federal and provincial ministries and agencies in Canada, the World Bank, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Qualifications
Doctorate, Université LavalCurrent or most recent Employer
Professor of Economics
University of Ottawa
Time in Post - 17
Organisation Type: University
Regional Expertise
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, State of Palestine,
Disciplinary or professional background
Economics
Contact Info
paul.makdissi@uottawa.ca
16135625800
Department of Economics University of Ottawa 120 University (9008) Ottawa, Ontario Cada, K1N 6N5
Social Media
@pmakdissi (Twitter)
Public Profiles
https://sites.google.com/site/pmakdissi/
Current Areas of Policy Interest
Poverty or deprivation reduction ( 23 years )
Poverty or deprivation measurement ( 25 years )
Public Policy ( 22 years )
Family policy
Health policy ( 10 years )
Taxation ( 25 years )
Areas of Policy Interest over the last ten years
Areas of Policy Interest researched, programmes designed and/or delivered in the last ten years
Public Policy
Poverty/deprivation reduction
Poverty/deprivation measurement
Inequality
Gender equality
Health policy (Including health insurance)
Social safety nets
Taxation
Public finance
Engagement
Academic publications
https://sites.google.com/site/pmakdissi/papers-in-refereed-journals
Academic conferences
I present my work at academic conferences every year. Below are the keynote talks that I have given at such conferences:
61ème Congrès annuel de la Société canadienne de science économique, May 2022 (Montréal, Canada), Discours présidentiel: Stratification, classe sociale à la naissance et égalité des opportunités
10ème Colloque international du laboratoire PS2D, April 2019, (Hammamet, Tunisia),
Disparités socioéconomiques dans la privation d’opportunités économiques en Égypte.
Annual Meeting of the Economics Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, July 2018 (Cairo, Egypt), Subsidies Reforms and Social Justice.
VIII Symposium Capital Humano, Crecimiento, Pobreza, Problemática Mexicana, October 2006 (Monterrey, Mexico), Pro-poor food taxation and subsidy reforms in Mexico.
Policy Reports
https://sites.google.com/site/pmakdissi/non-refereed-or-invited-book-chapters