Inequality ( 10 years )
Name
Mr. Philippe AdairBiography
Emeritus Professor in Economics. Former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, University Paris-Est Créteil (2009-2014). PhD in Economics (1980). PhD in Sociology (1989). Vice-Chairman of Association Tiers-Monde (2013-). Editorial board member of Mondes en développement (ranked economics journal). Editor of Maghreb-Machrek/Maghreb Mashreq International journal. Fellow of ERUDITE academic research unit (Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique). I have strong expertise on (i) informal employment and labour market policies and (ii) funding small businesses and microfinance in MENA countries since 1999. I authored over 100 publications including articles, chapters in books, reports, papers in proceedings, and international conferences; I was guest editor in various journals and I supervised PhD that are relevant to the aforementioned topics. See my CV
Qualifications
Doctorate, Ministry Of Higher LearningCurrent or most recent Employer
Head of Department (12 years), Dean (5 years); Research Director (4 years).
University Paris Est Creteil
Time in Post - 12
Organisation Type: Consultancy and research - including think-tanks (not for profit)
Regional Expertise
Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, State of Palestine, Tunisia,
Disciplinary or professional background
Development Studies, Development (applied), Economics, Sociology
Contact Info
adair@u-pec.fr
+ 33 601354840
University Paris Est Créteil 61 Avenue du General de Gaulle 94010 Creteil
Current Areas of Policy Interest
Public Policy ( 20 years )
Gender equality ( 10 years )
Labour and employment policies ( 20 years )
Economic development ( 20 years )
Islamic finance ( 5 years )
Work relates to groups
Youth ( 7 years )
Women ( 7 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
Inequality
Gender equality
Social care
Labour and employment polices
Economic development
Islamic finance
Innovative finance (New modalities in financing social sectors e.g. impact bonds)
Engagement
Academic publications
Adair P., Bellache Y., 2018, "Labour Market Segmentation and Occupatiol Mobility in Algeria: Repeated Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses (2007-2012)", Review of Development Economics 22(4): 1765-1783
Academic conferences
Adair P., Berguiga I. 2023. "Financial Inclusion and Hurdles to Funding Tunisian Female Entrepreneurs." Euromesco IEMed Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, September 22-23, 2022. Euromesco Paper No 57, January. IEMed, Barcelona.
Adair P., Hlasny V. 2023. "Fostering Decent Jobs in MENA Countries: Segmented Employment, Occupational Mobility and Formalising Informality", EMANES Working Paper No 65, Barcelona, Spain, February. RePEc Erudite Working Paper
Policy Reports
Adair P. Ed., Al-Sharabi K., Hlasny V., Omrani M. 2022 - Assessing the Job Creation Potential of Social Economy in the MENA Region. EuroMesCo Joint Policy Study 26. IEMed, Barcelona, Spain, July 2021-June 2022. www.iemed.org/publication/assessing-the-job-creation-potential-of-the-social-economy-in-the-mena-region/
Policy Briefs
Adair P., Hlasny V. 2023. "Fostering Decent Job Creation and Formalising informality in MENA countries," ERF Policy Brief 171, Cairo, ERF Policy Portal, February 21.
Consultancy Reports
Adair P. Ed., Berguiga I., Frontenaud A. 2023. "Enhancing Decent Jobs and Access to Funding for Youth: Employment Formalisation and Financial Inclusion Issues in MENA Countries" FEMISE Annual Conference: Shifting Paradigms: Opportunities for a Deeper EU-Mediterranean Integration in a Changing World 27-29 September, Barcelona, Spain, IEMed.