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Fadhel Kaboub

Fadhel Kaboub is President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and Associate Professor of economics at Denison University. He also held a number of research affiliations with the Levy Economics Institute, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Economic Research Forum, and the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability. Dr. Kaboub is an expert on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), the Green New Deal, and the Job Guarantee. His work focuses on public policies to enhance monetary and economic sovereignty in the Global South, build resilience, and promote equitable and sustainable prosperity. He is a widely published author and his recent work has been presented at many prestigious institutions including the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Law School, Cornell University, Columbia University, Duke University, Sorbonne University, and the National University of Singapore. His academic work has been published in the Journal of Economic Issues, Review of Keynesian Economics, Review of Radical Political Economics, Review of Social Economy, International Journal of Political Economy, Middle East Development Journal, and International Labour Review. Some of his recent media commentaries on MMT, climate change, employment, development, finance, and the Middle East economies have appeared in the New York Times,  Financial Times, Bloomberg, Le Monde, The Guardian, La Croix, Al-Jazeera, France 24, Deutsche Welle, The Hill TV, Radio France Internationale, Asharq News, Al Hurra TV, CGTN Africa, National Public Radio, New Inquiry, BBC Mundo, Carta MaiorDiwan TV, Saudi Gazette, Express FM, Assabah News, Le Quotidien, and La Presse.

Dr. Kaboub earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tunis – El Manar, and his Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Before settling at Denison University in 2008, he taught at Simon’s Rock College of Bard (Massachusetts) and at Drew University (New Jersey) where he also directed the Wall Street Semester Program.

 

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President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University

Publications

The Cost of Unemployment and the Job Guarantee Alternative in Saudi Arabia

Executive Summary Youth unemployment, especially for women and university graduates, is one of Saudi Arabia’s most important challenges. The purpose of this study is threefold. First, we estimate the economic cost of unemployment in Saudi Arabia. Using a very conservative empirical methodology, we find that the cost of unemployment (for 2 million unemployed), in terms … Fadhel Kaboub Read More »
Media Appearances

What Are The Economics of Climate Change?

GISP scholar Fadhel Kaboub joins Nick Hanauer and the Civic Ventures team on the Pitchfork Economics Podcast to talk about MMT, the Green New Deal, and funding the fight against climate change. Listen
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