Rim Mouelhi is full Professor of Economics and Statistics since 2007 at ISCAE la Manouba University of Tunis. She has a PhD in Economics from the University of Bourgogne, France (1994). She published many academic articles in international reviews (as Econometric Reviews,
Read More the Journal of Productivity Analysis, Labour Economics, Economic modelling, Journal of African Economies, Economie et prévision…). She also contributed to chapters of books edited by Oxford University Press. She is member of the Laboratory of Applied Economics and Empirical Finance, IHEC Carthage, since 1997. She is Research fellow at ERF (Economic Research Forum, Cairo) since 2002. She is a Senior Fellow in a think tank NABES (North African Bureau of Economic Studies) since 2013. She was a Consultant with the Tunisian Institute of Strategic Studies, consultant with the Institute of Quantitative Economics, consultant with the PNUD and consultant with the World Bank and with the African Bank of development. Areas of expertise include Firm’s productivity, firm’s performance and firm’s dynamics (micro data analysis), Private sector and business environment and Labor markets.
In EMNES, as a senior researcher and team leader, she contributes to the research area on private sector development.
Publications
as Co-author/Contributor
- Studies Covid-19 in the Mediterranean and Africa: Diagnosis, Policy Responses, Preliminary Assessment and Way Forward - 22/04/2020
- Studies Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Development in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco & Tunisia: Structure, Obstacles and Policies - 04/12/2017
- Policy papers MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A POLICY ROADMAP TO UNTAP THE POTENTIAL FOR JOB CREATION - 16/06/2019
- Policy papers Female Labour Force Participation and Entrepreneurship: The Missing Pillar for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Development in MENA? - 30/11/2018
- Working papers Nascent and Innovative Entrepreneurship, the Emergence of Startups in Tunisia: Evidence from a Qualitative Survey - 17/06/2021
- Working papers The Social and Solidarity Economy in Tunisia and its role in formalising the Informal Economy: a qualitative survey - 12/05/2021
- Working papers Digitalisation and Firm Performance: Evidence from Tunisian SMEs - 13/07/2020
- Working papers Growth of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) in MENA countries: constraints and success factors - 05/03/2018
- Policygraphics Micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Mediterranean: A policy roadmap to untap the potential for job creation - 25/02/2020
- Policygraphics FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE MISSING PILLAR FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MENA? - 25/02/2020