1 1. Family name: BEN YOUSSEF 2. First names: Adel 3. Date of

CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name:
BEN YOUSSEF
2. First names:
Adel
3. Date of birth:
8 January 1967
4. Nationality:
French and Tunisian
5. Civil status:
Married
6. Address:
233, Avenue de la Californie 06200 Nice FRANCE
7. Phone:
+ 33 (6) 10 16 14 78
8. E-mails:
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[email protected];
[email protected]
10. EDUCATION
2015
Qualification for Professor of Economics by the French National University Council
2001
HDR (Hability to supervise PhD) in international and environmental Economics,
University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
1998
Qualification for Assistant Professor of Economics by the French National
University Council
1997
Ph.D in International Economics
University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
1991
Research Master in industrial Economics and Finance
University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
1991
Professional Master in Industrial Development and innovation
University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
11. Language skills:
English
French
German
Italian
Arabic
Speaking: Excellent
Speaking: Excellent
Speaking: Basic
Speaking: Good
Speaking: Excellent
Reading: Excellent
Reading: Excellent
Reading: Basic
Reading: Good
Reading: Excellent
Writing: Excellent
Writing: Excellent
Writing: Basic
Writing: Basic
Writing: Excellent
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12. Membership of professional bodies:
Economic Research Forum (Research Fellow since April 2015)
Member of the network DREEM (CNRS-France)
Member of the network ICT and Society (CNRS-France)
Member of Research Scientific Council of STATEC Luxembourg -2014
13. Skills:
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Digital Economics
Industrial Economics
Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development
Energy Economics
European Economics
14. Short Biography:
Dr. Adel Ben Youssef has coordinated several Projects for the European Commission, African
Development Bank, FEMISE, Economic Research Forum, and United Nation Development
Program. He worked for the African Development Bank as Consultant for the Human Capital
Development Strategy (2013-2017) and the organization of the Second African Science,
Technology and Innovation Forum in Rabat (October 2014). He was also involved at National and
European level as an Expert in Higher Education Programmes.
15. Key Qualifications:
Strong facilitation skills: Facilitated or managed facilitation, including development of agenda
and preparing speakers, for following events: The Second African Forum for Science, Innovation
and Technology in Rabat (October, 2014), The AfDB North Africa Consultation on Human Capital
Development Strategy in Casablanca (October 2012), AfDB Stakeholders Meeting for the Pan
African University in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) (April 2012), Rencontres Tunisiennes (2011), New
Economy symposiums in Tunis and Paris (2002); Digital Divide in Paris (December 2004). Dr. Ben
Youssef was implied in the coordination committee or in the scientific committee of more than 50
scientific and cultural events. He was link person of more than 10 big events and symposiums.
Excellent writing and analytical skills:
Writing and/or editing of materials, brochures, talking points, and presentations for all the work
listed above. Dr. Ben Youssef has published more than 50 academic papers in different fields like
(Education Economics, Digital Economics, Industrial Economics and Environmental Economics).
His publications are in English, French and Italian in Journals like: World Development,
Environmental and Resources Economics, Journal of Agriculture and Food Industrial Organization,
Energy Policy, Energy and Development Economics, International Strategic Management, Middle
East Development Journal, Economics Bulletin, L’Industria, International Journal of Computer and
Information Technology, Education and Information Technology, Journal of Applied Business
Research, European Journal of Industrial Economics and Policy …
Extensive project coordination skills: Dr Ben Youssef has coordinate several research projects
in multi-lingual and multi-cultural setting for African Development Bank, European Commission,
French Ministries, Economic Research Forum Cairo, FEMISE, UNDP …
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Employment Record:
Research and Education
2009-2016
Professor of Economics at the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis
 Lectures in Micro-economics, Environmental Economics, Digital Economics;
 Organize and facilitate workshops and conferences;
 Supervision of Ph.D Students
 Seminars in Human Resources Development strategies;
 Research and write assessments, reports, and other analytical documents
1999-2009
Ass. Professor of Economics at the University of Paris Sud
 Lectures in Micro-economics, Environmental Economics, Digital Economics;
 Organize and facilitate workshops and conferences;
 Supervision of Ph.D Students
 Coordination of the Master European Markets and Firms strategies (English
programme)
1992-2005
Professor of Economics at Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité de Paris (SupElec Paris
– One of the top 5 leading engineering School in France)
 Lectures in Micro-Economics;
 Lectures in European Economics;
 Conducted several research and analysis for the EDHEC Group
 Corporate training for banking companies
1992-2005
Professor of Economics at EDHEC Business School – One of the Top 5 leading
Business School in France)
 Lectures in Micro-Economics;
 Lectures in European Economics;
 Conducted several research and analysis for the EDHEC Group
 Corporate training for banking companies
2002-2015
Visiting Professor
 University of Wuhan – Republic of China
 University of Belgrade - Serbia
 University of Hanoi – Republic of Viet-Nam
 University of Cairo – Republic of Egypt
 University of Gafsa – ESSEC Tunis – ESC Tunis – Republic of Tunisia
 Mundiapolis Casablanca – Kingdom of Morocco;
 Ecole EADI – Republic of Algeria
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PUBLICATIONS
(1) « An Advanced Business Model for Africa’s Higher Education: The Pan African University »,
Journal of Management Development, accepted 31th march 2016. (In collaboration with Samy
Guesmi and Oussama Ben Abdelkarim).
(2) "Energy Sector and Health Outcomes in Africa" Journal of Energy and Development (Rang 3),
accepted 29th februrary 2016. (In collaboration with Agnès Soucat and Laurence Lannes).
(3) "The More Children You Have the More Likely You Are to Smoke? Evidence from Vietnam"
Oxford Development Studies (Rang 3), accepted le 12th january 2016. (In collaboration with Cuong
Viet Nguyen and Mohamed Arouri).
(4) “Natural Disasters, Household Welfare and Resilience: Evidence from Rural Vietnam”,
World Development Vol. 70. 59-77. 2015 (in collaboration with Cuong Viet Nguyen and
Mohamed Arouri).
(5) “E-skills, Brains and Performance of the Firms: ICT and ability of firms to conduct
successful projects in Luxembourg”, Journal of Applied Business Research May/June
2015 (Vol. 31, Numéro 3). (in collaboration with Leila Ben-Aoun Peltier and Anissa Chaibi).
(6) “The determinants of students’ e-skills in higher education: Evidence from France in
2010”, Education and Information Technologies, Aout. 20(1) pp. 141-159, 2015. (in
collaboration with Nessrine Omrani and Mounir Dahmani).
(7) “Long and short run performances of Innovative Uses of Information and
Communication Technologies: Evidence from Luxembourg”, Economics Bulletin Vol 35,
Issue 3. Pp. 1550-1562. 2015. (In collaboration with Leila Peletier-Ben Aoun)
(8) « Adoption of Cloud Computing in Emerging Countries: The role of the Absorptive
Capacity» Système d’Information et Management) Vol. 20. N°4. (2015) (en collaboration
avec Teja Meharzi et Walid Hadhri)
(9) « Energy use and economic growth in Africa: a panel Granger-causality investigation »,
Economics Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 1247-1258. 2014. (in collaboration with
Mohamed Arouri, Hatem M’henni and Christophe Rault).
(10) “Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies and New Organizational
Practices in the Tunisian Manufacturing Sector”, Economics Bulletin Vol. 34 Issue 4, pp.
2237-2252. 2014. (in collaboration with Walid Hadhri and Hatem Mhenni).
(11) “The complementarities between ICT Use, New Organizational Practices and Workers
Contextual Performance: Evidence from Europe in 2005 and 2010”. Revue d’Economie
Politique Vol. 124, Juillet-août 2014, pp. 493-504. (in collaboration with L. Martin and N.
Omrani).
(12) “Higher Education Teachers E-skills and the Innovation Process” International Journal
of Computer and Information Technology, Mars, 2013, Vol. 2. Issue 2. pp. 185-195. (in
collaboration with Hamida Ben Youssef and Mounir Dahmani).
(13) “Are Technoparks High Tech Fantasies? Lessons from Tunisian experience”, European
Review of Industrial Economics and Policy, Mars 2013. (in collaboration with Nawsheen
Elaheebocus, Hatem Mhenni and Ludovic Ragni).
(14) “Empirical Analysis of an EKC for SO2 Emissions in Selected Middle East and North
African Countries”, Journal of Energy and Development, Vol. 37. N°1, pp. 207-226 - 2012.
(in collaboration with Mohamed Arouri, Hatem Mhenni and Christophe Rault).
(15) «Discussing the Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in the MENA Countries: The Case of CO2»,
Energy Policy Vol. 45, pp. 342-349. 2012. (in collaboration with Mohamed Arouri, Hatem
Mhenni and Christophe Rault).
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(16) "The productivity impact of international technology transfer in China: Empirical
investigation on Chinese regions" in Economics Bulletin, Vol. 32 (2), pp. 1590-1603. 2012.
(in collaboration with Zhou Wei).
(17) «Intra-firm diffusion of innovation: Evidence from Tunisian SME’s regarding Information
and Communication Technologies”, Middle East Development Journal. Vol. 3, Issue 3 : pp. 7597. 2011 (in collaboration with Hatem Mhenni and Walid Hadhri).
(18) «Bridging the learning gap in the market for higher education: E-learning and public
subsidies », in «Economic Analysis», Vol.45, N°3-4, pp.1-11. 2011 (in collaboration with
Thomas Letexier and Ludovic Ragni).
(19) «Social Networking in Web 2.0: From Emotional Intelligence to Cyber Emotional
Intelligence» in «Management Information Systems», Vol. 6. N°2. pp. 21-28, 2011. (in
collaboration with Hamida Ben Youssef).
(20) «Environment, Competition: the Case of the Multiplicity of Ecolabelling Policies», Journal
of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization, Décembre. 2009, Vol. 7, N°2. Pp. 1-22.
2009. (in collaboration with Chéma-Abderrrazak-Msellem).
(21) «Intégration du marché européen de la défense et politiques d’offsets». Économie et
Sociétés. N°12 et 13, pp. 113-138. 2009. (in collaboration with Gueorgui Ianakiev).
(22) “Disparités régionales et diffusion des TIC en Tunisie”, TIC & Développement, 2009. (in
collaboration with Hatem M’henni and Raouchen Methamem)
(23) «Les dynamiques d’usage des TIC par les enseignants universitaires: les enseignements
d’une enquête menée en France». Réseaux, N°155, Vol. 27 juillet/septembre 2009, pp. 25-54.
(in collaboration with Walid Hadhri).
(24) “Les enjeux de la numérisation de l’enseignement supérieur en Europe”, Réseaux, N°155,
Vol. 27 juillet/septembre 2009, pp. 9-20. (in collaboration with Alain Rallet).
(25) “Eco-labelling, Competition and Environment: Endogeneization of Labelling criteria”.
Environmental and Resources Economics. Vol. 41, pp. 133-154. 2008. (in collaboration
with R. Lahmandi-Ayed).
(26) “The impact of ICT’s on students’ performance in Higher Education: Direct effects,
indirect effects and Organizational change”. University and Knowledge Society Journal
(RUSC), Vol. 5, N°1, Mars, pp. 45-56. 2008 (in collaboration with Mounir Dahmani)
(27) “Uses of Educational Information and Communication Technologies: from Digital Divides
to Digital Trajectories”. University and Knowledge Society Journal (RUSC), Vol. 5, N°1, Mars
2008, pp. 70-82. 2008 (in collaboration with Ludovic Ragni)
(28) “Strategic Uses of Information and Communication Technologies in the Banking Sector:
The Digital Banking Trajectories”. International Strategic Management Review, (RUSC),
Vol. 5, N°1, Mars 2008. (in collaboration with Ludovic Ragni)
(29) «Les capacités d’usage des technologies de l’information et de la communication dans les
économies émergentes». Revue Tiers monde, Vol.192, N°4. pp. 919-936. Décembre 2007. (in
collaboration with Bertrand Bellon and Hatem Mhenni).
(30) «Le maillon manquant entre adoption et usage des TIC dans les fonctions managériales
des économies du sud méditerranéen». Revue Française de Gestion, N°7, pp. 173-189.
Septembre 2006. (in collaboration with B. Bellon and Hatem M’henni).
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(31) «La gestion des déchets: de la réglementation à l’éco-consumérisme». Bulletin Industriel
du Droit de l’Environnement, 1er juin 2006, n° spé cial - Supplé ment au numé ro 3, p. 13 -16.
(32) «Les effets des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication sur la croissance
économique: le cas de la Tunisie». Région et Développement, N°19, pp. 131-150. 2004. (in
collaboration with Hatem M’henni).
(33) «Les quatre dimensions de la fracture numérique». Réseaux. N°127-128. pp. 181-209.
2004.
(34) “Technological and organizational transfers in North-south Industrial Alliances: the case
of Egyptian and Tunisian Firms”. L’Industria. Année XXIII, 3/2002, 457-478. Revue (in
collaboration with Bertrand Bellon and Anne Plunket)
(35) «Politiques environnementales stratégiques et concurrence internationale: théorie et
évidences». Revue d'Économie Industrielle, N°83, Mars 1998, pp. 81-98. (in collaboration
with Ludovic Ragni)
(36) «Lobbying et Politiques Environnementales : Une approche en termes de théorie des
jeux». Revue d'Économie Appliquée, 1998, vol. 51, N°1, pp. 109-130. (in collaboration with
Ludovic Ragni).
BOOK CHAPTERS
(37) “Digital Dividend: Building E-skills in Africa”, in One Billion People One Billion
Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa, Agnes Soucat et Mthuli Ncube (eds),
Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in collaboration with
Coetzee Bester, Chucka, Aduba, Mounir Dahmani, and Beverly Malan). (Chapter 11).
forthcoming (Routledge). 2015.
(38) “Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation”, in One Billion People One Billion
Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa, Agnes Soucat et Mthuli Ncube (eds),
Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in collaboration with Hatem
Mhenni, Cobin Michel Guédegbe, and Nawsheen Elaheebocus (Chapter 13), forthcoming
(Routledge). 2015
(39) “Science, Technology Parks: Creating New Centers of Excellence in Africa” in One
Billion People One Billion Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa, Agnes Soucat
et Mthuli Ncube (eds), Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in
collaboration with Corbin-Michel Guedegbe, Hatem Mhenni, and Srdjan Redzepagic
(Chapter 14), forthcoming (Routledge). 2015.
(40) “Resolving the puzzle of urbanization without growth” in One Billion People One
Billion Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa, édité par Agnes Soucat et Mthuli
Ncube (eds), Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in
collaboration with Cuong Viet Nguyen, Mohamed Arouri, and Agnès Soucat) Chapter 3,
forthcoming (Routledge). 2015
(41) “Building human capital to set the Gazelles free: The informal economy” in One Billion
People One Billion Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa édité par Agnes
Soucat et Mthuli Ncube, Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in
collaboration with Ceyhyn Elgin and Mohamed Arouri) Chapter 6, (Routledge). 2015.
(42) “New Education Model for Africa”, in One Billion People One Billion Opportunities
Building Human Capital in Africa, édité par Agnes Soucat et Mthuli Ncube,
Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in collaboration with Ben
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Abdelkarim Oussama, Mouhamed Gueye, and Agnès Soucat (Chapter 17). forthcoming
(Routledge). 2015.
(43) «Difference between Adoption and Access Frequency to Internet and Consumer Surplus»
«Internet Econometrics », New Palgrave MacMillan, Allegrezza & Dubrocard (ed.), pp. 105127. 2012 (in collaboration with Mohamed Ayadi and Walid Hadhri)
(44) “New Business Models for Higher Education in Africa”, in One Billion People One Billion
Opportunities Building Human Capital in Africa, édité par Agnes Soucat et Mthuli Ncube,
Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, D.C. (in collaboration with Ruth
Charo, Oussama Ben Abdelkarim, and Sami Guesmi. (Chapter 18). forthcoming (Routledge).
2015.
(45) «Adoption and Usage of ICT by Catalan Firms», Internet Econometrics, New Palgrave
MacMillan, Allegrezza et A. Dubrocard (ed.). Pp. 288-308. 2002. (in collaboration with David
Castillo and Walid Hadhri)
(46) “Les politiques de labellisation écologique comme moyen d’atteindre le
développement durable: une discussion critique dans le secteur de l’électricité”,
Changement climatiques et développement durable. M. Haddar (coordination) Editions
du CERES. Tunis. (in collaboration with Chéma Abderrazak)
(47) «Les effets biaisés des technologies de l’information et de la communication dans l’espace
méditerranéen», in Le Sud de la Méditerranée face aux défis du Libre-échange (M. Catin et
H. Regnault (ed.)) Chapitre 6, pp. 153-167. L’Harmattan, Paris.
(48) “Localized Knowledge: the case of Alcatel Aerospace Unit”. in Torre et Rallet (ed.).
L’Harmattan, Paris. (En collaboration avec M. Quéré)
(49) «Certification environnementale et Management durable des forêts». in La forêt à l’aube
du XXI ème siècle : Aspects internationaux, J. Fromageau (ed.), L’Harmattan, pp. 91-116.
(50) «L’impact des TIC sur la croissance des PVD : le cas de la Tunisie» in Nouvelle Economie
: Organisations et Modes de Coordination, A. Ben Youssef, et L. Ragni (ed.), 2004,
L’Harmattan. Paris. pp 169 – 190. (En collaboration avec H. M’henni).
(51) «Marchés intermédiatés et marchés traditionnels : une tentative de représentation
d’évolution concurrentielle». in «Nouvelle Economie : Organisations et Modes de
Coordination» (A. Ben Youssef, & L. Ragni (eds)), (2004), L’Harmattan. Paris. Pp. 169 – 190.
(En collaboration avec L. Ragni)
(52) «Les stratégies des acteurs industriels dans la zone de libre-échange euroméditerranéenne». in Intégration euro-méditerranéenne et stratégies économiques, H.
Regnault (eds), L’Harmathan. Paris. pp 17-28. (In collaboration with B. Bellon).
(53) «Les conditions du transfert de compétences organisationnelles et technologiques par les
alliances Nord-Sud : Le cas des firmes tunisiennes et égyptiennes». in Les alliances
industrielles B. Bellon et R. Gouia (eds), Centre de Publication Universitaire de Tunis. pp 107129. (In collaboration with B. Bellon).
(54) «Le dumping écologique et le protectionnisme vert». in Politiques Publiques
Européennes. J.P Faugère et al. (ed.), Economica, pp. 9-25. (In collaboration with L. Ragni).
(55) «Les politiques environnementales européennes: enjeux de stratégies commerciales et
modalités institutionnelles du jeu des acteurs». in Intégration Européenne et Institutions
Économiques, Ngo-Mai, S, D.Torre et E. Tosi (ed.) Editions Deboeck. Chapitre 14. (In
collaboration with L. Ragni).
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(55) «Les normes environnementales comme barrières stratégiques du commerce
international » in L’environnement et l’économie dans une perspective de développement
durable. Publication du Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire
Tunisien pp 272-298; Ed. by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (G.T.Z).
(In collaboration with L. Ragni).
(56) «Lobbying et Principe de Précaution», Environnement et Prudence. G. MONDELLO
(ed.) Éditions L'Harmattan. (In collaboration with L. Ragni).
D – PAPERS UNDER REVISION
(57) “Determinants of the adoption of Cloud Computing by Tunisian firms: an exploratory
study”, Thunderbird International Business Review (In collaboration with Teja Meharzi
and Walid Hadhri)
(59) “The Effect of Urbanization on Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Vietnam”, Economic
Modelling (In collaboration with Cuong Viet Nguyen and Mohamed Arouri).
Articles (under submission)
(60) “Testing the causality between energy use, electricity consumption and education in
Africa”, Energy Systems Review (In collaboration with Christophe Rault, Oussama Ben
Abdelkarim and Hatem Mhenni).
(61) “Exploring the Causality Links between energy use and Employment in Africa”, soumis à
une Energy Systems Review (In collaboration with Mohamed Arouri, Christophe Rault, and
Hatem Mhenni).
(62) «Green Electricity and Access charges», Energy Economics (In collaboration with
Chéma Abderazzak and Shawkat Hammoudeh).
D – International Working Papers (Selection)
(1) “Does Urbanization Help Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas? Evidence from Vietnam”, (en
collaboration avec Mohamed Arouri et Cuong Nguyen-Viet) PGDA Working Paper Harvard University, 115. July 2014.
(2) « Effects of urbanization on economic growth and human capital formation in
Africa, PGDA Working Paper - Harvard University, 119. September 2014.
(En
collaboration avec Mohamed Arouri, Cuong Nguyen-Viet et Agnès Soucat)
(3) « Testing the causality between electricity consumption, energy use and education in
Africa » William Davidson Institute Working Papers - University of Michigan, Paper
Number 1084, September 2014. (In collaboration with Oussama Ben Abdelkarim,
Christophe Rault, and Hatem Mhenni).
(4) “Energy use and Economic Growth in Africa: A Panel Granger Causality Investigation”,
CESifo Working Paper, 4844, June 2014. (In collaboration with Mohamed Arouri,
Christophe Rault, and Hatem Mhenni)
(5) “Exploring the Causality Links between energy use and Employment in Africa”, IZA
Discussion Papers 8296, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), June 2014. (En
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collaboration avec Mohamed Arouri, Christophe Rault, and Hatem Mhenni)
(6) “Energy, consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions in Middle East and North
African countries", IZA Discussion Papers, 6412, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA),
June 2012. (En collaboration avec Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Christophe Rault, et Hatem
M’henni).
(7) “The determinants of students’ e-skills in higher education: Evidence from France in
2010”, Working Paper ZEW, 1231, Mai 2012. (En collaboration avec Mounir Dahmani et
Nessrine Omrani).
(8) “Energy, consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions in Middle East and North
African countries", (En collaboration avec Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Christophe Rault, et
Hatem M’henni), CESifo Working Papers, 3726, Février 2012.
(9) “Income Level and Environmental Quality in The MENA Countries: Discussing the
Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis”, Economic Research Forum Working Papers
587, 2011. (En collaboration avec Hatem Mhenni, Mohamed Hédy Arouri et Christophe
Rault)
(10) “Intra-firm Diffusion of Innovation: Evidence from Tunisian SME’s in matters of
Information and Communication Technologies, Economic Research Forum Working
Papers 532, 2010. (En collaboration avec Walid Hadhri et Hatem Mhenni)
(11) “Restructuring and Efficiency in the Manufacturing Sector: A firm Level Approach in
Morocco », Economic Research Forum Working Papers 565, 2010. (En collaboration avec
Lahcen Achy, Sami Bennaceur, et Samir Ghazouani)
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Applied Economics, Sustainability, Revue d’Economie Politique, Energy Journal, Journal of Higher
Education, Réseaux, Journal of Regional Economics, Journal of Environment and Development,
Journal of governance and Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, Management
International…
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