Areas & themes

Research areas

Finance, development and inequality — grounded in the Maghreb / MENA. Five structuring research areas, each one open to exploration.

The five research areas

Each area combines theory, empirical work and regional grounding.

Area 1

Financial liberalization and growth

The relationship between financial liberalization policies and growth dynamics.

Area 2

Financial development

Access to financial services, intermediation and productive investment.

Area 3

Financial instability

Drivers and mechanisms of crises and instability in financial systems.

Area 4

Social and income inequality

Origins, implications and dynamics of inequality.

Area 5

Development economics

Growth mechanisms, economic progress and the reduction of disparities.