Draft:Fadhel Kaboub
Fadhel Kaboub (c.1977) is a Tunisian-born economist who serves as Associate Professor of Economics at Denison University and as President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity (GISP). He is known for his work on monetary sovereignty, job creation programs and the political economy of the Global South, particularly the Middle East and North Africa.
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| Born | c. 1977 Tunisia |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
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* Job creation programs* Political economy of the Global South |
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Early life and education
[edit]Kaboub earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Distinction) from the University of Tunis in June 1999, followed by both an M.A. in Economics (May 2001) and a Ph.D. in Economics & Social Science (2006) from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where he studied under mentors including Stephanie Kelton .
Academic career
[edit]Denison University (2008–present): Joined as Visiting Assistant Professor (2005–06), later Assistant Professor (2008–14), and then Associate Professor in 2014. Teaches courses in macroeconomics, monetary theory, and the political economy of the Middle East .
Drew University (2006–08): Assistant Professor of Economics; directed the Wall Street Semester Program.
Simon’s Rock College of Bard (2004–05): Visiting Faculty in Economics.
His research operates within the Post‐Keynesian and Institutionalist traditions, arguing that sovereign monetary systems can sustainably finance full employment, universal healthcare, and ecological improvements. Recent emphases include youth unemployment, financial sovereignty in developing countries, and the political economy of the Arab uprisings .
Professional affiliations and advisory roles
Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity (GISP): President. Leads interdisciplinary policy research on full employment and financial sovereignty .
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College: Research Associate .
United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA): Member .
Independent Expert Group on Just Transition and Development: Member.
Global Solidarity Levies Task Force: Expert group member.
Earth4All Transformational Economics Commission: Member.
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative: Steering Committee member.
Independent Expert Group on Just Transition Finance: Member.
Organisation of Southern Cooperation (Addis Ababa): Former Under-Secretary-General for Financing for Development.
He has also held research affiliations with Harvard Kennedy School, Economic Research Forum (Cairo), Power Shift Africa, African Forum on Climate Change, Energy and Development (Abuja), and the Center for Strategic Studies on the Maghreb (Tunis).
Selected publications
[edit]Just Transition: A Climate, Energy, and Development Vision for Africa (May 2023) – co-author.
“The Cost of Unemployment and the Job Guarantee Alternative in Saudi Arabia,” Policy Report No. 101, Binzagr Institute (July 2015).
“The Making of the Tunisian Revolution,” in Understanding the Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings (2014).
“The Fiscal Cliff Mythology and the Full Employment Alternative,” Review of Radical Political Economics, 45 (2013): 305–314.
“The End of Neoliberalism? An Institutional Analysis of the Arab Uprisings,” Journal of Economic Issues, 47 (2013): 533–543.
Kaboub is an elected editorial board member of the Review of Radical Political Economics (since 2006) and belongs to Economists for Full Employment, the Association for Evolutionary Economics, and the Union for Radical Political Economics.
External links
[edit]Denison University profile
Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity profile
Levy Economics Institute profile
Substack: Global South Perspectives
References
[edit]1. Denison University Faculty & Staff – Fadhel Kaboub.
2. Levy Economics Institute – Fadhel Kaboub.
3. Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity – President page.
4. Curriculum vitae excerpt – UMKC Ph.D. details.