Higher Education North Carolina

LOBNA ESSID, PHD

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Worthington court, Flowers, Clayton NC 27527

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=fr&user=gjO7QPMAAAAJ Personal Statement

Experienced Economics scholar and educator with over twenty years in higher education, specializing in environmental and energy policy, monetary and fiscal policy, social and solidarity finance, and green finance. Proven record of research excellence with publications in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals. Skilled in project coordination, curriculum design, and fostering student success through innovative and inclusive teaching approaches. Relocated to North Carolina in August 2025 to continue an active academic career in the United States.

Education

Accreditation in Economics, Accreditation to supervise research, University of Jendouba, Tunisia, 2023. Doctorate Economics, University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Economic Science and Management of Tunis, Tunisia. (Highest distinction and highest honors), 2010. M. A., Monetary and financial Economics, University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Economic Science and Management of Tunis, Tunisia. 2002

B. A, Monetary and Banking Economics, University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Economic Science and Management of Tunis, Tunisia. 1999

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor of Economics (Accredited)

University of Jendouba – Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja, Tunisia, 2007 – 2025 Taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in economics, Monetary policy, Environmental Economics, Financial evaluation of projects and Social and Solidarity Finance. Supervised graduate theses and mentored students in research methodology. Coordinated higher education quality improvement projects, enhancing curriculum design and program evaluation.

Integrated digital tools for online and hybrid teaching. Visiting Lecturer in Monetary Economics for Data Science Students, 2024 London School of Economics in collaboration with University Tunis Carthage, Tunisia Research Supervision

Supervised Master’s theses in economic policy and sustainable development, Guided undergraduate capstone projects, integrating theoretical foundations and applied data analysis, Co-supervised interdisciplinary research projects involving economic policy trade-off, preference assessment, environmental policy, Energy policy, and sustainable development, in collaboration with national and international institutions.

Research Interests

Green finance,

Climate change,

Social and Solidarity Finance,

Monetary and fiscal Policy.

Teaching fields

Economic and Financial evaluation of projects (Post-Graduate) Financial mechanism for innovative social and solidarity economy projects (post-graduate) Monetary Economics (Undergraduate)

Entrepreneurship, innovation and Economic Intelligence (undergraduate and Graduate) Career development (Post-Graduate)

Economics (undergraduate)

Monetary Economics ( undergraduate)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Boulanouar, Z., Essid, L., & Ullah, S. (2025). Energy Transition Investments and Carbon Emissions: Asymmetric and Dynamic Effects across Developed and Emerging Economies. Finance Research Letters, 107746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107746 Boulanouar, Z., Essid, L., Farid, S., & Mahjoub, L.B. (2025). Asymmetric threshold effects of economic growth on renewable energy in response to energy price fluctuations. The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 31, e00414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeca.2025.e00414 Maghyereh, A., Boulanouar, Z., & Essid, L. (2024). The Dynamics of Green Innovation and Environmental Policy Stringency in Energy Transition Investments. Journal of Cleaner Production, 144649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144649 Boulanouar, Z., Essid, L., & Omri, A. (2024). Achieving carbon neutrality in emerging markets: The dual impact of energy transition investments on economic growth and carbon emissions. International Review of Economics & Finance, 96, 103709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2024.103709 Boulanouar, Z., Ayed, T., Essid, L., & Locke, S. (2024). In their Own Words—Perceived Constraints to Declared Goals Attainment by SME Owners: A View from New Zealand. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 24(3/4). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2024.10057431 Boulanouar, Z., & Essid, L. (2023). Extending the resource curse hypothesis to sustainability: unveiling the environmental impact of natural resource rent and subsidies in fossil fuel-rich MENA countries. Resources Policy, 87, 104330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104330 Boulanouar, Z., Essid, L., Bakhouche, A., & Banchit, A. (2023). SME-Bank relationship: Organization- to-organization or person-to-person? A view from Japan. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 22 May 2023, pp. 526-555. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2023.132343 L. Essid,(2020) « Le financement de l’économie solidaire et sociale : Quelles approches de développement ? »Université Blida 2, Livre collectif ISBN, Septembre 2020. Djelassi, M., & Essid, L. (2012). Le niveau des prix en Tunisie est-il déterminé par la politique budgétaire ? L’Actualité Économique, 88(2), 231–256. https://doi.org/10.7202/1018430ar Projects & Grants

Local Project Coordinator, EU4Youth Supporting vulnerable youth, Tunisia 2023, funded by the European Union and implemented by CILG-VNG.

Co-Project Investigator UAEU Program for Advanced Research 2023, “Revisiting Pollution Haven Hypothesis: The effects of Energy Transition Investments, Their Direct and Indirect Effects, And their Determinants: A view from the MENA Region” EMIRATES UNIVERSITY, Al-Ain, Abou-Dhabi, UAE. Principal Project Investigator: PAQ 2020 Higher Education Quality Improvement Initiative – Focused on curriculum development and accreditation enhancement. World bank, BIRD-funded project.

Principle project coordinator: Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy project, and Decent Work, PROMESS, Environmental Protection Association of Beja, Tunisia and International Labor Organization, ILO.

Project Coordinator responsible for industries support and preference assessment: TEMPUS Project 2012, n 530312-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-FR-TEMPUS-JPHES, Developing industries- university partnership in the field of life science» European Union funded Project. Professional affiliations

The Entrepreneur Voice Association, President

Tunisian Economists Association, Member

Tunisian Entrepreneurship Network, Member

Environment Protection Association, Member

Academic skills

Curriculum-Based Instruction – Skilled in delivering lessons using structured curricula, aligning content with learning objectives, and adapting materials for diverse learners. Quality Research Expertise – Proficient in conducting quality research, including designing survey, data analysis and data curation, methodology, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed, high-impact journals. Project management and coordination

knowledge of nonprofit foundations and fundraising operations in academic and non-profit settings Statistical and programming software: Matlab, R Studio, STATA, Eviews. Office computing: Microsoft excel, Word, PowerPoint. Fluent in Arabic, French and English

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