Nicole BALLOUZ BAKER

Professeur associé

Faculté de gestion et de management

Faculté de sciences économiques

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 4287 nicole.ballouz@usj.edu.lb

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Management- USJ. In charge of Economics courses in both the French and English sections. Research works cover economic policies, transaction costs economics, the new institutionalism, and public management, in particular, the performance of public-private partnerships.

Education

Diplôme	Université	Pays	Année
Doctorat - Gestion et management	Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth	Liban	2014
Master - Sciences économiques	Texas A&M University, Kingsville	Etats-Unis	1993
Licence - Sciences économiques	Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth	Liban	1982

Enseignement universitaire hors USJ

Enseignement universitaire hors USJ	Pays	Etablissement	Date début	Date fin
Lecturer	Royaume-Uni

Domaine d’expertise

Économie; Gestion; Banque; Assurances

Thématiques de recherche

Politiques économiques, Nouvelle Economie Institutionnelle, Partenariats public-privé

Publications et communications

Baker, N. B., & Haddad, C. (2024). Private ownership management control decisions in infrastructure from the perspective of Transaction Cost Theory: Evidence from emerging economies. Economics & Politics.https://doi.org/10.1111/ecpo.12269 Baker, N. B., Said Boustany, M., Khater, M., & Haddad, C. (2020). Measuring the indirect effect of the Internet on the relationship between human capital and labor productivity. International Review of Applied Economics, 34(6), 821-838. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2020.1792421 Ballouz Baker N., Khater M. and Haddad C.,(2018), “Political Stability and the Contribution of Private Investment Commitments in Infrastructure to GDP: an Institutional Perspective”, Public Performance and Management Review, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2018.1523064 Ballouz Baker N., (2016), « Transaction costs in public private partnerships: the weight of institutional quality in developing countries revisited », Public Performance and Management Review, volume 40, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2016.1244092