Portsmouth Business School

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Dr Sami Bensassi

Lecturer in Development and International Economics

Sami teaches on a variety of development and trade courses in both the Business School and the School of Languages and Area Studies. He graduated in Economics (BSc. Hons., University of Toulouse I, France) and holds a PhD in Economics (University of Paris Ouest, France) and a MA in Development and International Economy (University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne, France). Prior to joining the University of Portsmouth, he worked as a Researcher at the University Jaume I in Spain, being involved between others, in the “Trade and Environment in the Euro-Mediterranean region” project financed  by the Centre for Research on the Mediterranean Economies, and  “ Logistics Infrastructures and Spanish international trade” financed by the Spanish ministry of transport.

His current research interests lie in the role of institutions in the economic development of the Middle East and North African region, the impact of modern maritime piracy on international trade and the link between the historical development of inclusive institutions and merchant communities in seventeenth century Europe. He has recently participated in a round table on the Arab Spring organized by the Centre for European and International Studies Research at the University of Portsmouth and a published a short article on the open democracy website

Publications

“How Costly is Modern Maritime Piracy for the International Community? with Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, Forthcoming Review of International Economics. F10, F51

“The Price of Modern Maritime Piracy” with Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, Forthcoming Defense and Peace Economics.

“Les publinets de Tunis : une analyse microéconomique” Revue NETSUDS N2 - août 2004. L’Harmattan.

Further Publications