Curriculum Vitae - École polytechnique de Tunisie

Name: Hend GHAZZAI
Rank: Assistant Professor
Department of Finance & Economics
College of Business & Economics
Qatar University
P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
(+974) 485 1033 (Office)
E­Mail: hend.ghazzai@qu.edu.qa
• Nationality: Tunisian
PERSONAL
PROFILE
• Date and Place of Birth: 29/04/1979 Tunis, Tunisia
• Marital Status: Married
1. Ph.D.(2007) University Paris­I Pantheon­Sorbonne, France
Dissertation Title:
Contributions to the Product Differentiation Theory in Partial and General Equilibriums.
Advisors: Jean-Marc Bonnisseau and Rim Lahmandi-Ayed
Major: Applied Mathematics Minor:Economics
EDUCATION
2. DEA (2003) (postgraduate diploma) University Paris­I Panthéon­
Sorbonne, France, Modelling and Mathematical Methods in Economics.
Major: Applied Mathematics
Minor:Economics
3. Engineering Diploma (2002) Ecole Polytechnique de
Tunisie (Polytechnic School of Tunisia)
Major: Economics and Scientific Management.
AWARDS &
HONORS 1. “EPT Highest­Ranked Student Award” received from the Tunisian Republic
President (June 2002)
2. Research fellowship from the French Ministry of Education and
Research (2003-2006)
3. Fellowship from the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and
Research (2002-2003)
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RESEARCH
INTERESTS
1. Applied Mathematics
2. Statistics
3. Industrial Organization
4. Microeconomics
TEACHING
INTERESTS
Versatility in teaching. Dr. Hend Ghazzai has taught numerous
courses at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels in
several universities. These courses include:
Undergraduate Graduate
• Business Statistics • Business Statistics
• Business Mathematics •
• Algebra •
These courses have been taught in several universities
including:
• Qatar University
• University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Professor (2008)
• Part-time Lecturer (2007-2008)
• Teaching Assistant (2003-2004)
PROFESSION
AL
EMPLOYMENT
1. Assistant Professor at Qatar University(2008)
2. Part-time lecturer in statistics at Qatar University (2007-
2008)
3. Teaching Assistant at University Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne
PUBLICATION
S
Peer Reviewed Journals
1. Multi­product strategies and relative preferences for quality, Hend GHAZZAI,
Economics Bulletin, Vol.4 no. 34 pp. 1­10, (2008).
2. Vertical Differentiation, Social Networks and Compatibility Decisions,
The Berkeley Electronic Journal of Theoretical Economics: Vol. 9: Iss. 1
(Topics), Article 20. Available at:
http://www.bepress.com/bejte/vol9/iss1/art20,
Co-author: Rim Lahmandi-Ayed.
Working Papers
1. Vertical Differentiation, Revenues Dispersion and Multiproduct Strategies,
Cahiers de la MSE, Série bleue (2005.25), with Jean­Marc Bonnisseau (Paris I).
2. Vertical Differentiation, Network Externalities and Compatibility Decisions : an
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Alternative Approach, Cahiers de la MSE, Série bleue (2006.13), with Rim
Lahmandi­Ayed (ESSAI and LEGI Tunisia).
3. General Equilibrium with Indivisible and Mutually Exclusive Commodities.
4. Networks Externalities and Compatibility : a Survey, with Rim Lahmandi­Ayed
(ESSAI and LEGI Tunisia).
5. Vertical differentiation, Social Networks and Partial Compatibility.
CONFERENCES
&
PRESENTATION
S
Conferences
•
12 th meeting of the group MODE, Le Havre (2004).
Doctoral meeting of the ADRES, Marseille (2006).
Economic Behavior and Interaction Models (EBIM) Workshop, Paris (2006).
23 rd meeting of Applied Microeconomics (JMA), Nantes (2006).
1 st Euro­African Conference in Finance and Economics (CEAFE), Tunis (2006).
TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS
1. Statistical : SPSS, e-views
2. Operating system : Windows, UNIX
3. Others :
LANGUAGES
• English (Fluent ).
• Arabic ( Mother tongue ).
• French (Fluent ).
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