MohamedMekkiBenJemaa AssistantProfessor

PersonalData

Nationality| TunisianDateofBirth|15/11/1977

Department|BusinessAdministration

OfficialIAUEmail|mmbenjemaa@uod.edu.sa

OfficePhoneNo.|01333-38958

LanguageProficiency

Language Read Write SpeakArabic ILRLevel5 ILRLevel5 ILRLevel5English ILRLevel3 ILRLevel3 ILRLevel3French ILRLevel5 ILRLevel5 ILRLevel5

AcademicQualifications(Beginningwiththemostrecent)

Date AcademicDegree PlaceofIssue AddressMarch2014

Ph.D.QuantitativeMethods UniversityofTunisElManar Tunis

February2003

M.A.MathematicalEconomicsandEconometrics

UniversityofTunisElManar Tunis

June2000 BAinManagement UniversityofManouba Tunis

PhD,MasterorFellowshipResearchTitle:(AcademicHonorsorDistinctions)

PhD LocalProductiveEfficiencyunderUncertaintyandRiskMaster TheAnalysisoftheProductivePerformancesandthePoliciesfortheCerealSectorinTunisia

ProfessionalRecord:(Beginningwiththemostrecent)

JobRank PlaceandAddressofWork DateAssistantProfessor Community

CollegeUniversityofDammam Dammam,Saudi

ArabiaSeptember2015toPresent

AssistantProfessor FacultyofEconomicsandManagementofSousse

UniversityofSousse Sousse,Tunisia September2006to2015

Lecturer FacultyofEconomicsandManagementofTunis

UniversityofTunis Tunis,Tunisia September2003to2006

AdministrativePositionsHeld:(Beginningwiththemostrecent)

AdministrativePosition Office DateCoordinatoroftheStrategicPlanningUnit

CommunityCollege,UniversityofDammam June2016topresent

MemberofTheScientificCouncil DepartmentofBusinessAdministration,CommunityCollege

October2015topresent

MemberoftheDepartmentCouncil DepartmentofBusinessAdministration,CommunityCollege

October2015topresent

coordinatorofTheLaboratoryofEconomicsandIndustrialManagementLEGI

TunisiaPolytechnicSchool 2012

ScientificAchievements

PublishedRefereedScientificResearches(InChronologicalOrderBeginningwiththeMostRecent)# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle PublisherandDateofPublication MuhammadShahbaz,Naceur

KhraiefandMohamedMekkiBenJemaa

OntheCausalNexusofRoadTransportCO2EmissionsandMacroeconomicVariablesinTunisia:EvidencefromCombinedCointegrationTests

Renewable&SustainableEnergyReviews,51(2015)89--100.

BenAbdelkaderI.,S.HathroubiandM.M.BenJemaa

Microfinance Institutions'Efficiency intheMENAregion:aBootstrap-DEAapproach.

TheResearchJournalofFinanceandAccounting,Vol.5,No.6,2014,179-191.

# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle PublisherandDateofPublication AlaryV.,A.NefzaouiandM.M.

BenJemaaPromoting the adoption ofnatural resource managementtechnology inaridandsemi-aridareas: Modelling the impact ofspinelesscactusinalleycroppinginCentralTunisia,

AgriculturalSystems94(2007)573--585.

MohamedMekkiBenJemaa Local Productive Efficiency andEconomic Integration:Assessment from the Tunisiancerealssector

The Empirical Economics Letters,Volume4 (6)November2005,361-80.

RefereedScientificResearchPapersAcceptedforPublication# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle Journal AcceptanceDate NA NA NA NAScientificResearchPapersPresentedtoRefereedSpecializedScientificConferences# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle ConferenceandPublicationDate BenJemaaM.M. Economic,politicalandcultural

proximityandGrowthpropagation:anetworkmodelwithendogenousproximitymatrix.

TheEconomicResearchForum22ndAnnualConference,19-21March2016,Cairo.

BenJemaaM.M.andZ.Bouchaddekh

RisksharingvsRiskbearingandshifting:EvidencefromConventionalandIslamicBanksofMENAregion.

- TheEconomicResearchForum22ndAnnualConference,19-21March2016,Cairo.

- The1stInternationalConferenceonIslamicBankingandFinance.UniversityofUmmalQura,MakkahAlmoukarramah,6-7March2016.

BenJemaaM.M. DoesbeinginanIndustrialAgglomerationenhanceProductivePerformances?EvidencefromEgyptusingaspatialLagmodel.

-19thEconomicResearchForumconference,Kuwaitcity,Kuwait,March3-5,2013.-EuropeanWorkshoponEfficiencyandProductivityAnalysis(EWEPAXII)VeronaJune21st-24th2011

BenJemaaM.M. RiskaversionAssessmentinthe

TunisianBroadacresectorunderDualityandcorner-solutionmodels.

-4thHalleWorkshoponEfficiencyandProductivityAnalysis,Halle,Germany,July16-172012.-NorthAmericanProductivityWorkshop(NAPW)NewYorkJune25th-27th2008.

BenJemaaM.M. TechnicalEfficiencyunderriskaversion - EuropeanWorkshopon

# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle ConferenceandPublicationDateandinterconnectionbetweenuncertaintycomponents:Assessmentfromolive-growingfarmsinTunisia.

EfficiencyandProductivityAnalysis"(EWEPAX)Lille,FranceJune26th-30th2007

BenJemaaM.M. YieldUncertaintyandRiskaversionin

Dualitymodels:aMean-Varianceapproach

24èmesJournéesdeMicroéconomieAppliquée(JMA),June30thtoJuly1st2007heldinFribourg,Switzerland.

BenJemaaM.M. DoubleHeteroscedasticityandRisk

ImplicationswithinPanelData:AssessmentfromtheTunisianmanufacturingindustries.

1stHalleEfficiencyandProductivityAnalysisWorkshop,Halle,Germany,June20-21st2007

BenJemaaM.M. AgriculturalProductivityand

TechnologicalGapbetweenMENAregionandsomeEuropeancountries:AMetafrontierApproach.

12thEconomicResearchForumconference,Cairo,Egypt,December19-212005.

CompletedResearchProjects# NameofInvestigator(s)

(Supportedby)ResearchTitle ReportDate

LotfiBenAïssa,Hakim

Bécheur,MehdiBen

Braham,MekkiBen

Jemaa,AliChebbi,Moez

ElElj,AïdaHamdi,

MohamedHjaiej,

MondherKhanfir,

MohamedKriaa,

KaoutherLatiri,

AbderahmenElLahga,

MakramMontacer,

DhaferSaidane

Tunisiel'espoir:Moded'emploipourunereprise(Tunisia:Thehope.Aguideforarecovery).

CoauthoredbookunderthedirectionofElyesJouini.2014

VéroniqueAlaryandMohamedMekkiBenJemaaDanoneCare,Egypt

SocioeconomicimpactAssessmentofDanoneEgyptEcosystemProject(SIADEEP)issupportingmilkcollectioncenters(MCC)intheNile.sdeltaandmiddlevalley,Egypt;postsamplingexpertiseforFarms’typology.

2014

MoezElEljandMohamedMekkiBen

ProfessionaltrainingprogramsinBizerte,JendoubaandSiliana:Impact

2013

# NameofInvestigator(s)(Supportedby)

ResearchTitle ReportDate

JemaaEMRConsulting(French).

assessment.

MoezElEljandMohamedMekkiBenJemaaEMRConsulting(French).

AnalysisofvegetablesproductioninSidiBouzid.,technicalreport;EMRConsulting.

2013

VéroniqueAlaryandMohamedMekkiBenJemaaICARDA

EffciencyAssessmentandtheimplicationofTechnologyadoption.,PartoftheICARDAproject.Ex-postImpactAssessmentofNaturalResourcesManagementTechnologiesinCropLivestockSystemsinAridandSemi-AridAreas.

2004

CurrentResearches# ResearchTitle NameofInvestigator(s) IsthereanoptimalSizeforthe

municipalityinTunisia?MohamedMekkiBenJemaa

MembershipofScientificandProfessionalSocietiesandOrganizations

• Referee,TheMiddleEastDevelopmentJournal(MEDJ)• EconomicResearchForum,Cairo.Since2015.• LaboratoryofEconomicsandIndustrialManagement(LEGI-TunisiaPolytechnicSchool).Since2001• MemberofIDEES:InitiativeforEconomicandSocialDevelopmentlaunchedbyProfessorElyesJouini/

http://www.idees-tunisie.com(publicationofreportsontheeconomicsituationinTunisia)expertontheagriculturalissues.Since2011.

TeachingActivities

Undergraduate# Course/RotationTitle ExtentofContribution

(no.oflectures/Tutorials.Orlabs,Clinics) PrincipleofBusinessMathematics LecturesandTutorials QuantitativeMethods LecturesandTutorials MeasuringandControllingPerformance LecturesandTutorials StaticOptimization LecturesandTutorials StatisticsandProbability LecturesandTutorials AppliedMathematics LecturesandTutorials NonparametricEstimation LecturesandTutorials InferentialStatistics LecturesandTutorials Econometrics LecturesandTutorials MathematicalEconomics Tutorials

# Course/RotationTitle ExtentofContribution(no.oflectures/Tutorials.Orlabs,Clinics)

LinearAlgebra Tutorials SurveysandSamplingTechniques LecturesandTutorialsBriefDescriptionofUndergraduateCoursesTaught:(CourseTitle–Code:Description)1 PrinciplesofBusinessMathematics-QM204:ThemainpurposeofthiscourseinMathematicsforBusinessis

to introduce the student to the mathematics of business and finance. The focus is on identifying andgraphing different types of functions, solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, solvingsystems of linear equations, performing operations on exponential and logarithmic expressions, usingintegrationanddifferentiation,computinginterest,calculatingthefuturevalueofaprincipalunderannualcompounding and becoming competent at symbolicmanipulation of relevant equations and expressionspertaining to the mathematics of business applications. Another emphasis is on obtaining skills in usingcomputer software to assist in the formulation, analysis of, and solution of real problems. The goal is toprovidethestudentwithasetoftoolstoacquiretheabilitytoread,write,listentoandspeakmathematicswithintheframeworkofabusinesscontext.Thestudentwillleavethecoursewithabasicunderstandingofhowtomanipulatemathematicsindifferentbusinessapplications.

2 QuantitativeMethodsQM306:Themainpurposeofthiscourse inQuantitativeMethods inBusiness istointroducethestudenttotechniquesinOperationsManagement.OperationsManagementisthesystematicapproach and control of the processes that transform inputs (e.g. human resources, facilities,materials,etc.) into finishedgoodsandservices.Theoperationfunction isoneof the importantcoresofabusiness.This course provides theoretical background and practice in the use of mathematical tools for aidingmanagerial decision-making in the corporate and public sectors. Topics covered include mathematicalmodeling, linear programming, inventory control, linear regression, time series analysis and forecasting,decisiontheory,projectplanningusingnetworksandothertopicsattheinstructor'sdiscretion.

3 MeasuringandControllingPerformanceSCM309:TointroducestudentstoavarietyoftopicsinMeasuringandControllingPerformance.ThesetopicsincludePerformanceManagementandRewardSystemsinContext?PerformanceManagementProcessandStrategicPlanning?MeasuringResultsandBehaviorsandImplementingaPerformanceManagementSystem

4 StaticOptimization:Theobjectiveistofamiliarizewithbasicconceptsofunconstrainedandconstrainedstaticoptimizationandtoapplythemtostandardeconomicproblems

5 StatisticsandProbability:Datasummariesanddescriptivestatistics;Probability:distributions,expectation,varianceandcovariance

6 AppliedMathematics:ThemainpurposeofthiscourseistointroducethestudenttotechniquesinMathematicalEconomics.Thetopicsincludederivation,seriesexpansion,functionofseveralvariables,unconstrainedandconstrainedoptimizationandmatrices.

7 NonparametricEstimation:Themainthemesthetopicstreatedduringthiscourseare:1.Nonparametricestimationofadistributionfunction2.Nonparametricestimationofadensityfunction:thekernelmethod3.Nonparametricestimationofaregressionfunction:-kernelestimation-localpolynomialestimation-splineestimationthematerialwillessentiallybetreatedfromanappliedpointofviewofmethodology.Thestudentwillstudysoftwareapplications(R-CRAN)oftheproposedmethods.

8 MathematicalStatistics:Anintroductiontothemathematicaltheoryofstatistics.Estimation,withafocusonpropertiesofsufficientstatisticsandmaximumlikelihoodestimators.Hypothesistesting,withafocusonlikelihoodratiotestsandtheconsequentdevelopmentof"t"testsandhypothesistestsinregressionandANOVA.Nonparametricprocedures.

9 Econometrics1:Thiscoursecoversthestatisticaltoolsneededtounderstandempiricaleconomicresearch

andtoplanandexecuteindependentresearchprojects.Topicsincludestatisticalinference,regression,generalizedleastsquares,instrumentalvariables,simultaneousequationsmodels,andevaluationofgovernmentpoliciesandprograms.

10 MathematicalEconomics:ThecourseprovidesabundleofthemostusefulmathematicaltoolsinEconomicanalysis.Thetechniquesareduality,WalrasianGeneralEquilibriummodels,thetheoryoffirmsinoligopolycompetition.

11 LinearAlgebra:Thiscoursecoversmatrixtheoryandlinearalgebra.Linearalgebraisabranchofmathematicsthatstudiessystemsoflinearequationsandthepropertiesofmatrices.

12 SurveysandSamplingTechniques:Presentsconstructionofsamplingframes,areasampling,methodsofestimation,stratifiedsampling,subsampling,andsamplingmethodsforsurveysofhumanpopulations.StudentsuseSTATAoranothercomparablepackagetoimplementdesignsandanalysesofsurveydata.

CourseCoordination# CourseTitleandCode Coordination Co-coordination Undergrad. Postg

rad.From to

PrinciplesofBusinessMathematics-QM204

x x September2016

Present

QuantitativeMethodsQM306

January2016

June2016

StatisticsandProbability:

2013 2015

MathematicalStatistics:

2012 2014

AdministrativeResponsibil it ies,CommitteeandCommunityService (Beginningwiththemostrecent)AdministrativeResponsibilities# From To Position Organization June2016 Present Coordinatorofthe

StrategicPlanningUnitCommunityCollegeDammam

2011 2012 CoordinatoroftheSeminaroftheLEGI

LEGI-TunisiaPolytechnicSchool

CommitteeMembership# From To Position Organization 2016 Present ScientificCouncil CommunityCollegeDammam 2016 Present DepartmentCouncil CommunityCollegeDammam

PersonalKeyCompetenciesandSkills:(Computer,Informationtechnology,technical,etc.)1 ComfortablewithmostoftheStatisticalsoftware;R,STATA,SPSS,Eviews,Matlab.2 AsoundKnowledgeinGeographicalInformationSystem(QGIS)3 ProjectsMonitoringandStrategicPlanning.

LastUpdate

23/01/2017Facultymember HeadofDepartmentDr.MohamedMekkiBenJemaa Dr.YousriaM.AbdulGlell