Honorary Academician

Social Sciences: Doctor in Economics

Date of admission: April 11, 2024

Admission speech: «Capital humain et qualité des institutions: catalyseurs de l’accélération de la transformation structurelle en Afrique Subsaharienne»

Reply speech: Hon. Dr. Jaume Llopis Casellas, Doctor in Economics and Business Management

Outstanding career: Director of the Unit for Economic Policy Analysis (CAPEC) at CIRES. He has served as a consultant for the World Bank and the African Development Bank. His research focuses on development, labor markets, and institutional economics in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. ALBAN ALPHONSE EMMANUEL AHOURE

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

  • Appointed as Assistant Lecturer at Université Félix Houphouët Boigny immediately after completing his PhD.
  • Lecturer in Institutional Economics, Advanced Microeconomics and related subjects.
  • Trainer of senior officials from the public administration, private sector and civil society.
  • Full Professor of Economics at Université Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan.
  • Consultant for government ministries, regional agencies and international organizations such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the United Nations.
  • Researcher in labour economics, development economics and institutional economics.
  • Studies on the impact of Covid-19, tax policy, human resource development, structural transformation, economic competitiveness and state modernization.
  • Fluent in French and English, with basic knowledge of Japanese.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author of multiple studies and articles on labour economics, development and institutional analysis.
  • Coordinator of research on public policy and economic development in Côte d’Ivoire and internationally.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

  • Graduate School of Economics Award from Kobe University for his doctoral thesis.