Raouf Boucekkine

Raouf Boucekkine
Known forMathematical economics, growth theory, interdisciplinary research
Academic background
Alma materParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Academic work
DisciplineMathematical economics
Sub-disciplineEconomic growth
Environmental economics
Economic epidemiology
InstitutionsAix-Marseille University
ESC Rennes School of Business
Université catholique de Louvain
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
AwardsSenior Fellow, Institut Universitaire de France (2014–2019)
Fellow of the Econometric Society (2020)
Economic Theory Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (2025)
Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University (2025)
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Raouf Boucekkine is a French mathematical economist and Professor at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Aix-Marseille University. His research focuses on economic growth, environmental economics, and economic epidemiology, with an emphasis on dynamic modeling and optimal control methods.

Academic career

Boucekkine began his academic career at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he was appointed assistant professor in 1993 and promoted to associate professor in 1997. In 1998, he joined the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), first as Associate Professor and later as Professor (Professeur ordinaire). During his tenure at UCLouvain, he was affiliated with the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) and the Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).[1] He also served as Director of the doctoral program in economics from 2000 to 2005.

He subsequently joined the Aix-Marseille School of Economics at Aix-Marseille University, where he holds a professorship.[2] Between 2021 and 2024, he was Full Professor at ESC Rennes School of Business,[3][4] serving as Associate Dean for Research and founding director of the Centre for Unframed Thinking (CUT).[5]

Boucekkine has served as Associate Editor of several academic journals, including Economic Theory,[6] Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control,[7] Macroeconomic Dynamics,[8] Annals of Economics and Statistics,[9] and Journal of Demographic Economics.[10]

Honors and awards

Boucekkine was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2020[11] and an Economic Theory Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in 2025.[12] He served as a Senior Fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France from 2014 to 2019 and was later named an Honorary Senior Fellow.[13][14] In 2025, he was a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Raouf Boucekkine". UCLouvain. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Raouf Boucekkine". Aix-Marseille School of Economics.
  3. ^ "Raouf Boucekkine, new Professor in Accounting & Finance - Rennes School of Business". Rennes School of Business. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Rennes School of Business recrute 40 nouveaux professeurs et transforme sa politique facultaire". Studyrama Grandes Ecoles (in French). 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "The Centre for Unframed Thinking (CUT): Crossing disciplinary views on new research developments on autonomous vehicles". Rennes School of Business.
  6. ^ "Economic Theory - Editorial board". SpringerLink. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Editorial board - Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control". Sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Editorial board". Cambridge Core.
  9. ^ "Editorial Board – Annals of Economics and Statistics". Annals of Economics and Statistics.
  10. ^ "Journal of Demographic Economics - Editorial board". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  11. ^ "The Econometric Society Announces its 2020 Fellows - The Econometric Society". Econometric Society.
  12. ^ "Economic Theory Fellows". SAET. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Les membres à l'honneur - Institut Universitaire de France". www.iufrance.fr.
  14. ^ "Les membres - Institut Universitaire de France". Institut Universitaire de France.
  15. ^ "Welcome to IAS Epiphany term Fellows". IAS Durham.