About
Dr. Sahbi FARHANI holds a MSc in Statistics Applied to Management from the Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISGS), University of Sousse, Tunisia (2009) and a PhD in Economic Sciences from the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis (FSEGT), University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia (2017). He obtained his HDR (Habilitation for Supervising Research) in January 2024 from the University of Sousse, Tunisia. In September 2020, Dr. FARHANI was appointed "Assistant Professor" of Quantitative Methods at the Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse (Institut Supérieur de Finances et de Fiscalité de Sousse) (ISFFS), University of Sousse, Tunisia. Between April 2019 and September 2020, Dr. FARHANI joined the post of Director at the Private Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences of Sousse (FMSA Sousse), Tunisia. Between August 2017 and July 2018, he joined the Private High School of Economics and Management of Sousse (EcoGest), the Private University of Sousse (UPS), Tunisia as a General Director. Previously, he served as a Director of Studies and Internships at the same university (September 2016-August 2017). Dr. FARHANI also served the position of Assistant professor of Quantitative Methods and Head of Department (October 2014- August 2018) at the UPS, and Research-assistant of Quantitative Methods at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia (October 2010-September 2015). Dr. FARHANI is also an Affiliate Researcher at the IPAG Business School, Paris, France (since January 2014), and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Lille 3, France (since March 2015). Dr. FARHANI is a researcher in Energy Economics and Econometrics. His research areas concern energy economics, environmental degree of pollution, and climate change. His articles are published in refereed journals such as: in Elsevier (Energy Policy; Energy; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; Economic Modelling; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics; Technological Forecasting and Social Change); in Springer (Environmental Science and Pollution Research); in Emerald (International Journal of Energy Sector Management); in JSTOR (Journal of Energy and Development); etc.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse (ISFFS), University of Sousse, Tunisia
HDR - Assistant Professor
Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse (ISFFS), University of Sousse, Tunisia
Education
University of Sousse, Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISG Sousse)
B.Sc. in Quantitative Economics and Management (Applied Statistics)
University of Sousse, Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISG Sousse)
M.Sc. in Statistics Applied to Management
University of Tunis El Manar, FSEG Tunis
Ph.D. in Economics
University of Sousse
HDR in Quantitative Methods
Skills
Key Publications
What does MENA region initially need: Grow output or mitigate CO2 emissions?
Economic Modelling, Feb 2014
CO2 emissions, output, energy consumption, and trade in Tunisia
Economic Modelling, Feb 2014
The role of natural gas consumption and trade in Tunisia's output
Energy Policy, Mar 2014
The environmental Kuznets curve and sustainability: A panel data analysis
Energy Policy, Aug 2014
What role of renewable and non-renewable electricity consumption and output is needed to initially mitigate CO2 emissions in MENA region?
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Dec 2014
Do coal consumption and industrial development increase environmental degradation in China and India?
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Jan 2015
Causal relationship between CO2 emissions, real GDP, energy consumption, financial development, trade openness, and urbanization in Tunisia
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2015
Financial development and energy demand in the United States: New evidence from combined cointegration and asymmetric causality tests
Energy, Sep 2017
How economic growth, renewable electricity and natural resources contribute to CO2 emissions?
Energy Policy, Feb 2018
Natural gas consumption and economic growth nexus: an investigation for France
International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Feb 2020
Renewable energy, CO2 emissions and value added: Empirical evidence from countries with different income levels
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Jun 2020
Comparing the Role of Coal to Other Energy Resources in the Environmental Kuznets Curve of Three Large Economies
The Chinese Economy, Jan 2020
The Role of Energy and Environmental Quality in Exploring the Economic Sustainability: A New Appraisal in the Context of North African Countries
Sustainability, Dec 2021
The Impact of Regulations, Energy Prices and Economic Activity on the India’s Electric Power Consumption: A Kalman Filter Application
Advances in Managing Energy and Climate Risks, Apr 2021
The Impact of Multiple Vaccines on the Death Rate — A Focused Review for BCG Vaccination in the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
COVID-19 Pandemic and Energy Markets, Jan 2022
Investigating the Relationships between Renewable Energy Consumption, Socio-Economic Factors and Health: A PVAR Analysis from MENA Net Oil Importing Countries
Sustainability, Jan 2022
Do renewable energy and national patents impact the environmental sustainability of Tunisia?
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Jan 2022
Energy commodity and stock market interconnectedness: Evidence from carbon emission trading system
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Sep 2023
Renewable energy consumption, trade and inflation in MENA countries with augmented production function: Implications for the COP26
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Sep 2023
Revisiting the relationship between business conditions, climate policy uncertainty, and environmental pollution: evidence from the USA
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Aug 2023
Quantile Connectedness between Stock Market Development and Macroeconomic Factors for Emerging African Economies
International Journal of Financial Studies, Dec 2025
Mapping Financial Contagion in Emerging Markets: The Role of the VIX and Geopolitical Risk in BRICS Plus Spillovers
International Journal of Financial Studies, Dec 2025
Turbulence and Transformation: When Global Shocks Drive Major Emerging Economies' Climate Progress
Sustainable Development, Apr 2026