Sahbi Farhani

Sahbi Farhani Top 2% Verified

Assistant Professor
University of Sousse, Tunisia
122944
Rank
494
Citations
9
h-index
25
Publications
*Data from Top 2% List (Self-Citations Excluded) for the Year: 2025

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

Sep 2020 - Jan 2024
Sousse, Tunisia
HDR - Assistant Professor

Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse (ISFFS), University of Sousse, Tunisia

Jan 2024 - Present
Sousse, Tunisia

Education

University of Sousse, Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISG Sousse)

B.Sc. in Quantitative Economics and Management (Applied Statistics)

Sep 2003 - May 2007
University of Sousse, Higher Institute of Management of Sousse (ISG Sousse)

M.Sc. in Statistics Applied to Management

Sep 2007 - May 2009
University of Tunis El Manar, FSEG Tunis

Ph.D. in Economics

Sep 2009 - May 2017
University of Sousse

HDR in Quantitative Methods

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

Skills

strong communication and writing abilities for teaching and publishing pedagogical skills like lesson planning and student assessment organizing conferences guest editor and reviewer.

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