NHDr. Nizar Hariri

Research axis A

Labor Economics, Precariousness & Employment Transitions

How Lebanese households earn, lose and improvise their living — from the erosion of productive wages to the informal arrangements that fill the gap after 2019.

Illustrative Beirut repair workshop and neighborhood livelihoods
  1. Illustrative edited scene of women with uncovered hair working at a street market stall
    01

    Structural dynamics of the Lebanese labor market, informal employment, and the erosion of productive wages.

  2. Community discussion during field research
    02

    Multi-dimensional precariousness in Lebanon: co-author of the landmark national representative survey Étude transversale des précarités au Liban (2022–2023), covering 7 dimensions — employment, housing, social protection, mobility, electricity/energy access, subsistence strategies, and solidarity networks.

  3. Agricultural fields under cultivation
    03

    Forced migration and Syrian refugee labor in Lebanon: working conditions, informalization, and child labor in agricultural and urban sectors.

  4. Workers demonstrating in the street
    04

    Labor movements, trade unions, and social mobilization in post-October 17 (2019) Lebanon.

Other axes

Illustrative ceramic artisan workspace and creative production
B

Cultural & Creative Industries

Illustrative rooftop water tanks and urban access to public goods
C

Poverty & Social Protection

Illustrative community discussion about shared concerns
D

Social Capital & Governance